Last year HDRO held a special network consultation to select the theme for the HDR 2005.

Office of the Secretary General Organizational structure and post distribution for the biennium 2006 2007

(b) Held a closed joint meeting with the Expanded Bureau of the sixtieth session of the Commission

(b) Held a closed joint meeting with the Expanded Bureau of the previous session of the Commission

Source General Statistic Office, 1999

Executive Office of the Secretary General

Participants held a meeting with the Expanded Bureau of the sixty first session of the Commission on Human Rights.

2 posts in the Executive Office of the Secretary General

Draft contract for appointment of the Director General.

Table 1.22 Resource requirements Executive Office of the Secretary General

Source 2002 Household living standard Survey, General Statistic Office

Source General Statistic Office, 1999 Population and Housing Census

In this regard, the Bureau acknowledged the importance of joint meetings with the Bureaux of other functional commissions to foster the exchange of views.

The resources of the Office also include the provision for the post of the Deputy Secretary General.

At its thirtieth session, the Commission on Population and Development had authorized the Bureau, in preparation for its sessions, to hold intersessional meetings on a yearly basis.

In the period under review, the Bureau held panel discussions on the themes of Women and Leadership' and Positive Images of Women in the Media'.

Options could include the Office of Legal Affairs or the Executive Office of the Secretary General.

Having taken cognizance of the Secretary General's report on the Islamic Office for the Boycott of Israel,

The responsibilities of the Office are detailed in Secretary General's bulletin ST SGB 2003 16.

The Office requested the notary to convene a so called case conference with the aim of determining the further necessary measures for promoting effective protection of the author and her children.

(a) Having annual closed meetings with the Expanded Bureau of the sixty first and subsequent sessions of the Commission, so as to exchange views aimed at improving cooperation between the two organs

The Commission has before it the report of the Bureau on its intersessional meeting, held in Banjul on 19 and 20 December 2005.

This year marks the end of the first United Nations Decade on the Eradication of Poverty.

The Office also assists the Under Secretary General in his or her capacity as the programme manager of the Development Account.

Overall mission direction and management are to be provided by the immediate Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General.

(k) Monitor and assess the role and effectiveness of the Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services and OIOS function

The Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services introduced the report of that Office (A 60 120).

After consultations with the Bureau and the regional groups, he had informed the Secretary General of the Board's support for the appointment.

During the reporting period, the overall average vacancy in the office was 14.5 per cent.

Should the Conference hold more than one session, and unless the Conference decides otherwise, all officers shall serve for all sessions of the Conference.

Bureau members had also requested him to acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the letter from the Secretary General's office and to inform the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary General that the Bureau looked forward to being consulted on the individual the Secretary General proposed to appoint as Executive Secretary, in accordance with decision 14 CP.1.

The standing bureau will provide continuity and oversight of the Treaty on behalf of its members and is empowered to convene, pursuant to a consensus decision of its own, extraordinary sessions of the Conference of States Parties when situations arise that threaten the integrity or viability of the Treaty.

The Secretary General wishes to draw the attention of the General Committee to rule 40 of the rules of procedure and to document A 56 1005 (paras. 9 and 10) pertaining to the functions of the Committee.

The text of this draft contract is based on the contract of the outgoing Director General.

The Secretary General shall notify the members of the Committee of the date and place of the first meeting of each session.

The Office has continued this practice of consultation, including several meetings with non governmental organizations between 2003 and 2005, and a first meeting with States parties on 20 June 2005 to discuss strategies and activities of the Office.

(f) Convening workshops for capacity building in public private partnership development and management of public private partnership programmes

Locally, the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process convened regular coordination meetings of United Nations agencies and several extraordinary meetings on issues of special policy interest to the United Nations.

52. Also stresses the importance of accountability and responsiveness of the Executive Office of the Secretary General to the General Assembly

UNOPS refined its mission and vision by early 2004 and implemented an aggressive business acquisition initiative throughout the year.

In the report, the Secretary General replaces his previous intention to establish an ethics office with a proposal to establish such an office.

As an additional check to UNDP reconciliations, UNOPS will undertake sense checks on the general ledger once the payroll interface has been developed.

The post of the Assistant Secretary General was redeployed to the Office of the Chef de Cabinet with a functional title of Deputy Chef de Cabinet to strengthen that Office in light of the increasing workload.

Source General Statistics Office, Vietnam 1999 Population and Housing Census, Labour and employment Monograph in Viet Nam, Ha Noi 2002

At the Australia Group plenary held in Sydney earlier this year, participants focused on key issues, including terrorism.