The unspent balance of 1,595,200 under operational costs is attributable mainly to

11. Variances in the implementation of the budget were attributable mainly to the following factors

Bank of Russia said that the growth was mainly attributable to reassessment of the market expectation on the country's economy.

The decrease in non post resources is mainly attributable to the continued reduction of the backlog in the Treaty Section.

The net decrease of 25,200 is attributable mainly to lower requirements in other staff costs based on the current pattern of expenditure.

However, the downturn in the sector is mainly attributable to a fall in the number of Japanese tourists, the mainstay of the industry.

In the former age group (9 15 years), this is attributable to the fact that the females concerned are mainly unmarried or childless.

The Advisory Committee welcomes those savings, which are mainly attributable to more favourable rates obtained for the charter of commercial and government aircraft.

The additional requirements are mainly attributable to a higher actual rental cost of the three Puma military helicopters than estimated in the budget for 2004 05.

The lower requirements were mainly attributable to the delayed deployment of the military, civilian and police personnel, leading to reduced needs for medical services and supplies.

The reduced requirements were attributable mainly to the signing of a new contract with more favourable terms for the high performance photocopying needs of the Mission.

The additional requirements were attributable mainly to higher than budgeted actual average payments for salaries and common staff costs to local staff during the 12 month period.

Delays at this stage are mainly attributable to difficulties encountered by all parties in locating witnesses and to the hearing of motions by parties during the trial.

The lower requirements were mainly attributable to the actual vacancy rate of 17.3 per cent over the financial period, whereas no vacancy rate was assumed in the budget.

14.8 While overall objectives for technical cooperation were achieved, UNDCP suffered from lower expenditure for operational projects, mainly attributable to low delivery of agency and government executed projects.

The failure of the Conference on Disarmament to act on pertinent issues such as disarmament and non proliferation is mainly attributable to the misinterpretation of its rule of consensus.

The increases are attributable mainly to the increase in airfare for military observers, based on the latest market rates, and the new methodology for reimbursement of contingent owned equipment.

The decrease in non post items, in particular contractual services, is mainly attributable to a reduction in external printing and the completion of the conversion of publications into electronic versions.

The Committee was informed that the decrease is mainly attributable to lower requirements for military contingents, and to increased vacancy factors based on actual staffing from July to October 1998.

attributable to service

The increase is mainly due to (i) increased requirements of 2,913,600 under facilities and infrastructure attributable mainly to phase I of the San Vito expansion plan and (ii) increased requirements of 633,200 under information technology, of which 368,000 relates to the proposed expansion in San Vito.

Reduced requirements under interpretation and translation are mainly attributable to lower than anticipated trial activity during the biennium, which resulted in lower requirements for temporary interpreters and translators in support of trials.

3. The Board noted that the improved economic performance of LDCs in recent years was mainly attributable to their own sound macroeconomic policy reforms, undertaken under most difficult domestic and external conditions.

That improvement was mainly attributable to the increase in trust fund and Montreal Protocol resources, and the Group encouraged the Organization to pursue the exploration of new funding sources to finance technical cooperation.

Excluding the latter amount from the 2003 expenditures, there was a total increase of approximately 0.9 million (5.4 per cent) in 2004, mainly attributable to Special Voluntary Fund, cost sharing and full funding.

14. The increased requirements under general temporary assistance are mainly attributable to IMIS implementation at offices away from Headquarters, as is indicated in table 1 of annex III to the tenth progress report.

The lower requirements were mainly attributable to lower freight expenditure for the shipment of equipment from United Nations Logistics Base to the Mission, since fewer items than expected were available in the strategic deployment stock.

The projected decreases are mainly attributable to the conversion of several trust funds from the category of trust funds directly supporting the UNEP programme of work to the category of trust funds supporting multilateral environmental agreements.

The additional requirements of 1,390,000 are attributable mainly to lower than budgeted vacancy rates and to the increase in the post adjustment multiplier payable to staff at New York Headquarters from 46.3 to 53.9 effective September 2003.

Compared with 2003 delivery of 94.6 million, the 2004 delivery shows an excess of over 4 million, which appears to be mainly attributable to the increase in trust funds and Montreal Protocol with slight decrease in IDF.

Additional requirements under miscellaneous services were mainly attributable to the hiring of mechanics, construction workers, cleaners and security officers under special service agreements where suitable contracting companies were not available as well as to losses on exchange.

Compensation for death, injury or illness attributable

The additional requirements are attributable mainly to a 5 per cent vacancy factor applied to the full deployment of the Volunteers, compared with a 30 per cent delayed recruitment factor applied to a phased deployment in the budget for 2004 05.

The overall increase in expenditures is attributable mainly to the expanded operations of MONUC, the full year impact of UNMIL, UNOCI, MINUSTAH and ONUB and the recent addition of UNMIS, partially offset by the lower expenditure levels in UNAMSIL and UNMISET.

The reduction is attributable mainly to the non recurrence of the one time provision for activities carried out by the Special Adviser of the Secretary General to enhance international peace and security in 2004 (see A 60 6 (Sect. 1), para.

12. The total decrease is attributable to the more favourable rate of exchange of the United States dollar in relation to other currencies (decrease of 49.3 million) and to minor unanticipated inflationary increases and decreases, mainly under post costs ( 1.6 million).

The growth of this sector in Bermuda is attributable mainly to increasing rates for international reinsurance in Europe and North America, as well as to the Territory s financial regulations and the absence of a tax on profits, dividends or income.

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The savings realized under operational costs were attributable to

The additional requirements are mainly attributable to a 10 per cent vacancy factor applied to the full deployment of the international staff, compared with a 35 per cent delayed recruitment factor applied to a phased deployment in the budget for 2004 05.

The increased requirements are attributable mainly to a 5 per cent vacancy factor applied to the full deployment of the national staff, compared with a 45 per cent delayed recruitment factor applied to a phased deployment in the budget for 2004 05.

The higher requirements were mainly attributable to travel of Mission staff to Brindisi, Italy, for security and public information training, as well as travel of Headquarters staff to the Mission for pre deployment training, which had not been included in the commitment authority.

The unutilized balance resulted mainly from lower actual costs than budgeted for medical services attributable to fewer referrals of staff members to private hospitals and increased use of the Mission's air assets for medical evacuations instead of relying wholly on commercial arrangements.

The increased requirements were attributable mainly to the fact that estimates for cost for reimbursement of contingent owned equipment were based on seven formed police units deployed from July 2004 to March 2005, whereas eight units were actually deployed during this period.