Procurement training initiative

The management and staff of the Procurement and Logistics Division continue to focus on the reduction of procurement processing times for all functions, especially the processing times between the issuance of the purchase requisition and purchase order, the approval of purchase orders and the distribution of all documents to the suppliers.

Purchases from local dealers, while advantageous in terms of much shorter delivery schedules particularly important in emergency situations may prove more costly than direct procurement from manufacturers, which generally offer price volume discounts to organizations of the system.

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Acquisitions are charged against budgetary accounts in the year of purchase.

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This aspect should be included in procurement training programmes.

Table 5 Constraints on e procurement in the United Nations system

Procurement and contract management

(a) Procurement and Logistics Services

Procurement policy and procedures manuals

Distribution of procurement activities

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It was not exactly clear which requisition for purchase date begins the actual procurement process.

The Inspector however understands that substantive legal aspects of procurement are best handled by the legal counsel of the organization concerned, which would therefore call for improved coordination between the office of legal counsel and procurement units earlier in the procurement process, before contracts are concluded.

In paragraph 39, the Board recommended that UNRWA promote the internalization and awareness of its procurement standards of conduct among all staff associated with the procurement process.

In paragraph 222 of the report, the Administration agreed with the Board's recommendation that it define and regulate requisition amendments at the appropriate stage in the procurement process in order to promote greater efficiency.

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7. Also requests the Secretary General to ensure that procurement processes related to the project are conducted in a transparent manner and in full compliance with its relevant resolutions on procurement reform

E procurement, discussed in chapter V, is seen by virtually all the organizations as offering potential benefits for the modernization of the procurement function and bringing it to world class standards.

Assuming the foreign oil assets are priced fairly at the time of purchase, the country benefits only when the purchase helps smooth its income however, purchases may increase income volatility even for a country that relies heavily on oil.

Procurement practices within the United Nations system

For staff members involved in the procurement process, the Secretariat has developed ethical guidelines in simple language and with practical examples to help them interpret how they should conduct themselves when confronted by an ethical issue associated with the procurement process.

The organizations with highly decentralized procurement operations in over 100 different locations, such as UNDP and UNICEF, not included in the table, would logically have more procurement staff overall than organizations with mostly centralized operations.

The report recommends that Executive Heads should ensure that their procurement services have adequate and timely legal support, and that some of their existing staff receive training in the legal aspects of procurement.

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A Report of the Secretary General on procurement reform

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Figure 2 Procurement from programme countries

the nature of the products or services being procured

In this context, increasing emphasis should be placed on training in electronic procurement (e procurement) methods and on technical assistance in support of capacity building for public procurement agencies in the developing countries and countries with economies in transition.