External financing also covers a good portion of operating expenses for health projects and programmes.

General operating expenses (decrease 384,700)

(c) General operating expenses, by 19.7 million dollars

(f) 2,081,800 for general operating expenses, largely under the Registry, attributable essentially to additional requirements for the protection and relocation of witnesses ( 1,245,600), the enforcement of sentences ( 180,000), rations for detainees ( 41,100) and other operating expenses ( 419,100).

Article 31The transaction expenses refers to the newly added external expenses attributable to the purchase, distribution or disposal of a financial instrument.

23.79 The United Nations is responsible only for the expenses of the third member, his her two assistants and the miscellaneous operating expenses of their office.

These additional requirements would be offset by a reduction in the same amount under general operating expenses.

The newly added external expenses refer to the expenses that will occur only when the enterprise concerned purchases, distributes, or disposes of any financial instrument.

Responding to a question about an increase in marketing expenses, he explained that the overall increase in operating expenses was below the increase in revenues, although investment in marketing expenses was necessary for UNICEF to remain competitive.

UNOPS will reduce ongoing operating expenses by 2 million in 2005 as compared to current estimates for 2004.

His Majesty's Government shall also bear the requisite operating costs of the Centre, including additional security related expenses.

It also covers the cost of the publications of the Court, the acquisition of supplies and equipment and general operating expenses.

Key resource variances include savings under posts ( 6,932,200), salaries and allowances of judges ( 998,400), travel of representatives ( 141,700) and general operating expenses ( 395,600).

The increased requirements relate to the Court's operating needs, particularly in external translation and printing and data processing services.

43. Also decides to reduce non post resources by 2 per cent, other than for travel of staff, contractual services and general operating expenses

The table below provides information on the estimated resource requirements for post and non post resources (inter alia, consultants and experts, operating expenses, travel etc.).

28B.21 The resource requirements of 9,163,800 relate to 35 posts, overtime, travel of staff, contractual services, general operating expenses, office supplies and office automation equipment.

However, at least 600,000 is urgently needed for operating expenses to bring the number of trained Liberian National Police personnel to the provisional full strength of 3,500.

The recent United States donation of 1.6 million for operating expenses and renovations at the Police Academy should allow the police training programme to continue for another year.

These non post resources include general temporary assistance ( 48,100), overtime ( 23,300), travel of staff ( 489,500), general operating expenses ( 44,400), supplies and materials ( 8,500) and furniture and equipment ( 33,200).

(a) In respect of general operating expenses (see para. 27 (a)), the working group considered that the amount of 780,100 was considerable and should be subject to prudent management.

Since then, FDA has paid an additional eight months' worth of salaries and operating expenses (estimated at 300,000) and has paid 131,000 for three jeeps for the deputy managers.

Staff costs, support costs and operating and other overhead expenses comprised 11.6 per cent, 3.8 per cent and 3.9 per cent, respectively, of the total cost of the project.

1.36 The amount of 2,111,300 provides, at the maintenance level, for the salary and allowances of the Secretary General, travel requirements, general operating expenses, hospitality and furniture and equipment.

Under non post objects of expenditure, the resources relate to general temporary assistance, overtime, consultants, travel of staff and other operational costs, such as general operating expenses, supplies and equipment.

However, it regretted that 27 per cent of the savings compared to the proposed budget as initially submitted, or 300,000 euros, concerned expenses earmarked for the translation of documents for the policy making organs, whose operating expenses accounted for less than 2 per cent of the regular budget.

In accordance with the statute of UNITAR, the expenses of the training programmes for international cooperation and multilateral diplomacy and their operating costs, as well as other administrative expenses for maintaining normal to day to day operations, including rental and maintenance costs, are covered by the Institute's General Fund.

To partly offset this increase, the provisions made for other secretariat wide costs under General operating expenses, Acquisition of furniture and equipment and Supplies and materials have been revisited and reduced.

27.27 The amount of 604,600 provides for the travel of journalists to training programmes and for two news missions to the Middle East, contractual services, general operating expenses and supplies and materials.

Under non post objects of expenditure, resources relate to general temporary assistance, overtime, travel of staff and other operational costs, such as general operating expenses, supplies and materials and furniture and equipment.

The non post requirements would provide for general temporary assistance, consultants, overtime, official travel of staff, contractual services, general operating expenses, supplies and materials and furniture and equipment for both CEB secretariat offices.

28B.31 The resource requirements of 14,787,400 would provide for the continuation of 77 posts, general temporary assistance, overtime, travel of staff, contractual services, general operating expenses, office supplies and office automation equipment.

1.56 The amount of 512,300, at the maintenance level, reflects the continuation of provisions for two posts estimated at 452,300 and the related costs for travel, general operating expenses and general temporary assistance.

The increase in non post resources relates mainly to estimated requirements under contractual services and general operating expenses to cover the Office of Internal Oversight Services share of centrally provided data processing support costs.

133. Deeply regrets that some amounts previously funded under posts, other staff costs, general operating expenses and supplies and materials have been presented in a less transparent manner under the provision of grants and contributions

28G.28 Resources amounting to 7,564,400 would provide for 46 posts, general temporary assistance and various operating expenses in relation to support and maintenance of the facilities, infrastructure systems, supplies and equipment for support services.

Communication expenses 10.0

42. Decides to maintain the resources for travel of staff, contractual services and general operating expenses at the 2006 2007 level after recosting, and also decides that the relevant adjustments should not be applied to travel provisions of the regional commissions

7.15 Resources under programme support will be realigned by reducing provisions for general operating expenses and furniture and equipment on the basis of expenditure pattern the reduction will be partially offset by increased requirements for contractual services and supplies and materials.

Of the provision made for general operating expenses, 208,800 relates to communications, which covers the usage of handheld devices and cellphones ( 75,000), and spare parts for and repair and maintenance of the Fund's telephone network at One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza ( 132,800).

Regular or core resources are expected to cover the basic operating infrastructure of an organization, meeting basic expenses that are fundamental for fulfilling its institutional mandates, ensuring an adequate country presence and securing a platform for its country driven programme activities.

The resources required therefore, and for the development and operation of the CDM registry and the CDM and JI information systems, add to the requirements under the Experts, Consultancies, and General operating expenses objects of expenditure in this core budget proposal.

The potential negative impact of shortfalls in funds, or their unpredictability, has had to be accepted as a compromise to avoid additional burdens on the budgetary provisions for travel of Experts and General operating expenses for workshop facilities and technical support.

The net reduction of 91,200 reflects additional requirements of 39,700 relating to the travel of representatives, offset by reduced requirements, based on the pattern of expenditure, for other staff costs ( 75,500), travel of staff ( 42,800) and general operating expenses ( 12,600).

1.50 The amount of 801,800 provides for the continuation of three posts ( 711,400) and non post resources related to general temporary assistance, overtime, travel and other operational costs, such as general operating expenses, supplies and materials and furniture and equipment.