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External sources (not reviewed)

engineering projects under facilities and infrastructure, such as the construction of a new entrance at the Mission’s headquarters compound in Pristina; (b) restrictions in official travel, in particular for training and participation in conferences, purchasing tickets at least two weeks in advance and requesting United Nations agencies to participate in facilitation meetings on behalf of UNMIK in countries where United Nations agencies are present; (c) postponement of the planned outsourcing contract for heavy vehicles repair and maintenance under ground transportation; (d) lower actual expenditure related to training consultants and lower cost of travel for the consultants on the Human Rights Advisory Panel; and (e) reduced requirements for medical supplies (see A/66/777, para. 9).

identification and return of the remains of missing persons in Cyprus is financed from extrabudgetary sources (ibid., para. 24.117).

supplies and materials ($1,384,500); and furniture and equipment ($1,766,200) attributable to the delayed replacement of furniture and office automation equipment at a number of regional commissions.

III of the United Nations Support Base in Valencia multi-year project, (b) the acquisition of communications and information technology equipment for the Base (see also para. 30 above) and (c) the completion of phase II of the multi-year project for the construction of the communications and information technology satellite farm in Brindisi.

and equipment ($456,200), mainly resulting from the extended use of equipment that is serviceable.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, it could be deducted from that budget.

communications requirements of the Office of Central Support Services ($327,500), including a provision of $163,500 for miscellaneous services of electricians, radio and television engineers and cleaners in the event of a lockdown period; the Economic Commission for Africa ($105,200); the United Nations Office at Geneva ($100,000); and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ($81,000).

vehicles ($231,000), due to the lower actual cost for the replacement of a sewage truck and a palletized loading system truck (ibid., para. 28); and for medical services ($80,400), due to the lower number of personnel requiring treatment in local facilities, the lower negotiated costs of services in local medical facilities and the reduced requirement for medical supplies following the consolidation of two level I facilities in Camp Ziouani (ibid., para. 29).

and contracts for the organization of meetings or training seminars, evaluation studies and auditor fees.

redundancies and duplication of functions; rigorous attribution of direct costs resulting from activities funded by other resources; and careful consideration of the transition and stabilization costs of investment projects approaching completion.

based on the consumption pattern of previous periods; furniture and equipment ($836,700), due mainly to the delayed replacement of furniture and equipment ($670,000) and office automation equipment ($763,800), offset in part by additional requirements for software packages ($338,700).

set out in table 2.35 above, taking into account the estimated volume of conference services to be provided at Vienna on the basis of the programme of meetings for the biennium 2012-2013.

Services” category, to better reflect the nature of the services required.

which was established by the Human Rights Council in resolution 15/26; (ii) travel of staff to provide assistance to the special rapporteurs, representatives and independent experts and travel related to strengthening the rule of law and democracy; and (iii) seminars and workshops, based on the pattern of expenditure; offset by (b) decreased requirements for consultants and contractual services due to recent expenditure history.

parts to better illustrate the types of costs covered by the respective lines, which are Communication, Representation, Administrative and Bank Charges, and UN Joint Services.