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External sources (not reviewed)

The Department of Internal Oversight Services noted instances of non-compliance with prescribed rules and regulations, policies and procedures of UNRWA, in the area of hedging against foreign exchange movements, where it noted that adequate skills for hedging strategies did not exist and adequate records of hedging activities were not maintained.

[...] extrabudgetary funding provided by the Flemish Government of Belgium, the UNESCO Teaching Resource Kit for Dryland Countries has been produced in Arabic, English, French and Spanish language versions (see http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php. The kit targets school teachers [...] [...]

On international migration and development, the regional commissions, building on the experience of ECE in this area, are developing an information system containing an inventory of policies, programmes and legal norms worldwide and supporting the establishment of an interregional network of national and regional centres, institutions and experts from relevant national and international organizations and non-governmental organizations aimed at increasing knowledge and exchange of best practices on policy responses to migration and development challenges.

[...] OHCHR prepare a compilation on good practices [...]

[...] [...] materials have been compiled in a single resource pack.

Mix tapes compiled by some of Detroit’s best musicians are available for listening “back stage” to set the mood.

[...] [...] Mission to compile a portfolio of evidence to [...]

In paragraph 85, the Board reported that the Administration agreed with its recommendation that it should ensure that UNMIK and UNOCI: (a) properly substantiate all actual numbers by the portfolio of evidence; and (b) compile and maintain at a central point a portfolio of evidence.

[...] [...] monitoring instruments and reporting standards.

In the supplementary information provided to the Advisory Committee, the Secretary-General states that one of the lessons learned with regard to compliance missions was that, irrespective of the professional competence of the individual compliance officers, when dealing with Chief Security Officers at the P-5 or senior P-4 levels or debriefing designated officials at the level of D-2 or above, a P-3 compliance officer has neither the seniority nor the field experience to be credible.

[...] [...] the Director General reports on the [...] [...]

[...] [...] and the creation of a monitoring mechanism.

Members requested the Administration to ensure that: (a) the design of the Project should incorporate appropriate measures to maximize the use of renewable energy and promote energy efficiency; (b) the new facilities for the Project would be constructed further away from the riverside in order to provide a larger green area along the Shing Mun River for public enjoyment; (c) adequate sports and ancillary facilities and barrier-free access would be provided for disabled athletes in the redeveloped HKSI; and (d) training facilities for cycling would be provided following the demolition of the outdoor velodrome at Fo Tan venue to make way for the construction of the new multi-purpose building.

The Audit recommended, among other things, that LCSD should : (a) ensure that each LCSD museum has a collection policy for the acquisition of collection items; (b) require each LCSD museum to regularly review and update its collection policy; (c) expedite action to finalise the procurement procedures for the acquisition of collection items; (d) draw up an action plan to clear the backlog of collection items pending accession; (e) critically review the overall storage requirements of LCSD museums and expedite action to develop a central museum collection repository; and (f) ensure that action is taken by the Hong Kong Museum of History to promptly upload information items on its website for public access.

[...] [...] effect of changes in rates of exchange and inflation on the proposed budgets of both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the biennium 2010–2011 (A/64/570) reflects the impact of the latest data on actual inflation, the outcome of salary surveys, the annual cost-of-living adjustments, the movement of post adjustment indices in 2009 and the effect of the evolution of operational rates of exchange [...]