14.21 The Office of the Executive Director provides executive and support services to the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director, as well as to the senior management of UNEP.

Executive management and policy

Executive direction and management

Executive management and policy (EDM)

Human resources Executive direction and management

Human resources executive direction and management

Executive management and policy 5 6 4

Programme B.1 Executive Direction and Management

In the meantime, the Executive Office of the Department of Management continues to provide some functional support to the Department of Safety and Security.

Programme B.1 Executive Direction and Management 31

Table 1 Human resources executive direction and management

Table 21.8 Resource requirements Executive direction and management

Executive and management functions between Assembly sessions are discharged by the Executive Board, which is democratically elected.

Support provided to the Executive Director

Accordingly, the High Commissioner has decided to place under the direct supervision of the Deputy High Commissioner all Office wide support functions falling under the budget components of executive direction and management and programme support.

Executive management and policy Substantive support to the COP and its subsidiary bodies, legal advice and global issues Science and technology Facilitation of implementation External relations and public information.

Management and support services

(n) Review the risk management procedures together with OIOS and the United Nations Board of Auditors and executive management

(b) Advising the Executive Secretary on administrative, management, security and organizational matters

Management and central support services

The Macroeconomic Management Support Programme.

Executive Support Group, New York, United States of America

Expenditures in the biennium 2004 2005 for the Executive management and policy 9

Similarly, centrally controlled expenditures are now requested under Executive Office rather than Office of the Chief Executive Officer or Information Management Systems Service.

Space system based disaster management support.

Space system based disaster management support

Source UN Habitat Management Support Unit.

Source UN Habitat Management Support Unit.

Executive Direction and Management (EDM) comprises the functions and staff of the Executive Secretary, who has the responsibility for the overall management of the secretariat, for providing guidance on strategic issues and for high level representation.

The programme supported the Executive management and policy programme in cooperation with the GEF.

(a) Advising the Executive Secretary on specific questions of policy, management and subregional cooperation

(e) Advising the Executive Secretary on policies and strategies concerning knowledge management within ESCAP

(iv) Space system based disaster management support

(vi) Space system based disaster management support

(v) Space system based disaster management support

The Executive Secretaries fully support his assessment and follow up action.

In this connection the Executive Secretary continues to benefit from the advice and support of the Department of Management on personnel and financial matters and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs on substantive matters.

The Executive Secretary shall manage and direct such staff and services and provide appropriate support and advice to the Executive Board.

The Office of the Chief Executive Officer comprises the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Legal Officer, the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, and conference support and administrative staff.

23.31 Based on the same report, which included a series of recommendations pertaining to executive management and strategic planning for and oversight of the human rights programme, the organizational structure under executive direction and management will be streamlined as described below

(a) Setting up of support structures and management

Three countries mention support for rangeland management programmes.

The Executive Director thanked the members of the Board for their support for her appointment as the fifth Executive Director of UNICEF.

The Executive Secretary, in agreement with the Department of Management, has taken over most of the responsibility for financial, procurement and personnel management of the secretariat.

Given the development of the UNDP Regional Service Centre, the SURF and substantive backstopping capacity at the Regional Bureau headquarters, more direct programme management mechanisms should be considered with the support of the Executive Board if necessary.