(d) The procurement training budgets did not always include the training needs of requisitioners involved in the procurement process

(a) Procurement processes were outdated, failed to align with and reasonably support the procurement needs of primary customers and were inconsistently executed by the procurement staff

45. States should limit weapons procurement to the legitimate needs of self defence and internal security.

(c) Eleven of the 15 staff members of the UNMIK procurement unit had had no procurement training between 2002 and August 2005, although needs had been identified

The Board reiterates its recommendation that the Administration formally identify the training needs of procurement officers at all peacekeeping missions and communicate those needs to Headquarters.

(a) Training needs of procurement staff had not been formally identified at MINURSO, MONUC, UNAMSIL, UNIFIL, UNMIL and UNOMIG

Procurement authority should be delegated at the start of a field mission, and its financial limits should reflect the mission s procurement needs and ability to manage this responsibility (AM97 71 4 07)

The resulting losses were originally estimated at 3.04 million, and were attributed to inaccurate needs assessment and deficient procurement planning.

While most of the procurement staff are familiar with the standards of conduct, updated by inter office memorandum dated 21 November 2004, the Procurement and Logistics Division agrees that familiarity with those standards needs to be documented and extended to all staff associated with the procurement process.

In order to self finance its overhead costs as well as the inter agency services, it needs to win procurement contracts, given that upwards of 80 per cent of its income derives from procurement fees.

However, the Taliban are bound to one geographic area and their procurement needs are, on the whole, for conventional military weapons systems.

The Board followed up on its previous recommendation that the training needs of procurement officers should be identified and communicated to Headquarters.

Moreover, each organization has its own legislative body, mandate and priorities and utilizes its own ERP system in meeting its procurement needs.

This has proven to be an effective and efficient manner of operation, however, systems contracts cannot be applied to all procurement needs.

Review procurement procedures to ensure that the United Nations is in line with best practices and that there is effective planning of programme needs to identify common requirements and provide adequate lead time for the procurement process.

At the same time, there are challenges that need to be overcome in meeting time sensitive electoral needs in procurement, recruitment and security.

Detail, prioritize, and cost technical support needs, in areas including information and education, care and treatment, monitoring and evaluation, and procurement and supply management

Although procurement training needs were identified and communicated to HRM, it appears as if this identification process was not done in a structured manner.

This demarcation of responsibilities is critical in ensuring that the ultimate procurement decisions are made by a senior programme manager who is independent of the various requisitioning departments and who can provide an Organization wide perspective on United Nations procurement needs.

The Procurement Division was reorganized, procurement staff received training, the delegation of procurement authority has been adjusted and new procurement guidelines were finalized.

The Procurement Division was reorganized, procurement staff received training, the delegation of procurement authority has been adjusted and new procurement guidelines were finalized.

In addition, elements such as military doctrine, specific defence needs as well as the procurement cycles of individual countries must also be taken into account.

In the meantime, the Procurement Service would work with the respective missions to address their training needs, utilizing training resources that had already been developed.

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In addition, elements such as military doctrine and specific defence needs must also be taken into account as well as the procurement cycles of individual countries.

Training needs should be identified and a formal procurement specific training programme developed in cooperation with the Office of Human Resources Management (AM97 71 4 05)

Not advisable. Requisitions are channelled through the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, which plays an important role in ascertaining actual procurement needs and in verifying requisition information.

12. Regarding procurement, on 27 October 1997, I submitted a report to the General Assembly setting out proposals for procurement reform (A 52 534). The procurement manual is currently under review, and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations has also provided extensive comments on the proposed reformulation. The Task Force on Common Services is also considering the issue. But more work needs to be done to make the procurement procedures more flexible.

The primary factor to consider in deciding whether a certain type of procurement is appropriate for ERA is the level of product service complexity for the procurement and with what level of accuracy the procurement can be specified, i.e., whether suppliers can easily understand the requirement or the requirement can only be defined superficially and needs early supplier intervention.

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