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In 2004, there were 2,712 reporting organizations registered with the agency.

Regretting the death of six Agency staff members during the reporting period,

In Lebanon, the Agency awarded 35 loans valued at 223,500 during the reporting period.

During the reporting period, the Agency was reimbursed by the Palestinian Authority some 8.3 million for VAT paid by the Agency in prior years.

Following strong protests by the Agency, distribution proceeded normally for the rest of the reporting period.

Deploring the killing of six Agency staff members by the Israeli occupying forces during the reporting period,

The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) finally found temporary accommodation in Sarajevo during the reporting period.

At the inter agency level, a number of initiatives were brought to fruition during the reporting period.

In total, the Agency lost 2,528 health staff days in the Gaza Strip during the reporting period.

At the end of the reporting period, the Agency was still negotiating the terms of such insurance.

With project funding, the Agency rehabilitated the shelters of 53 special hardship families during the reporting period.

We strongly recommend that the Inter agency and Expert Group agree on an upgraded reporting system to improve the standard of reporting of countries to the international agencies.

NGOs acting as project executing agencies sign an executing agency agreement and a project document, and are subject to the same reporting procedure as any other executing agency.

In 12 countries, officials had also to report to a specialized agency, but without reporting to any supervisor.

Graduates of Agency educational institutions faced improved employment opportunities locally and elsewhere in the region during the reporting period.

The programme management cycle initiative will also include the development of a proper monitoring, reporting and evaluation function within the Agency.

The Agency intends to submit in due course additional claims for the damages incurred during the balance of the reporting period.

The Agency apos s regular in service training programme offered four courses which benefited 96 education staff during the reporting period.

The IPS news agency produces an independent, international news and feature service specialized in reporting global processes and issues of development.

A reporting mechanism about securities firms relating status between securities regulatory agency under the State Council and local people's government should be established.

From January 2005 to the end of the reporting period the Israeli authorities refused to release an Agency shipment of 33 Fiat Puntos.

Total damage caused by IDF to Agency installations, vehicles and equipment in the Gaza Strip during the reporting period amounted to approximately 102,000.

As of the end of the reporting period, the Agency had not received any response from the Government of Israel on these claims.

The reporting period was also characterized by intensified inter agency coordination and cooperation with regional and international organizations, particularly the international financial institutions.

The Agency was unable to make progress towards replenishing its working capital during the reporting period owing to its continuing poor financial condition.

During the reporting period, UNHCR has also participated in the joint inter agency assessment missions, led by the United Nations Mine Action Service.

One country reported that law enforcement officials had the duty to report any case of suspected torture to a specialized agency without reporting to any superior.

Special care, comprising close monitoring and management of diabetes mellitus and hypertension, was provided through all Agency health centres, benefiting 71,400 patients during the reporting period.

During the reporting period, 58 grants and 118 loans were awarded by the Agency to SHC and other impoverished families to assist them in establishing microenterprises.

UNICEF, together with WHO, has been identified as the lead agency for annual reporting in the Secretary General's progress reports for all of the health related Goals.

During the reporting period, the Agency completed the rebuilding of 273 shelters in the Gaza Strip and repaired a total of 52 shelters in the West Bank.

For 11 out of 17 reporting Parties, estimates of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion for 1990 were within 5 per cent of the recent estimates made by the International Energy Agency (IEA)International Energy Agency, CO2 emissions from fuel consumption, 1997 edition (forthcoming).

Gravely concerned about the safety of the staff and the damage to the facilities of the Agency as a result of Israeli military operations during the reporting period,

While the number of rented premises has been reduced by 16 since 1994 95, the Agency was able to vacate only one rented building during the reporting period.

During the reporting period the Agency continued to be unable to obtain permits for staff members with West Bank or Gaza identification cards to use Ben Gurion Airport.

Despite continued approaches to the relevant Governments, the Agency remained unable to visit staff previously detained during prior reporting periods in Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic.

Another significant output during the reporting period was the completion of a major study, mandated by the Inter Agency Standing Committee, on coordination in the Great Lakes Region.

Closures and other security related measures imposed by the Israeli authorities also continued to disrupt Agency operations, though to a lesser degree than in the previous reporting period.

The Agency has repeatedly requested an exemption on that basis from the Israeli authorities, to no avail. Up to the close of the reporting period, UNRWA had been forced to pay 484,689 of those taxes, of which 223,572 was paid during the current reporting period.

8. Urges the Government of Israel to compensate the Agency for damage to its property and facilities resulting from actions by the Israeli side, particularly during the reporting period

9. Urges the Government of Israel to compensate the Agency for damage to its property and facilities resulting from actions by the Israeli side, particularly during the reporting period

The Agency continued its efforts to devise and implement a comprehensive gender mainstreaming policy, and during the reporting period field research led by an external gender consultant was completed.

In order to improve accessibility of eligibility and registration services, a number of registration staff were relocated from Agency field and area offices to camps during the reporting period.

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