Rationalization of procurement practices

Practices under some domestic procurement regimes

Procurement practices within the United Nations system

Procurement practices within the United Nations system

JIU REP 2004 9, Procurement practices within the United Nations system.

Procurement practices within the United Nations system (JIU REP 2004 9)

Procurement practices within the United Nations system (JIU REP 2004 9)

Good practices

Good practices include

This analysis suggests the need to further rationalize procurement practices of the organizations.

Notes with appreciation the progress achieved in the harmonization and streamlining of procurement practices

Good practices for compliance

41. Requests the United Nations development system to strengthen its procurement systems, guided by best practices, and to progressively rely on national systems for procurement

Electronic publication of procurement related information study of national, regional and international practices with the publication of procurement related information not covered by the Model Law

(d) Improving budgetary and expenditure processes, procurement and concessions practices and the Sierra Leone revenue base

During its twenty ninth meeting, the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group (IAPWG), of which UNFPA is an active member, considered the JIU draft report on procurement practices.

53 UNCTAD has assembled a roster of good practices to make linkages work (UNCTAD, Business linkages roster of good practices (Geneva, 2004)).

Good practices in addressing violence against women

Business linkages roster of good practices. Geneva.

Publication of procurement related information not covered by the Model Law study of national, regional and international practices

UNDP believes that the formal aspects of reporting on procurement activities and the professional exchange of procurement experiences and best practices are currently within the mandate of IAPWG (recommendation 7).

In reporting such practices in his 2000 report on procurement reform, the Secretary General noted that only UNESCO and UNHCR practise some form of preferential treatment in their procurement activities.

The report's 10 recommendations therefore focused on enhancing the productivity of procurement services, through measures such as benchmarking practices increased training of procurement staff strengthening of common procurement services for co located organizations, especially in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi and field duty stations and the introduction of electronic procurement methods or e procurement.

Guidance on Good practices in Corporate Governance Disclosure

Goal 3 Communication and visibility for good practices

This document will also contribute to the implementation of the Global Compact principles in United Nations procurement practices by addressing the issue of corporate social responsibility, environmental and sustainable procurement and corruption.

(a) 200,000 dollars for consultants to review industry practices and procurement models in specific industries relevant to United Nations requirements

After that, the Inspector visited most of the organizations to obtain more specific information concerning their procurement policies and practices.

These benefits should be the subject of an evaluation, including findings on procurement performance benchmarks and other best practices resulting from procurement reforms at United Nations Headquarters and other duty stations as appropriate.

The fourth is documentation and information sharing and good practices.

On the sharing of procurement performance benchmarks and best practices (recommendation 1) and the concept of lead procurement agency (recommendation 2), it should be noted that since 2004, the HLCM has incorporated the work of the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group (IAPWG) into the HLCM agenda.

(a) Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on procurement reform outsourcing practices (A 59 540, paras. 1 13)

Nothing good awaits the Organization if it engages in such practices.

Good practices of that kind can be found in many States.

In addition, the Board of Auditors and the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), which identified the procurement function as a high risk area, periodically review the reform process and audit procurement practices of the funds and programmes.

Partly as a result of this policy, the harmonization of procurement policies, procedures and practices across the organizations is still to make decisive headway.

The studies have validated the ECW measures and identified numerous good practices.

Good practices in this area would take root and inspire us all.

C. Generation and use of knowledge, including good practices and lessons learned

Although procurement data under common service arrangements at some duty stations have not been reported separately, the tabulated information suggests that the IAPWG mechanism has not yet managed to encourage more rationalization of the procurement practices of its membership.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to ensure that its field offices conduct procurement activities in line with best practices set out in its Manual.

The enterprise should disclose awards or accolades for its good corporate governance practices.

31. Notes the activities of the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group and of the Common Services Procurement Working Group on enhancing the transparency and increasing the harmonization of procurement practices, and requests the Secretary General, in consultation with the executive heads of the United Nations funds and programmes, to continue work in this regard

Notes the activities of the Inter Agency Procurement Working Group and of the Common Services Procurement Working Group on enhancing the transparency and increasing the harmonization of procurement practices, and requests the Secretary General, in consultation with the executive heads of the United Nations funds and programmes, to continue their work in this regard

Information provided by the organizations on the topic of e procurement (meaning basically the use of ICT systems and tools to conduct the procurement function either partially or fully throughout the cycle), indicates some differences within the United Nations system in current e procurement practices and in the state of progress accomplished thus far.