During this period, OIOS completed 32 audits 27 country operations and 5 headquarters assignments.

Furthermore, in a globalizing world economy, corporate activities in one country may also affect the success of corporate operations in another country.

Project Profile teams have introduced new registration tools and trained staff in 30 country operations, with another 20 operations targeted for implementation during the rest of 2005.

For planning, UNHCR implements its annual programme budget, based on country operations plans and headquarters plans.

(ii) The number of UNHCR country operations plans reflecting the five priority categories and key sectors

The above figures relating to geographical distribution only take into account country and regional specific operations.

In 2004 UNHCR tested a methodology for mainstreaming age and gender into country operations more systematically.

DFAM staff increasingly participated in regional and global workshops of operations staff and in country visits.

WFP continued to play a major role in ensuring strong support for operations at the country level.

Securing access to natural resources could have complementary effects on home country operations and increasing productive capacity.

The Kyrgyz Republic is the only country in Central Asia that participates in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

This facilitates benchmarking between country operations, provides management with assurance that activities are well or adequately administered, and assists in identifying operations in which prompt corrective action is required.

Future United Nations system assistance and country level operations will need to take these trends into account 2

During 2004, comprehensive training and new registration tools were provided in 19 country operations at 54 individual sites.

My own country, despite its many and varied constraints, joined the relief operations at a very early stage.

United Nations peacekeeping and peace building operations, humanitarian organizations and country presences of other United Nations agencies and organizations

Consideration could then be given to sharing the experience acquired by establishing a regional mine action training centre in the country and by expanding support for peacekeeping operations outside the country.

Once the expansion to the west is completed, the ISAF area of operations will cover 50 per cent of the country.

Mrs. Bakyono Kanzie (Burkina Faso) noted that her country was currently contributing troops to several United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa.

In its country specific operations, the Peacebuilding Commission should involve the national or transitional authorities, relevant regional actors and organizations, troop contributors, where applicable, and the major donors to the specific country.

The operations of international organizations in terms of lending to the rural woman entrepreneur, however, cannot cover all regions of the country.

Several members, while noting overall satisfactory ratings, expressed concern about country offices' weaknesses in financial and programme management, cash assistance and supply operations.

The multi year country programme management plan and annual management plans help to ensure attention to priorities and adequate capacities in programme and operations.

Those programmes were financed under multi year and multi donor arrangements and offered good examples of coordinated country specific operations based on shared resources.

At the moment, realistically, the United Nations often lacks a single strategic plan for operations in a country that has just emerged from conflict.

The absence of strong regional institutions has made it difficult for the regional programme to find a clear counterpart for its inter country operations.

Pursuant to Security Council resolution 1565 (2004), the Mission adjusted its military concept of operations, with force deployment concentrated in the east of the country.

The addition of an operations manager at 44 country offices is expected to strengthen the capacity of the offices to carry out such an analysis.

Pursuant to Security Council resolution 1565 (2004), MONUC has adjusted its military concept of operations, with force deployment concentrated in the east of the country.

This has significant implications for UNCTAD, which has no field offices, and for its role in operations such as the Integrated Framework, which are country intensive.

By the end of 2005, 30 more country operations are scheduled to receive proGres, which will include a biometric capability to supplement digital photographs where necessary.

Cross country analysis of findings from internal audits has proven to be a valuable tool for monitoring strengths and weaknesses in office, programme and operations management.

Natural resource seeking FDI is also likely to have complementary effects on home country operations, in that it may help to secure access to important inputs.

Following the outbreak of fighting in various parts of the country in November 2004, many humanitarian agencies were forced to suspend operations and evacuate personnel temporarily.

Australia urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to reconsider its decision to end the in country humanitarian operations of multilateral organizations by the end of 2005.

Stresses that the effective functioning at the country level of security operations requires a unified capacity for policy, standards, coordination, communication, compliance and threat and risk assessment

This next wave of operational reforms is essential if the United Nations system is to fully meet the demands of country level operations of today and tomorrow.

The plan includes periodic audit reviews of country operations, which are carried out depending on the size and nature of the operation and the potential risks involved.

The Resident Coordinators and the United Nations country teams should use various means, such as networking, shared experts and regular contacts among agencies, to facilitate the participation in United Nations operations of entities that did not have a country presence.

23. Stresses that the effective functioning at the country level of security operations requires a unified capacity for policy, standards, coordination, communication, compliance and threat and risk assessment

(iii) Promotion of legal instruments provision of expert advice and substantive backstopping to human rights components of peacekeeping operations support for official country visits of the High Commissioner

The continued strong support for the country and thematic mandates and the consolidation, maintenance and extension of the database on thematic procedures to include country specific mandates is crucial to the overall programme of work of the Capacity Building and Field Operations Branch.

The Afghan National Army and the coalition forces have intensified their operations in the south and parts of the east of the country, engaging insurgents in often prolonged combat.

Thirdly, assistance had to take into account the changes that were taking place in the UN system, including the current reform process, and in respect of country intensive operations.

At the end of the day, the part played by UNCTAD in country operations depended largely on the importance which the country in question and its resident coordinator accorded to trade and development in the national plans, the UNDAF and the poverty reduction strategies.