These should be organization wide (for example, number of staff trained targets for core and non core funds) and country specific.

A stronger core staff is being developed to reinforce the Institute's research programme.

Over the last year, UNIDIR had 29 staff members, 2 of which were directing staff, 3 support staff (administrative and technical), 5 core substantive programme staff, 12 project research staff and 7 visiting research fellows.

With the library staff and the library board, we settled on two core positions.

The Group also met with the Core Group, MINUSTAH staff and the United Nations country team.

Following the departure of a number of staff, core UNMOVIC staff at the Professional level now total 46, drawn from 24 nationalities, nine of whom are women.

Consultants and temporary assistance staff conducted some of its core functions, such as quality control or marketing and distribution.

This proposal maintains the approved levels of staffing and staff grades and provides some support for required core activities.

The 42 participants in the course will constitute the core of staff officers for AMIS and AU headquarters in the future.

I visited Côte d'Ivoire from 8 to 18 August 2005, accompanied by part of the core staff of my office, as well as a staff member from the Secretariat (Electoral Assistance Division).

The Department would review conditions of service and staff mobility across the United Nations system and ensure that staff were provided with training in the core business and the standards of the Organization.

The core staff in Paris help as a hub between the funding bodies (Multilateral Fund and the Global Environment Facility) and the regions.

UNMOVIC retains a core staff of nine local nationals in Baghdad who maintain the existing offices, laboratories and other equipment at the Canal Hotel.

(i) Implementation of staff development and learning programmes aimed at building core organizational and managerial competencies and substantive and technical skills for staff at all levels in the context of the central training programme of the Secretariat

(g) Requests that the High Commissioner consider the creation of a core of professional, Expert posts among the staff of the Office of the Inspector General

All attempts are being made to increase the core and project income of UNIDIR, so that staff numbers can be increased and contracts can be improved.

(i) Implementation of staff development and learning programmes aimed at building core organizational and managerial competencies and substantive and technical skills for staff at all levels throughout the Office in the context of the central training programme of the Secretariat

Core UNMOVIC staff in the Professional category at Headquarters at present total 50 weapons experts and other personnel drawn from 24 nationalities, nine of whom are women.

Fund raising activities add to the secretariat's workload and distract already over extended staff from core activities, often without the pledges being proportionate to the time invested.

According to UNODC, in order to maintain the Office's infrastructure, a predictable level of assured core funds are required, both from the regular budget of the United Nations and from unearmarked, voluntary sources (core funds) (E CN.7 2005 12, para 12) the availability of such core funds therefore ensures payments for ongoing commitments, including the payment of staff contracts.

Support in emergency situations will continue to be a core ICT function, to ensure the rapid establishment of appropriate information technology and telecommunications services and skilled staff during emergencies.

Goal 4 Core and non core resources aligned with commitments

The core functions of the office are to include administration of the financial disclosure programme protection of staff against retaliation for reporting misconduct ( whistleblower protection ) provision of confidential advice and guidance to staff on ethical issues and development of standards, training and education on ethics issues.

In its response to emergencies, UNHCR must be able to quickly deploy a well trained core staff and the international community must help create a safe environment for refugees and humanitarian workers.

(d) To promote an appropriate balance between core and non core contributions

Table 1, below, presents the total core and non core expenditure profile.

Both core and non core resources are needed to support gender mainstreaming.

Learning and staff development will focus on three comprehensive, interlinked learning programmes basic , covering core competencies for all staff programme excellence , to build capacities of staff managing or supporting UNICEF assisted programmes and operations, including a strong policy and advocacy component and leadership and management , to build capacities of senior managers and those enrolled in talent pools of the succession management programme.

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Core budget

The performance of permanent core functions by non UNHCR staff members assigned on a temporary basis as in the 109 deployment cases in 2003 2004 compensates for the shortage of permanent UNHCR posts.

Unexpected tasks prompted by external factors increase the strain on the secretariat's core staff and financial resources for example United Nations security requirements demand increased attention in Bonn and for events outside Bonn.

Table 1 Total expenditures against core and non core (in millions of dollars)

UNLB has proposed the regularization of 64 temporary staff with core functions to help meet the target of a single deployment of SDS in a year, as defined in their 2005 2006 budgetary proposals.

In order to continue the streamlining of the field office network, and as a next step in the re profiling exercise, the total core Local level (General Service) staff was increased by eight posts.

The Institute is increasing its outreach including developing a network of UNIDIR alumni increasing the emphasis on skills development through training of core staff and setting up the computerization of the growing resource library.

Core Predefined Constants

Core Predefined Constants

CORE Network Emulator

China s Expanding Core

The core budget

However, given that their clients are United Nations agencies which pay for these services from either their core funds or voluntary contributions, a preliminary analysis leads the Inspector to estimate that a merger of the two entities could result in recurrent savings of at least US 800,000 per annum in reduced staff and non staff costs arising from the elimination of duplicate staff posts.

(b) Since not all OHCHR positions are of an ongoing or core nature, OHCHR would continue to employ staff under the 200 series for technical cooperation activities and advisory services. The recommendation for the selection of staff against these positions will be subject to the review of the OHCHR internal Advisory Panel on Personnel Issues (APPI) to ensure a fair and transparent staff selection mechanism.

Non core resources more than doubled, while core resources grew at a much slower pace.

If the Institute can count on a sound and reliable financial base, securing the funding of its core Professional staff, it can be more attuned to attracting technical cooperation and working partnerships with other donor agencies.