Rations contracts

The Advisory Committee commended UNIFIL and Headquarters for working together to introduce improved rations inventory and distribution controls and for enhancing regional cooperation in establishing a common rations contractor with UNDOF.

With regard to rations, the Advisory Committee was informed that the present rations supplier had the capacity to provide fresh and frozen food for the additional troops under the current contract.

It also welcomed the new mode of delivering rations and the new approach to air services.

The State also provided food on the basis of rations through an extensive public distribution system.

Besides WFP, food rations procured for peacekeeping troops by the United Nations valued at US 38 million in 2002.

And when they opened their baggage, they found their money restored to them. They said, Father, what more do we want?! This is our money, restored to us! We will get provisions for our family and take care of our brother, and add another camel load of rations. These are meagre rations.

And when they opened their baggage, they found their money restored to them. They said, Father, what more do we want?! This is our money, restored to us! We will get provisions for our family and take care of our brother, and add another camel load of rations. These are meagre rations.

These posts are requested for monitoring the rations and fuel contracts and the contractor's performance and to ensure compliance with the contractual agreements.

It recommended that UNIFIL, in close cooperation with Headquarters, should continue to monitor the cost and quality of rations provided by the current vendor.

One of the factors leading to low rations in August was the loss of early crops of wheat and barley caused by heavy floods.

But if you do not bring him to me, then there will be no rations for you with me, and don t ever come near me.

But if you do not bring him to me, then there will be no rations for you with me, and don t ever come near me.

The Group noted with satisfaction the steps taken by the Mission to ensure more cost effective delivery of rations, including the use of road transport.

In paragraphs 22 and 23 of its report, the Advisory Committee examined the follow up to its earlier recommendations on contractor delivery of rations by air.

To open up markets for rural inhabitants, FAO is also rehabilitating hundreds of kilometres of small roads, while WFP provides food rations to the project workforce.

Women may be compelled to endure such situations in silence, particularly if food rations and other necessities are distributed on the male head of household model.

Malnutrition rates in Kalma camp were already rising prior to the ban, when internally displaced persons still had the opportunity to trade to supplement their food rations.

The variance of 12,129,400 under this heading is attributable primarily to the accelerated deployment of troops and the consequential increased requirements for standard troop costs, rations and contingent owned equipment.

Amongst some activities developed by this organization, emphasis goes to production of rations using modern techniques, and has started producing about 1,000 tons month against the previous 55 tons per month.

In many countries, the World Food Programme (WFP) was obliged to reduce food rations with severe protection consequences for refugees, including increased domestic violence, prostitution and other sexual and gender based violence

In the north and west, the United Nations Children's Fund has distributed educational kits to 175,000 children and 3,500 teachers while the World Food Programme has distributed hot rations to 200,000 pupils.

The estimates reflect requirements for formed police units deployment and rotation, reimbursement to contributing countries for standard formed police costs, major equipment and rations and include provisions for death and disability compensation.

The increase is attributable to requirements in respect of the additional contingent personnel, including reimbursement for troop costs and major equipment, emplacement of troops, rations and freight and deployment of contingent owned equipment.

204,000 for an increase in the daily mission subsistence allowance rate for civilian police from 12 to 36, from 1 August 2004, to take into account the discontinuation of the provision of rations.

Furthermore, as rice is the preferred staple for Koreans, food insecure families can barter their rice rations for larger quantities of maize less popular staple and thus obtain more food for the family.

1.130 100,000 pregnant women and nursing mothers will have been made more food secure by receiving food rations as early as possible after confirmation of the pregnancy status and for 6 months post delivery.

The armed forces continue to face considerable constraints, including in communications equipment and logistical support, particularly with regard to the provision of rations and fuel, as well as ammunition, medical supplies, water and uniforms.

Also requests the Secretary General to ensure that all missions monitor and evaluate the quality management systems of rations contractors to ensure that food quality and hygienic conditions are in accordance with established standards

The voter registration process, as well as reduced food rations in refugee camps in the United Republic of Tanzania and the end of the school year have contributed to a recent increase in refugee returns.

Notes with great concern the reported fuel and rations fraud as reported by the Advisory Committee, which was revealed in an investigation undertaken by the Office of Internal Oversight Services at the request of the Force

Government efforts to reduce the financial burden on poor parents, including grants, and provision of uniforms and rations, appeared to be working since the basic education completion rate had risen to 78 per cent in 2003 2004.

The Advisory Committee recalls the reservations it expressed in its report on the initial budget for 2004 05 concerning the Mission's plan to go forward with door to door delivery of rations by the contractor by air.

(f) 2,081,800 for general operating expenses, largely under the Registry, attributable essentially to additional requirements for the protection and relocation of witnesses ( 1,245,600), the enforcement of sentences ( 180,000), rations for detainees ( 41,100) and other operating expenses ( 419,100).

A funding shortfall had obliged the World Food Programme to cut back essential food rations for refugees in Africa, where it had been unable to provide even the minimum daily calorie requirement for the past eleven months.

In the meantime, those 354 ex FAPC combatants have been living in a FARDC camp for over three months, and are reliant for their day to day subsistence on the limited rations of the approximately 250 FARDC troops based there.

Requests the Secretary General to undertake a cost benefit analysis of the delivery of food rations by air assets, without prejudice to the delivery of food to the troops, and to implement the most viable and cost effective option in each peacekeeping operation

In this connection, the completion of rehabilitation work on 143 kilometres of the 194 kilometre Beni Bunia road has opened up the possibility of reducing air transport of materiel, from fuel to rations, through the use of more economical surface transport options.

Requests the Secretary General to undertake a cost benefit analysis of the delivery of food rations by air assets, without prejudice to the delivery of food to the troops, and to implement the most viable and cost effective option in each peacekeeping operation

According to information received, one United Nations agency providing food aid to the country suspended supplies to one province in the country towards the end of 2004, as the authorities had refused to allow it access to monitor the distribution of rations.

The Fed has given ordinary banks direct access to its credit facilities, and the ECB no longer rations the supply of base money, instead providing as much liquidity as banks demand. Since last October, Western countries rescue packages for banks have reached about 4.3 trillion.

To put weakened governments on iron rations, as Merkel did, was to make a financial crisis inevitable. To continue to preach salvation through austerity as the economy declines and banks collapse is to repeat the classic mistake of German Chancellor Heinrich Brüning in 1930 1932.

The results of the initiative had thus far been very encouraging, as demonstrated in the western province of Zambia, where excess food had been produced which had been sold to the World Food Programme for the consumption of other refugees who were still on rations.

Lower requirements would also stem from the fact that rations and cash compensation payments in relation to the disarmament and demobilization of ex combatants would no longer be needed, as that phase of the disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation and reintegration programme would be completed in 2004 2005.

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.