As a result, the Department has organized additional training for selected staff members.

The Unit also contributed to the induction programme for 435 new staff.

For a number of years, the Government of Iceland has operated a programme for the rapid deployment of civilian personnel to peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions.

Two P 4 and two P 3 posts, Political Affairs Officers, Mediation Support Unit

(c) Office supplies for the additional staff in New York ( 100), Vienna ( 500) and Nairobi ( 500), based on standard costs

The Advisory Committee commends UNOCI on the addition of national staff posts in this office and emphasizes the importance of strengthening the capacity and role of national staff.

The following 24 international and 19 national General Service posts are requested for the Security Section

During the reporting period, travel plans were made for two Senior Legal Officers to visit MONUC.

Four P 5 posts, Senior Ethics Officers (1 for New York and 1 each for liaison offices in Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi)

A team from United Nations Headquarters is currently running a three week course for staff officers from AU member countries in Addis Ababa.

(g) The requirement that body cavity searches be carried out by medical rather than correctional staff in a non emergency situation and after written consent and access to legal advice have been provided

At the political level, the seminars have provided an opportunity for high level officials with political responsibility to review progress in the ratification process and to be informed about the efforts of other States.

Additional requirements of 3,854,600 are estimated for section 28D to provide for the cost of office accommodation and office furniture for proposed new staff at Headquarters.

(c) Assessment of the amount of 84,296,400 at a monthly rate of 28,098,800, should the Security Council decide to continue the mandate of the Mission beyond 31 March 2005.

Provision is made for a total of 46 posts for international staff, 38 of which are currently existing and for an additional eight posts in the Field Service category to be deployed by 1 October 1993.

The organizational change resulted in a net decrease of five international staff posts, including one additional P 4 post relating to the deployment of a Regional Political Affairs Officer (P 4) for the Eastern Region.

In its response to emergencies, UNHCR must be able to quickly deploy a well trained core staff and the international community must help create a safe environment for refugees and humanitarian workers.

The main factor contributing to the variance of 37,344,600 under this heading is the deployment of the additional 26 aircraft (6 fixed wing and 20 helicopters) in support of the military contingents and the corresponding additional requirements for operating costs, combined with a 16.5 per cent increase in the cost of aviation fuel.

An analysis of the Ministry of Health's operating budget (see Annex) shows that 71.2 per cent goes to payroll costs 15.29 per cent to nonwage operating costs, and 13.51 per cent to operations and subsidies at health care facilities.

Management additional inputs and outputs

Indeed, America s gun culture is a threat to freedom, after the murder of a president, senator, and other public leaders, and countless assassination attempts against public officials over recent decades.

Moreover, the Committee points out that general temporary assistance does not fund established posts, whether permanent or temporary general temporary assistance is used to pay for positions and or short term requirements for additional personnel.

The provision of 3,000,000 made for furniture and equipment relates to the cost of new projects ( 2,590,000), the purchase of an electronic data workflow management system and servers to host the system ( 60,000), and desktop computers for additional staff ( 350,000).

b Includes 13 temporary electoral support positions for a six month period (1 P 4, 8 national General Service staff and 4 United Nations Volunteers, all in the field), funded under general temporary assistance.

He welcomed the improvement in the financial situation of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) however, it was especially unacceptable that the civilian police, who were putting their own lives in harm's way for the sake of international peace and security, had been paid only up to December 2003.

In paragraph 287 of the consolidated budget for 2004 2005, the Executive Director had also indicated that the contracts of two part time General Service (Other level) staff, sharing one post in the Financial Resources Management Service, would be converted to 80 per cent contracts.

Kisangani

The revised budget provides for the deployment of additional 5,674 military contingent personnel, 86 civilian police personnel, 190 international staff, 393 national staff, including 11 national officers, and 115 United Nations Volunteers for a total revised strength of 760 military observers, 15,714 military contingent personnel, 268 civilian police officers, 1,162 international staff, 1,747 national staff, including 36 national officers, and 605 United Nations Volunteers.

Budget year is from 1 July to 30 June.