Less reduction in the appropriation for 1998

Reduction in the appropriation for 1998

The report contains a broad section by section tally of estimated resources proposed for reduction and a general outline of activities that would be affected by such resource reductions.

c General Assembly reduced recommended appropriation as a result of Security Council decision to reduce the number of troops.

Provision for staff assessment has been reduced by a 5 per cent turnover factor.

Reductions by large consumers

This reduction reflects the general tendency of cutting travel expenses.

The reduction of 24,000 in the Committee's requirements is based on expenditure experience.

We've also got to cut the military about three percent a year.

Sybil, we have to decrease the bill.

The reduction recommended by the Advisory Committee regarding the financing of UNMIK was related to the requested provision for travel.

(d) In this context, administrative cost reductions should not be used as a pretext for an eventual reduction in the budget of the Organization.

Most of that reduction related to delays in the deployment schedules of military and civilian personnel.

6. The costs of disarmament and arms reductions

10. The Advisory Committee believes, however, that there is potential for further reduction in the estimates.

We support efficiencies, not cost cutting.

For 1996, ICSC estimated the cost reduction for the United Nations to be 1.4 million, of which 931,500 would apply to the regular budget for 1997, the estimated cost reduction for the United Nations regular budget would be 1.9 million out of total budgetary savings of 2.8 million.

Therefore, the provisions for this item should be reduced by 25,000 ( 8,400 in 1995 and 16,600 in 1996).

The Committee recommends a reduction of 15,300 (before recosting).

35. Mr. Watanabe (Japan) said that savings had been achieved as a result of the measures applied by the Secretariat and the reduction of administrative costs.

Funding for the Second Long term Space Plan for the period from 1994 95 to 2003 04, approved in June 1994, was reduced by 15 per cent in the budget provisions of February 1995.

Some speakers disagreed, seeing efforts to trim mission costs as a false economy.

As a result of the application of the revised parameters, requirements for the biennium 2006 2007 reflect an overall reduction of 52.8 million.

The subprogramme was an important one and should be implemented in full cuts were inappropriate.

The top 15 A5 Parties recently made rapid MB reductions (from 15,237 tonnes in 2001 to less than 10,390 tonnes in 2003) 32 reduction in 2 year period (Table 3).

The Group fully understands the efforts of the United Nations to reduce costs.

8. Reduce administrative costs (paragraph 4 of the ACABQ report).

(ii) Reduced expenditures

In its specific recommendations in chapter II, the Advisory Committee has also pointed to a number of areas in which economies can be achieved without making a specific recommendation for a reduction.

Owing to the downsizing of the force, UNAMSIL required only 9,609 flying hours, with related reduced requirements for petrol, oil, lubricants and liability insurance charges.

The reduction in non post resources relates largely to the reduction in general temporary assistance owing to reduced requirements.

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98. On the question of fellowships, the small increase proposed in the budget was an attempt to restore funding to its former level following the cuts that had been made in that area in the previous budget.

From 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2005 it had reduced its strategic nuclear forces by 357 delivery vehicles and 1,740 nuclear warheads.

7.15 Resources under programme support will be realigned by reducing provisions for general operating expenses and furniture and equipment on the basis of expenditure pattern the reduction will be partially offset by increased requirements for contractual services and supplies and materials.

The costs of conference servicing (especially translation of documents and interpretation) will rise exponentially, thus making major additional demands upon resources that are presently subject to dramatic cuts.

Reduced requirements.

It is worth noting that owing to financial constraints, the training budget is frequently subjected to austerity measures.

The minor decrease under non post resources reflects reduced requirements under official travel.

Reduced as a result of the drawdown.

(a) To reducing methyl chloroform consumption from 0.550 ODP tonnes in 2004 as follows

(a) To reducing methyl bromide consumption from 1.609 ODP tonnes in 2004 as follows

First, some projects were eliminated and the costs of several others were cut.

The programme and finance committees avoided budget cuts in areas related to women and development for the biennium 1998 1999.

Reduction in miscellaneous services pertains to lower than anticipated requirements for insurance, bank charges and freight.