(i) Advisory services two advisory service missions at the request of member States on national development plans

Investment promotion The Advisory Service on Investment and Training (ASIT)

(i) Advisory services nine advisory service missions at the request of member States on issues related to the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

The IAEA International Nuclear Security Advisory Service undertook a number of advisory missions on individual illicit trafficking incidents in South America and Africa.

Regrettably, there is no noticeable change regarding recommendation 3, on the small arms advisory service.

We welcome the establishment of a small arms advisory service within the Department of Disarmament Affairs.

(i) Advisory services six advisory service missions at the request of member States on Integrated Transport System in the Arab Mashreq (2) and world trade issues (4)

The Advisory Committee sought clarification as to the high ratio of General Service to Professional posts (76 General Service and 80 Professional posts are proposed for 2006 2007).

Although not recommending a reduction, the Advisory Committee requests UNOCI to consider filling the post of dispatcher at the national General Service staff level rather than Field Service.

(i) Advisory services four advisory service missions at the request of member States on follow up to the outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society (phase 2)

Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law, online at http www.icrc.org web eng siteeng0.nsf html 57JNXM FILE What_is_IHL.pdf.

The Advisory Committee requested details concerning the number of civilian staff needed to service military aircraft and their functions.

The Advisory Committee notes that numerous factors have an impact on General Service to Professional ratios, including technological innovations.

(i) Advisory services four advisory service missions at the request of member States on promotion of dialogue between users and producers on harmonized and comparable statistics for informed policy decision making

Taking this into account, the Advisory Committee recommends approval of posts for one Procurement Assistant (Field Service) three Procurement Assistants (national General Service staff) and two Procurement Assistants (United Nations Volunteers).

The Advisory Committee recommends acceptance of two (out of the three) P 3 posts for the Finance Management and Support Service.

It was suggested that the advisory service be expanded to assist countries encountering difficulties in implementing recommendations, especially countries in transition.

(i) Advisory services two advisory service missions at the request of member States on follow up to the implementation of the outcome of the ten year review, the Convention and the Millennium Development Goals

Terms and conditions of service of members of the Committee will be comparable with those of the regular members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and the International Civil Service Commission.

(i) Advisory services ten advisory service missions at the request of member States on enhancing capacity of ESCWA countries in sectoral social policies, including population and urban and rural development policies and on integrating social policies

Participation in providing consultation services to countries parties on matters of physical protection, including missions of the IAEA International Physical Protection Advisory Service

The IAEA Advisory Service on material accountancy and control provided assessment services to States and coordinated technical support programmes provided by member States.

Last year, Armenia welcomed the International Physical Protection Advisory Service mission and we are awaiting its report by the end of this year.

The Advisory Committee considered that it would be premature to do so before the comprehensive analysis of General Service functions had been completed.

Extrabudgetary resources of 391,400 will be utilized for activities aimed at national capacity building, including nine advisory service missions and four field projects.

Extrabudgetary resources of 200,000 will be used for activities aimed at national capacity building, including two advisory service missions and one field project.

Conditions of service and compensation for officials, other than Secretariat officials, serving the General Assembly full time members of the International Civil Service Commission and the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

58 266. Conditions of service and compensation for officials, other than Secretariat officials, serving the General Assembly full time members of the International Civil Service Commission and the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

The Advisory Committee notes that a review of the General Service is also contained in A 60 572 Add.4 (see paras. 25 29 below).

This is consistent with the 1949 advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on Reparations for injuries suffered in the service of the United Nations.

The Advisory Committee recommends approval of the P 4 and P 3 posts and one General Service post to assist the P 4 and P 3.

Extrabudgetary resources of 2,348,100 will be used for activities aimed at national capacity building, including ten advisory service missions, eight training workshops and two field projects.

(e) To act as a facilitator and advisory service on the timing, organization and preparation of meetings as well as for any required follow up activities

While endorsing the Advisory Committee's recommendations on the Fund's staffing, the United States would like clarification of those regarding the reclassification of staff in the Investment Management Service.

The Department for Disarmament Affairs has sought assistance from Member States for the creation of the small arms advisory service however, no such assistance has yet been received.

The Advisory Committee points out that the conditions of service for staff officers stipulate that missions are normally expected to provide acceptable accommodation to staff officers within 12 months.

E mail exchange with Susan C. Breau, Dorset Fellow in Public International Law and Director of the Commonwealth Legal Advisory Service, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 22 March 2004.

The Advisory Committee reiterates its view that, wherever feasible and cost effective, national General Service staff and national officers should be hired to carry out required functions, especially in the support component.

The Advisory Committee was informed that demand for more regular and specialized advisory support and specialized training far exceeds current capacity (one P 5 and one General Service post) and that it is anticipated that this high level of demand will be maintained in the long term. The Committee recommends approval of the post

The Advisory Committee notes that the revised budget includes an increase of 209 Field Service posts under the support component, but the reasons for the substantial increase in this category of staff are not adequately explained.

( ) Non liner service means any maritime transportation service that is not a liner service.

advisory assistance,

Advisory board

(a) Servicing of intergovernmental and expert bodies approximately 30 formal meetings and informal consultations of the Fifth Committee on issues of conditions of service of the United Nations common system approximately 100 meetings of the Commission approximately 24 meetings of the Advisory Committee approximately 40 meetings of working groups of the Commission on specific issues of conditions of service

The Advisory Committee recommends approval of all of the above posts, with exception of the four posts (1 P 5, 1 P 4, 1 P 3 and 1 General Service (Other level)) for the Global Human Rights Report.