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External sources (not reviewed)

Furthermore, even though the current modules are designed to use existing inventories of strategic deployment stocks, and there is no need for new procurement at this

The above-mentioned decreases are offset in part by increased requirements for civilian personnel owing to

In terms of the UNIFIL budget, such consolidation would lead to a reduction of about $1,256,600

(d) An increase of $78,100 under Conference management, Nairobi, owing to an increase of $1,571,400 in post costs for the reclassification of 11 language posts from the P-4 to the P-5 level as requested by the Assembly in its resolution 65/245 and the delayed impact of 8 posts established in the context of the programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011, partly offset by a net decrease of $1,493,300 under non-post

The reduced requirements are attributable primarily to: (a) the reduction in the authorized strength by 1,150 of formed police personnel (from 2,940 to 1,790) as part of the partial drawdown of the post-earthquake surge, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2012 (2011), resulting in lower provisions for standard reimbursements to

28.42 The net decrease of $2,667,100 under non-post resources relates primarily to reduced requirements under (a) contractual services for engineering costs attributable to the implementation of the media asset management system; and (b) other staff costs relating to general temporary assistance required to provide press coverage, accreditation, documents distribution during regular and special sessions of the General Assembly and Security Council meetings; offset in part by increased requirements under (c) general operating expenses relating to the repair and maintenance of, inter alia, video, radio,

As indicated in paragraph 13.22 of the budget document, the

This is appropriate because (a) the foam part of enterprises installing cold rooms or refrigerated trucks is basically the same as the production of foam insulation panels or the application of spray foam – both of which are established foam sub-sectors, (b) the ODS consumption in the foam part is typically much larger than consumption in the refrigeration part of such enterprises

35.49 The decrease of $7,877,100 comprises: (a) a decrease under other staff costs, relating to the estimated reduction of the premium for the malicious acts insurance policy ($5,248,700); (b) a decrease under travel due to expected measures to rely on videoconferencing and other electronic means of communications as an alternative to travel requirements ($571,500), to the extent possible; (c) a decrease in general operating expenses ($1,202,600) resulting from discontinuation of one-time provisions for alteration of premises for the biennium 2010-2011; and (d) a decrease under furniture and equipment

By utilizing the existing staff and resources of the two Tribunals, the Residual Mechanism will operate efficiently and generate economies of scale through means that include reduced post funding requirements, reduced

The variance is attributable primarily to: (a) reduced requirements for rations, resulting from the decrease in the unit cost of rations to $5.14 per person-day in 2011/12, compared with $6.91 per person-day in

The Advisory Committee was informed that the overall benefits of the initiative include a reduction of 17 posts in the UNIFIL budget (7 international and 10 national) from 1 July 2010, a reduction in equipment costs due

The Government of Malaysia will provide land on which the international centre will

The net decrease of $831,400 in non-post requirements results from the decrease under general temporary assistance due to discontinuation of one-time 2010-2011 provisions for strengthening of the crisis management capacity and the establishment of the Information Management Section ($1,263,700) and a decrease under general operating expenses ($191,700) resulting mostly from discontinuation of one-time 2010-2011 provisions for rental and maintenance of and alterations to premises, partly offset by additional requirements for acquisition of

The Advisory Committee notes that the overall benefits of the proposed regional ICT initiative include a reduction of 17 posts (7 international and 10 national) from 1 July 2010, a reduction

In the case of groundwater that is

The findings of the United Nations and World Bank expenditure review will provide an opportunity to concretely assess how this may be done, including a realistic timeline within which the

(c) Formed police units ($17,869,000, or 31.8 per cent): reduced requirements for the freight and deployment of formed police-owned equipment, owing to the use of surface shipment rather than air shipment, as originally envisaged; reduced requirements for reimbursement to formed police-contributing countries owing to delays in the deployment of 1,200 additional

(d) The net decrease of $1,540,300 under programme support relates mainly to a decrease in post resources ($869,000) resulting from the abolition of five posts (1 P-4, 1 P-2 and 3 Local level) and in non-post resources ($671,300), mainly in the requirements under: (i) communication costs, based on the downward expenditure trend due to the implementation of the new telephone system mentioned in paragraph 21.12 above; (ii) supplies and materials, based on expenditure patterns; and (iii) furniture and equipment, based on the assessment of the

Under military and police personnel, underexpenditures of $11,305,700 are attributable mainly to: (a) the higher actual vacancy rate of 7.5 per cent of military observers, as compared with the budgeted rate of 5 per cent, which was partially offset by their higher actual rotation costs; and (b) lower requirements for military contingents, primarily due to lower costs for rations, emplacement rotation and repatriation travel, and a higher actual vacancy rate of 4 per cent, as compared with the

Moreover, given the substantial reduction in the regular-budget appropriation for the Participation Programme, the Committee has considered it appropriate