Following discussions with recipient countries, major cost sharing agreements have been concluded.

15. The cost of data was another major concern for developing countries.

The current programme support cost arrangements are seen to have two major shortcomings.

40. Major changes in the cost estimates from the prior period relate to the factors detailed below

A programme of major improvements to Government schools, at a cost of 11 million was completed in 2004.

Investment in payroll systems could provide significant returns in cost avoidance and in better system management. Major benefits include

For this purpose, the Secretariat is to collate national cost data of major medical equipment, including the cost of medical equipment in the systems contract of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

Of the major low cost launchers of European countries and the United States, only Pegasus and Taurus are flight proven.

OIOS reviewed the major contracts relating to those projects and analysed the reasons for cost overruns and delays in implementation.

47. The major cost required for the rental of transmission and distribution facilities ( 5,948,000 per biennium) is a recurring cost calculated at commercial prices and as such is not sustainable within existing resources.

Despite the existence of cost effective interventions, the lack of financial resources is a major obstacle to increasing road safety substantially.

And even when and if insurance is available, the cost represents a major drain on most small island developing State economies.

Increased project delivery appears possible due to the launch of a number of major projects, partly funded through cost sharing contributions.

Cost implications of providing more predictable and adequate conference services to the meetings of regional and other major groupings of Member States

The Committee notes that the cost of projects under alterations improvements deferred from prior periods is estimated at 325,000 for the next biennium, while the cost of major maintenance projects deferred from prior periods totals 150,000.

In May 2004, WFP finalized guidelines on cost sharing arrangements with cooperating partners, developed through consultation and negotiation with its major NGO partners.

5. In their report, the Inspectors refer to the major peace keeping operations of recent years and contrast the high cost of deploying troops, providing emergency relief and financing post conflict peace building with the comparatively low cost of preventive diplomacy.

The cost of connectivity is one the major factors limiting the extent to which enterprises, particularly those of developing countries, incorporate ICT into their business processes.

Such improvements are feasible and cost effective, as half of the electricity consumption is in 30 large units the major barrier is the lack of capital.

This Major Programme covers the cost of routine operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the buildings and related installations, and equipment of the VIC complex, as well as the cost of rising demand for the maintenance and replacement of original and added installations.

The major issue concerning section 30 was that of after service health insurance, the cost of which had increased at a rate higher than that of inflation.

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(d) Strengthening partnerships with major multilateral and bilateral organizations for business development, cost sharing, knowledge sharing and in pursuit of United Nations harmonization, efficiency and effectiveness gains and

To address concerns, UNOPS had adopted a risk management approach to option 1 by reducing the cost base and ensuring that major costs were factored into project budgets.

Nevertheless, the continuing difficulty of containing cost and time blowouts in the implementation and maintenance of major software systems, such as those involved in C3I, will continue to contrast starkly with the decreasing cost and increasing sophistication of the components used in information devices.

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Overall objective The overall objective of the Major Programme is to ensure effective and cost efficient provision of financial, personnel, legal and other administrative and information technology services for all major programmes through direct support to UNIDO's service delivery and for its Headquarters requirements.

Objective The objective of the Programme is to provide strategic direction to all services and activities of this Major Programme, as well as effective management and guidance to ensure efficient and cost effective human resource management, financial, legal, and administrative services for all major programmes.

We believe work on those major institutional innovations and other summit initiatives can and should proceed in parallel, so that no initiative is advanced at the cost of another.

The Department is making greater use of webcasting as a cost effective and efficient tool to deliver major United Nations events in real time to audiences around the world.

Major simplifications include the elimination of several cost reimbursement regulations, the specification and not yet finalized standardization of non recurring benefits and reinforced cooperation with other authorities and agencies.

A major project to support the goals of the National Environment Management Plan was approved under cost sharing with the Netherlands, in the amount of an estimated 19 million.

30. A major constraint to planning and programming and cost effective resource allocation in the education sector was the extreme dearth of data on the situation in primary schools.

SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA One commonly repeated argument for doing something about climate change sounds compelling, but turns out to be almost fraudulent. It is based on comparing the cost of action with the cost of inaction, and almost every major politician in the world uses it.

Harmonization of cost classification and strategic cost management

In this case, start up funding from a United Nations agency provided the basis for a major expansion into export markets based on cost advantages and, more recently, on quality.

Recognizing that electronic formats remove all geographical and physical barriers and facilitate the provision of value added and cost effective information services, the Library initiated several major activities this year.

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(d) Cost reduced the same output for less cost