56 238. Proposed measures to improve the profitability of the commercial activities of the United Nations

(iii) Proposed measures to improve the profitability of the commercial activities of the United Nations (resolution 52 220, Part II)

It also takes steps to improve training quality, arrange for its classification and define criteria for measuring the quality and profitability of vocational activities.

The Profitability of Trust

The project is community based, and benefits groups of women already involved in income generating activities by guaranteeing a loan to improve the profitability of their activity.

The impact upon the profitability of cocaine trafficking ought to be great.

Figure 1 Profitability of Longline Fishing in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

They have a poor understanding of the idea of the profitability of credit

In particular, OFDI has helped enterprises increase their revenues, assets, profitability, market reach and exports.

Table 6. Export intensity, profitability and R D intensity of Indian manufacturing SMEs, 1991 2001

As a direct consequence, the private sector has become sceptical of its very survival and profitability.

Lastly, science and technology must be used to develop innovative new products and ensure the profitability of enterprises.

All of these measures were intended to reduce expenditure, minimize inventory build up and increase productivity and profitability.

A number of indicators could be used, including financial evaluation (profitability) and non financial indicators (survival rate, stability of shareholding).

While this may enhance the overall profitability of a firm, it may also imply reduced tax revenue for the home economy.

By improving the currently low profitability of gifts, the products will become an attractive additional contributor to the overall business goals.

UNOPS states that it will need to perform further analyses of its client base in order to determine profitability and future potential.

There is no indication that the ratio will decline anytime soon, which is particularly worrisome, given the low profitability and high borrowing costs that China s industrial enterprises face. Indeed, Chinese firms profitability amounted to just over 6 last year, with 2012 profits for China s 500 largest (mostly state owned) corporations barely exceeding 2 .

The key ways to improve the profitability of gifts are through improving the currently very high distribution to sales ratio (i.e., how many gifts are produced and delivered to the National Committees for each gift sold) and pursuing the most attractive sourcing model for each gift item (UNICEF development, off the shelf product, co branding licensing).

17. Invites the Secretary General to propose measures to improve the profitability of the commercial activities of the United Nations, in particular in the sale of publications at Geneva, and, where appropriate, to develop new income generating measures, and requests the Secretary General to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty third session

Accordingly, the Board is not in a position to assess the basis and reasonableness of assumptions or the impact on UNOPS competitiveness and profitability.

They include increased competitiveness of firms, knowledge and technology acquisition, market expansion abroad and increased profitability, including as a result of economies of scale.

Improve roster

Improved profitability at the micro level will be reflected in higher national income, improved foreign exchange earnings and more employment opportunities at the national level.

To improve the quality of our aid, we must improve its coordination.

Both models improve.

Improve Maternal Health

improve land productivity

It is generally recognized that SSEs face unique problems which affect their growth and profitability and hence diminish their ability to contribute effectively to sustainable development.

The United Nations system should encourage investors to consider only the criteria of security and profitability in their initiatives for the production of goods and services.

The decision points out the need for available resources to be assigned according to the criteria of territorial equity, profitability for the community and economic efficiency.

Having considered the report of the Secretary General on the proposed measures to improve the profitability of the commercial activities of the United NationsA 55 546. and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty sixth Session, Supplement No. 7 (A 56 7), chap. II, sect. B, paras. IS3.5 13.

Improved economic performance, a more favourable policy environment and corporate profitability, as well as an increase in M A activity in the region, are key underlying factors.

While the survey did not capture the profitability indicator, an increase in revenues as a result of OFDI activities for enterprises highlighted in table 3 deserves mentioning.

To improve health coverage.

(iii) Improve public information

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And actually, we can use these insights to improve society and improve human well being.

CIDA activities also seek to improve access to and improve the quality of health services.

A comparison of prices and profitability in the regulated and protected cattle feed industry with those in the electronics industry (for which trade protection had been liberalized) in the Republic of Korea showed that the former s profitability and divergence from international prices were much higher than the latter apos s, even though the electronics industry was highly concentrated. See Sung Taik Han, op. cit.

Films with costs in the lowest range between US 100 million and US 125 million delivered the worst performance in profitability, and only one third of them earned money.

If any of the profit from retail sale returns to drug trafficking organizations, perhaps from connected cells of retail distributors, the profitability of international drug trafficking will be greater.

I'm trying to improve infrastructure.

Goal 5 Improve maternal health

Improve maternal health (MDG 5)