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Given the demands with respect to border crisis on the Security Council and DPKO and support for the African Union Border Programme, it is necessary to develop a handbook that would cover guidelines on boundary demarcation requirements and planning, preparatory works, analysis of documents (treaties, boundary agreements, maps) related to

Activities included monitoring, satellite image of the World Heritage sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda (joint

The incumbent would research and analyse geospatial data related to the

The main issues of concern were how to compile activity data (a particular

An amount of $486,000 would provide for the acquisition of specialized communications equipment and associated software, the replacement of obsolete equipment for DPKO and DFS, as well as support services as follows: acquisition of videoconferencing terminals ($70,000); software for videoconferencing and remote access control ($50,000); satellite modems ($50,000); test and installation equipment for the

Cognizant that the Pacific islands face unique difficulties due to their small population, scattered land areas and frequently recurring disasters, the Committee requests that the secretariat continue its efforts to

(d) Information technology ($87,800, or 9.3 per cent), due to the need for 34 additional uninterruptible power supply units and the unforeseen need for

The Subcommittee recalled the proposal by Saudi Arabia to include on the agenda of the

The provision for information technology services also accounts for centralized information technology services estimated at $240 per computer per year for projected holdings of computers; centralized data storage, retrieval and maintenance support, estimated at $85 per year per e-mail account for 9,000 accounts; and services associated with the deployment of maps, including a Geographic

The success of the atlas and its proven appeal as a format for communication with policymakers and the general public has

UNITAR/UNOSAT and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have a long-standing collaboration that continues to improve

(c) A Boundary Analyst (P-3) position is proposed for continuation in the Cartographic Section, in light of continued workload and lack of adequate capacity, to provide technical expertise, research

The Working Group of the Whole took note of a presentation by the Office for Outer Space Affairs explaining that such a fund could enable quick and direct acquisition of satellite imagery to support emergency and humanitarian response in cases when existing mechanisms could not provide the imagery

It also highlights various initiatives under the Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP), including the Regional Cooperative Mechanism on Disaster Monitoring

The Advisory Committee further notes from the supplementary information provided to it that, during the performance period, additional expenditures were incurred under information technology for (a) the acquisition of a software package owing to the unplanned need for specialized software for the GIS Unit ($21,500); (b) a servicing and support agreement with the vendor of the specialized software

This can help shed light on a number of safeguards-related matters, such as research into sensitive technologies, details about nuclear material production, location-specific information (which is

The view was expressed that the scope and depth of the proposed item should be clarified, preferably in a written document, before the Subcommittee could consider the feasibility of including on its

In addition, the Cartographic Section’s GIS Centre at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi,