Most of the audit recommendations were in the functional areas of programme and project management, financial management, information and communications technology systems and procurement.

Procurement management

The services that UNOPS provides are (a) programme support and complex project management (b) loan administration and project supervision and (c) procurement of goods and services, including human resources administrative and advisory services.

E. Procurement, asset and administrative management

Project Management

ICT management and Atlas project management

Public procurement and management of public finances

Scope of the review of procurement management

Procurement and contract management for peacekeeping operations

Planner Project Management

It is also responsible for the provision of procurement services required for buildings management of the VIC, the VIC catering operations and execution of the asbestos removal project.

Of the eleven recommendations, seven relate to procurement management, three to asset management and one to administrative management.

Improved procurement and contract management in the peacekeeping missions

See, e.g., in China, the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, articles 22 and 27 the Shenzhen City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 31 the Zhuhai City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 29 and the Hefei City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 25.

See the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 8 the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 6 and the Xuzhou City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 8.

The Procurement Services should investigate ways in which the procurement plan can be enhanced as a tool in the management of the entire procurement process.

Specifications for that project have been issued and procurement is in progress.

(c) Programme and Financial Management Information System (ProFi) substantive (i.e. project progress management) will be completed and ProFi transactions will be enhanced to allow independent field office bank accounts and processing of actual transactions (procurement, payments, travel, etc.) in all field offices

Management Systems Renewal Project access rights

See, in China, the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 22 the Shunyi District of Beijing Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 20 and the Liuzhou City Rules of Implementation for Public Procurement through Online Procurement , article 22.

OIOS, in auditing UN Habitat projects in Somalia (in 2001) and Northern Iraq (in 2003), found problems in project management, procurement, delegation of authority an staffing, and made recommendations to address those issues.

The Procurement Service engaged in a management review of vendor registration in 2004 in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Inter Agency Procurement Services Office of UNDP, and has joined the United Nations Global Marketplace, the Internet based single gateway for vendor registration.

Project management, inter agency harmonization, and others

(e) Completing the project cycle management initiative

Project Management Supply Chain 07 Jun 05

Informal briefing (closed) by the Under Secretary General for Management on procurement

See, in China, the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding , article 19 and the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 22.

Pilot joint financial management and procurement assessments, and joint programmatic and financial reporting

The Government Performance Project focused on management systems.

(e) Completion of the project cycle management initiative

See, e.g., the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 17 and the Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding of Shunyi District of Beijing, article 15.

See, e.g., the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding.

The United Nations Inter Agency Procurement Working Group and the International Training Centre have launched an Organization wide procurement certification project to ensure that all United Nations procurement practitioners are professionally certified in their respective disciplines.

Procurement staff members generally have several years experience with a relatively high level of proficiency in the management of the day to day procurement activities.

(d) Evaluation and strengthening of institutions, public service management and the management of public finances, including public procurement, and the private sector

General description The Major Programme provides direction and management for six programmes Human Resource Management, Financial Services, Information Network and Knowledge Management Services, Procurement and Logistics Services, Legal Services and Buildings Management.

(a) The management arrangements for procurement, including clear lines of accountability and delegation of authority

(c) improving the systems to ensure the availability of detailed management information on procurement activities.

A procurement and accounting system was established, and training in office management was carried out.

Two project management committee meetings held in February and June.

1.205 To maintain positive and productive relationships with donors and to enhance project management throughout the project cycle.

The Procurement Service is working together with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to improve the skills and capacity of the peacekeeping missions in procurement and contract management.

See, e.g., the Working Procedure for Online Procurement Bidding (Office Equipment), article 6, under the Zhejiang Province Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding.

(iii) An Operations Management Support Software (OMSS) project has been launched.

To facilitate data exchange between Headquarters and the peacekeeping missions, the Procurement Service has been working with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to develop a common procurement management system.