5. Stresses the importance of clear reporting lines and accountability between special political missions and Headquarters

However, different reporting lines are not conducive to the consistent communication of such information to the civil military coordination function in either sector or force headquarters.

Although OIOS recognizes that different reporting lines are unavoidable, and even necessary when individual units function independently, and acknowledges the efforts of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to integrate reporting by the military at the force headquarters level, this has yet to be achieved in all missions.

This compares to 22 deaths in the previous reporting period, most of which resulted from the suicide bomb attack of 19 August 2003 on the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad.

Joint operations and reporting mechanisms have been established at UNOTIL headquarters, where police and military training advisers plan and coordinate their activities in the three border sectors of Bobonaro, Cova Lima and Oecussi while maintaining regular contact with the Timorese national police headquarters.

This function is mirrored at sector headquarters, which also transmits information from contingents to force headquarters.

During the reporting period, UNMIS, through the United Nations Assistance Cell to the African Union at AU headquarters, undertook intensive consultations with the AU Commission regarding proposals for United Nations assistance to AU in the procurement and management of aviation and ground fuel.

The system analyst at United Nations Headquarters has recommended and effected changes in the design and layout of the reporting module (i.e., the ageing report) which will have the debits and credits separated so as to avoid the netting off effects.

Headquarters

2.2 In accordance with this same decision, the headquarters agreements already in force with Italy (FAO Headquarters Agreement in Rome) and Switzerland (United Nations Headquarters Agreement in Geneva) continue to apply to the Secretariat.

OIOS noted that coordination between force headquarters, sector headquarters and contingents does not consistently occur with regard to CSPs.

The New York Office had 13 staff members, but, unlike other offices away from headquarters, had no formal planning of activities and no formal reporting on outputs and achievements reached. It was therefore difficult to assess how the Office meets its mission.

With a view to improving the effectiveness of the delivery mechanism, the Secretariat should take steps to ensure flexibility of staffing patterns, certainty of communication and reporting lines between headquarters and field offices, and reliable access to databases, and should keep Member States informed of progress achieved.

A. Headquarters

Police Headquarters

Headquarters audits

GRI (2002) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. Global Reporting Initiative.

With a view to examining how Headquarters supports UNHCR's field operations, a Headquarters Process Review was also undertaken in 2004.

The Italian led standby high readiness force headquarters company is fully operational and providing security to the UNMIS headquarters in Khartoum.

Headquarters staff (71)

Botswana Police Headquarters

United Nations Headquarters

Eastern Division headquarters

Eastern Division Headquarters

United Nations Headquarters

United Nations Headquarters

10. Reporting to the General Assembly

Greater investment is needed in awareness raising, training, research and improved monitoring and reporting mechanisms, as is more regular and comprehensive reporting by Governments to monitoring and reporting bodies.

Reporting

Reporting

Reporting

Reporting

Reporting

Reporting

Reporting

With a view to finding efficiencies in the use of the organization's resources by improving processes, reporting and accountability to UNHCR stakeholders, on 5 January 2004 a new online enterprise resource planning system (Management Systems Renewal Project PeopleSoft) comprising finance and supply chain modules went live at headquarters.

Transition between Headquarters ISAF VI and Headquarters ISAF VII is to take place in February at a change of command ceremony in Kabul.

Measures taken at Headquarters during the reporting period to enhance the security consciousness and awareness of security procedures included continued staff security training at all levels, revised and enhanced strategies for critical incident stress management and the elaboration and implementation of a communication strategy for the Department.

The existing training capacity at Headquarters and at offices away from Headquarters is also under examination.

Myanmar Police Force Headquarters

Mission and Sector headquarters

Section 17 (a) of the Headquarters Agreement (found in Article VII, Public Services and Protection of the Headquarters District) states that the appropriate American authorities will exercise powers with respect to the supplying of public services to the Headquarters district, including transportation.

Coordinated approach to reporting by States parties

Evaluation and reporting mechanisms relating to DDT

The response rate for the third reporting period (2002 2004) was lower than that for the second reporting period (2000 2002) but similar to that for the first reporting period (1998 2000).