Head, Technical Cooperation Service

How can technical manpower and technology related service providers be attracted?

The representative of Honduras called for a balanced distribution of technical cooperation resources.

The Ministry has designated a technical representative as a member of the Interministerial Committee.

Amendments to the Civil Service Act in 1998 identified the development of a public service that is representative of the province's diversity as one of the purposes of the PEI Public Service Commission.

These activities generally take place under the guidance of IOM's Technical Cooperation Service and, in specialised cases, through the IOM Counter Trafficking Service as well.

UNDP is supporting State and county level public administration through technical assistance and in service training.

The representative of Switzerland commended the secretariat for the presentation of the documentation on technical cooperation.

The representative of China echoed earlier views on the need for enhanced technical assistance in favour of LDCs.

The representative of Norway noted that the financial resources available for technical assistance had remained stable in 2004 that reflected the confidence of member States in UNCTAD's technical cooperation activities.

The Office of the High Representative also assisted in the launch of the State Veterinary Border Inspection Service in November.

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It also suggested the establishment of an administrative and technical unit to service the intersessional process of the Review Conference.

The training will include information on UNIDO technical cooperation and service delivery, the service modules and thematic clusters, management of programmes and projects, and the general administrative procedures governing the actions in the field.

Library staff skills, and consequently quality of service, varied widely between locations, depending on the level of professional and technical training available.

The Technical Cooperation Service should assume an enhanced role with a view to ensuring coherence and coordination among all divisions of UNCTAD.

The representative of Cuba recalled the importance attached by UNCTAD XI to technical cooperation as one of the main activities of UNCTAD.

The IAEA Advisory Service on material accountancy and control provided assessment services to States and coordinated technical support programmes provided by member States.

We have just heard yet another technical briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary General regarding the situation in Kosovo and Metohija.

Other changes deal with the provision of hold mail services and technical issues raised by the Law Officers' Chambers and the Financial Intelligence Service.

2.1 By providing it with staff in editorial and technical fields to enable it to achieve its objectives in the service of Islamic information

This service module continued to provide technical support to UNIDO's beneficiary countries in accordance with the priority services identified in the MTPF for 2004 2007.

Rejustification of a post of Administrative Assistant (General Service) in the Office of the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (A 59 748, para.

The representative of Afghanistan described UNCTAD's technical assistance programmes in favour of LDCs as highly valuable, particularly in the context of the Millennium Development Goals.

My Special Representative, Søren Jessen Petersen, has provided a technical assessment of progress against the standards for Kosovo, which is annexed to the present report.

The representative of Ethiopia commended UNCTAD for its technical assistance programmes his country had benefited greatly from these activities and looked forward to enhanced cooperation.

The Computerized Insurance Management System developed by UNCTAD and AIO is now at a stage where a permanent service centre and technical support team will have to be established to service the demand for this facility throughout the African continent.

Equipment for treatment and diagnostics, reagents, and consumable supplies were all bought to upgrade the technical facilities of the medical institutions providing this type of service.

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(r) To provide technical information, advice and assistance as appropriate to the High Representative referred to in paragraph 7 of resolution 1603 (2005) of 3 June 2005,

With regard to the 2007 nomination, the representative of the United States of America expressed concern at the assumptions being used by the Medical Technical Options Committee.

The representative of Pakistan said that UNCTAD's technical cooperation was distinct from the technical cooperation provided by other agencies, as it was descriptive rather than prescriptive, covering a range of trade and development issues based on the analytical work undertaken by the organization.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Civil Service Agency, in close cooperation with the Office of the High Representative, prepared and lobbied for a number of amendments to the Civil Service Law with the overall aims of enhancing staff quality and speeding up the recruitment process.

UNMIL has also assigned technical advisers to the Bureau of Immigration, the Special Security Service and Roberts International Airport to assist with building the capacity of these agencies.

The best approach might be to selectively eliminate General Service posts wherever possible while avoiding any adverse impact on the technical functions so effectively performed by support staff.

The Federation Civil Service Agency, which had been established with the support of the Office of the High Representative in 2004, has worked at full capacity since January 2005.

Another representative agreed, arguing that while occasional collaboration between technical bodies might be helpful, there was no need for any further consideration, such as through an expert workshop.

The Information Technology Service has reviewed the information technology technical staff requirements in relation to the maintenance of field office services and provision has been made, through redeployment within the field office budget, to cover for 10 specific offices where such technical personnel are needed.

In order to cope with the proposed reorganization of the Service, the Information Systems Section must adapt to new requirements by increasing the number of its technical staff accordingly.

We also endorse the establishment of an advisory group of 12 experts, broadly representative of the humanitarian donor community, as well as technical expertise from countries affected by crises.

The representative of Egypt, speaking on behalf of the African Group, said that UNCTAD's technical cooperation was instrumental in achieving the development objectives set in its members' national plans.

The representative of Sudan called for further financial contributions for UNCTAD's technical cooperation and expressed the wish to be kept informed of available resources that could benefit his country.

The representative of Japan said that technical cooperation was one of the three main functions of UNCTAD and that it was important to have a strategic review of technical cooperation activities in light of the São Paulo Consensus, keeping in mind the interests of all partners involved.

I would also like to thank the Special Representative for his briefing today, for his work in Kosovo and for providing us with a useful technical assessment of standards implementation.

The representative of the secretariat drew the attention of the Conference to decision RC 1 14, which requested the secretariat to operationalize the regional delivery of technical assistance to Parties.