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[...] that, as a non-resident agency and in [...] [...]

Subsequently the draft was circulated within a Draft Reviewing Committee with technical support from the OHCHR and the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in the Maldives.

[...] [...] travel of resident audit staff and Headquarters-based auditors to participate in the annual internal audit conference in Entebbe ($321,200); travel of consultants to conduct various training courses during the annual internal audit conference in Entebbe ($32,800); and travel of the chief resident auditors to [...] [...]

[...] [...] support to the Resident Coordinator and [...] [...]

The staffing establishment of the Internal Audit Division in New York currently includes 1 Director, 13 Professional and 4 General Service (Other level) posts funded from the support account as follows: the Peacekeeping Audit Service comprises 1 Chief of Service (D-1) and 5 posts (1 P-5, 2 P-4, 1 P-3, 1 GS) in the Resident Auditors’ Coordination Section as well as 9 posts (1 P-5, 4 P-4, 3 P-3, 1 GS) in the Headquarters Peacekeeping Audit Section; the Information and Communications Technology Audit Section includes 1 P-4 post; 1 General Service (Other level) post is located in the Professional Practices Section; and 1 is in the Administrative Unit.

[...] [...] accordance with paragraph 11 of Security Council resolution 1916 (2010), I have the honour to transmit herewith the report of the United Nations Resident [...] [...]

Following the commitment of the Organization to participate actively in all of the “One United Nations” pilots, contacts have been made with all Resident Coordinators concerned, including in countries where UNESCO is nonresident agency, in order to reiterate the Organization’s commitment to fully participate in the process and to envisage and discuss the modalities of participation with the national authorities and with the United Nations country teams.

The same was true of the Sudan, whose Government worked closely with UNHCR to provide aid to 150,000 refugees in the eastern part of the country and to encourage many refugees to return to the south: although the conclusions contained in his report (A/64/12) applied only to the period concerned, and non-governmental organizations had gained improved access to Darfur since that time, the fact remained that the Sudanese Government had yet to respond to some requests made by the UNHCR country team related to the fulfilment of its mission to protect refugees and manage camps in northern and southern Darfur.

It draws on a network of field-based terrorism prevention experts in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and South-East Asia and the Pacific.

[...] [...] the UNCT and Resident Coordinators [...] [...]

[...] [...] directors, deputy resident representatives, deputy country directors [...]

It was signed by representatives of the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction and UCPN-M, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Nepal, and was witnessed by the Minister of Peace and Reconstruction, Rakam Chemjong, UCPN-M Chairman “Prachanda”, my Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, and my Representative in Nepal.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator [...]

[...] [...] framework for the United Nations system, including in its efforts at country level, through the Resident Coordinator [...]

[...] [...] to be increased both in the field and [...]

They also pointed to the complementary roles of OHCHR field presences, other parts of the United Nations on the ground and local civil society in addressing human rights issues.

The DFID annual allocation (approximately £250,000) funds the health-care project on Tristan da Cunha (resident doctor plus annual dental and biennial optician visits), together with a modest training programme.

Crimes like the 1996 Israeli attack on the quarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Qana, south Lebanon, and the 2006 Israeli attack on the UNTSO post, also in south of Lebanon, should not be repeated.

[...] [...] ensure that resident coordinators [...] [...]

If you have a yearning to explore Ireland’s mystical and turbulent past, you’ll find stunning heritage sites within easy distance of your base.

The terrorist attacks on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) compound in Mazar-e-Sharif and the Government buildings in Kandahar, and the coordinated suicide attack at the highly secure Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul and on a hospital in Logar, confirm a change in tactics whereby the Taliban and other opposition groups are opting for soft civilian targets.

However, the evaluation noted apprehensions in the field as to the effectiveness of NRAs leading multi-agency joint programmes.

Analysis of country office annual reports indicates that in 2010, UNICEF strengthened its engagement in joint programmes and significantly increased financial and technical assistance to the Resident Coordinator (RC) office and to common activities, including common services and security.

This is especially true for resident auditors, who had previously been funded under an arrangement that placed reliance on the use of temporary staff, and it had become increasingly difficult to recruit suitable temporary staff in a reasonable timeframe.

The Resident Coordinator for Kenya addressed the meeting [...] [...]

[...] [...] (within the UN Resident Coordinator’s [...]

In addition to financial prudence, UNDP took important steps to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiencies, including: (a) introduction of a more transparent cost classification framework for reporting on management results and development effectiveness; (b) implementation of the UNDP strategy for fast tracking UNDP response to development opportunities in crisis countries; (c) improved staff safety and security in UNDP premises; (d) leveraged the contractual reform to further professionalize human resources management in UNDP; (e) improved organizational effectiveness in procurement management and exploited cost-saving opportunities in the hosting of the Atlas platform; and (f) continued efforts to prepare UNDP for transition to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).