A few modifications are noted below.

76. The Board noted cases of poor control exercised by branch offices over procurement, as indicated below.

The balances in excess of 10,000 are noted below

As noted in para. 65 below, the deficit may have actually been higher by up to 4.5 million.

As noted in para. 65 below, the deficit may have actually been higher by up to 4.7 million.

In highlighting areas of significant progress as well as those where challenges had not been met, delegations made a variety of action proposals, as noted below.

30. As noted above, the General Assembly decided to authorize the payment of honorariums to six bodies on an exceptional basis, as described below.

The balances in excess of 10,000 are noted below (in United States dollars)

Furthermore, as also noted below, the statement of all Special Procedures mandate holders on Human Rights Day was dedicated to indigenous peoples.

As noted below, in the case of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, improvements have resulted from the implementation of OIOS recommendations.

It noted that the new Manual updated the procurement guidelines, however, it required improvement in some areas, as discussed below. Open tendering

49. The Board noted delays in project implementation in two branch offices as a result of which services were not provided to the beneficiaries in a timely manner as discussed below.

Subsequently, a number of measures, some of which are noted below, have been implemented in this area.

In that connection, he noted that 44 per cent of staff members who had resigned were below 35 years of age and 70 per cent were below 45.

As noted below, however, a number of Parties have reported on initiatives that are designed to facilitate such transfer of technology to non Annex II Parties by the private sector.

Accordingly, the Board analysed these unpaid pledges, which totalled 173 million at 31 December 1997, and noted that 45.17 million related to the years 1988 to 1993 as shown below.

Consultancies are required, as set out below.

Eliminations comprise two elements as shown below

There are some exceptions as indicated below.

There are some exceptions as indicated below.

There are some exceptions as indicated below.

There are some exceptions as indicated below.

It should be noted that the situation is quite different in the Bedouin towns where female minors graduate after 12 years of schooling, usually continuing with higher education as detailed below.

72. It should also be noted that the Eighth Plan (1992 1996) provides for private investment to exceed public investment for the first time, as can be seen from the table below

For the reasons noted below, the advantages make the investment in the electronic form of the records far more rewarding than the production of prestigious dinosaurs such as the Yearbooks (official records).

Several steps are urgently required, as described below.

(For the agenda as adopted, see annex below.

This should be done as set out below.

However, when it comes to implementation, a number of shortcomings have been noted and it is these shortcomings which are considered below.

Project contracts 50. The Board test examined construction contracts in UNRWA and noted deficiencies in the contractors performance, inadequate supervision by UNRWA personnel and delays in the implementation of projects as discussed below.

The allegations as well as any Government replies received are summarized below.

These views are reproduced below as being of interest.

The projects shared several delivery problems, as shown below.

In this connection, it should be noted that there has not been ample time to perform full reviews of the savings listed below.

1. At the beginning of paragraph 4, after the words Except as otherwise noted , add the following phrase within parentheses (e.g., in paragraphs 5 (d), 10 and 27 below with regard to deferred retirement benefits).

That is why they are known as anti competitive practices, as described below

Notwithstanding the systems related issue noted below, OIOS found the actions taken to be consistent with the recommendations made in its above mentioned report.

The replies as received are contained in section II below.

The total number of posts under infrastructure is 221 for the biennium (see annexes V and VI, as well as table 3 below), an increase of 25 posts, as explained below.

79. As noted earlier, corruption is universal.

As General Ya apos alon has noted

Monitoring and assessment As noted at paragraphs 12 15 above and 782 below, the Panel has been assisted in its review of the claims in the fifth F4 instalment by data submitted by the Claimants as a result of monitoring and assessment activities.

In addition to considering reforms to the overall system (noted below), a new specially tailored project for the provision of advisory services should be implemented.

56. As noted above, similar problems were also noted in the projects under the trust funds.

It is noted that several suggestions for possible further action contained in that review are being acted upon through the implementation of General Assembly resolution 51 210 of 17 December 1996, as discussed in section III.B below.