Planned deployment of military and police personnel

The revised budget provides for the deployment of 5,674 additional military contingent personnel and 86 additional civilian police personnel.

The AU Commission continues to expand AMIS through the deployment of additional personnel.

37. Also underlines the need for the deployment of civilian staff to be phased in accordance with the deployment of military and police personnel

The full deployment of police personnel is expected to be completed in July 2005.

ISAF provided enhanced area security and support through the deployment of an additional 2,000 personnel.

Updated civilian personnel scheduled deployment for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2005

2000 2001 __ per cent of all personnel deployment needs met by utilizing the United Nations standby arrangements system and rapid deployment levels or the on call list

Most of that reduction related to delays in the deployment schedules of military and civilian personnel.

Estimate 2002 2003 __ per cent of all personnel deployment needs met by utilizing the United Nations standby arrangements system and rapid deployment levels or the on call list

Target 2004 2005 __ per cent of all personnel deployment needs met by utilizing the United Nations standby arrangements system and rapid deployment levels or the on call list .

The deployment of police personnel in the provinces is still hampered by a lack of accommodation, however.

The estimates take into account the actual strength of 763 international personnel as at 31 July 2005 and the phased deployment of an additional 334 personnel and reflect the application of a 25 per cent delayed deployment factor to the computation of salaries, common staff costs and mission subsistence allowance requirements for the additional personnel.

While this is a welcome development, the proposed involvement of the UNOCI special protection group in the security plan developed by the South African mediation team will need to be clarified in order to ensure the optimal deployment of personnel.

The provision is also made for travel in connection with pre deployment assessment of contingent owned equipment and reconnaissance visits by military staff of troop contributors ( 964,600), the pre deployment training for military personnel ( 1,315,400) and the training of UNMIS personnel in areas such as communications and information technology, aviation safety, engineering, transport, personnel administration, finance and budget ( 982,600).

138,740,900 under military and police personnel for the deployment of 760 military observers, 15,774 military contingent personnel (including 60 additional military contingent personnel within the revised strength authorized by the Security Council in its resolution 1565 (2004)) and 268 civilian police personnel

The increased requirements result from the phased deployment of one additional formed police unit of 125 police personnel between August and September 2005, adjusted by a 2 per cent delayed deployment factor.

However, under the revised deployment schedule for military and police personnel, civilian personnel and the air transportation fleet, the estimate for the second period had been reduced to 969.5 million.

The estimate provides for the phased deployment of an additional 2,590 military contingent personnel, 216 civilian police personnel and five formed police units (625 formed police personnel), bringing the Mission's military, civilian police and formed police strength to 19,290 military personnel, 391 civilian police officers and 750 formed police personnel.

A lack of accommodation in the provinces has continued to hamper the effective deployment of police personnel throughout the country.

The additional requirements result from the phased deployment of 750 additional infantry personnel between September and October 2005, as well as the phased deployment of 50 additional staff officers between September 2005 and April 2006, adjusted by a 2 per cent delayed deployment factor.

The provision for the deployment travel of military contingent personnel, daily allowance, rations and freight cost for deployment of contingent owned equipment is based on the phased deployment of 4,625 troops, including 181 staff officers, by October 2005, within a total authorized strength of 9,250 troops.

The higher requirements result from the full deployment of the military, police and civilian personnel over the budget period, compared with a phased deployment in the 2004 05 budget, and to lower anticipated vacancy rates.

The main factor contributing to the variance of 43,156,000 under this heading is the increased requirements in respect of the full deployment of 15,814 contingent personnel, compared to their phased deployment during the 2004 05 period.

The UNICEF emergency response capacity was strengthened by a new Emergency Response Team and stand by arrangements for rapid deployment of personnel.

(h) Review the matter of project personnel arrangements and issue an instruction to ensure the compliance of the deployment schemes (para. 129)

By its resolution 1565 (2004), the Council extended the deployment of MONUC until 31 March 2005 and authorized an increase of the Mission's strength by 5,900 personnel, including up to 341 civilian police personnel.

While there had been some slippage in the deployment of military and civilian police personnel in the first three months of the current financial period, she was pleased to report that deployment was now back on track.

The Committee notes from the supplementary information that the deployment of military and police personnel as at 31 August 2005 was as follows

The Mission is awaiting the arrival of military personnel from Chad, who would constitute the last major deployment for the AMIS protection force.

The unutilized balance under this heading is attributable to the phased repatriation of military personnel in January, February and April 2005 pursuant to Security Council resolution 1568 (2004) and the resulting lower average deployment of 1,066 personnel compared to the budgeted 1,230 military personnel.

The estimates are based on the actual strength of 215 civilian police personnel as at 31 July 2005 and the phased deployment of an additional 176 civilian police officers during the 2005 06 period and reflect the application of a 20 per cent delayed deployment factor to the computation of mission subsistence allowance for the additional police personnel.

11. Also underlines the need for the deployment of civilian staff to be phased in accordance with the deployment of the European Union operation and the Mission's police personnel, as well as with adequate security provision on the ground

Every effort will continue to be made to ensure the swift completion of deployment of the full complement of UNMIS military and civilian personnel.

I appeal to those countries that have offered military personnel and equipment to the Sudan to do all they can to ensure timely deployment.

The additional resource requirements were mainly with respect to the military and police personnel, the additional requirements for which resulted from the phased deployment of 750 additional infantry personnel, 50 additional staff officers, 150 additional civilian police and 1 additional formed police unit of 125 police personnel.

The unutilized balance of 3,233,000 under this heading is attributable to the delayed deployment of civilian police personnel (while budgeted provisions reflected a 10 per cent delayed deployment factor, the actual vacancy rate for the reporting period averaged 33.1 per cent).

In the light of the revised deployment schedule for military and police personnel, civilian personnel and the air transportation fleet for the second period, the requested appropriation (para. 292 (b)) had been reduced from 1,017,602,600 to 969,468,800.

The revised budget provides for the deployment of an additional 800 military contingent personnel and 275 civilian police officers including one formed unit, for a total revised strength of 7,500 military contingent personnel and 1,897 civilian police.

We consider it essential to introduce rigorous pre deployment training programmes, for military and civilian personnel, in human rights, including the issue of sexual abuse.

The deployment of AMIS personnel recommenced on 19 September, after a three week pause brought about by local shortages of jet fuel for the Mission.

For a number of years, the Government of Iceland has operated a programme for the rapid deployment of civilian personnel to peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions.

However, while deployment of some of the trained personnel to the field has begun, little provision has been made for their salaries, transport or equipment.

These posts are requested to strengthen the payroll and vendor payment units in view of the full deployment of the military personnel and civilian police.

Suitably qualified personnel appointed to key substantive and support functions and an executable work plan and