III. Authorized retained surpluses

(c) To authorize the Secretary General to consolidate authorized retained surpluses in a retained surpluses account

From surpluses for prior years

Authorized retained surpluses as established by

SBS also suffered from tight budget constraints and staff shortages.

We still face extreme poverty, food shortages, hunger and malnutrition.

2. Operational reserve and annual surpluses of income over expenditure

Both countries have massive surpluses of savings over investment and huge trade surpluses. Both parade their fiscal virtue and insist that deficit countries stop their irresponsible spending.

We've never had such gargantuan surpluses before.

Some Member States opted to transfer their share in the surpluses directly to UNLB and, accordingly, surpluses of 54,690,848 and 25,815,321 have been transferred directly from UNPF and UNMIH, respectively.

In these departments, shortages exceed 50 per cent.

Communal detention centres also suffered from water shortages.

The dry season exacerbated the problem of water shortages.

Violent conflicts, food shortages and governance crises are among the most widespread causes.

It was also vital that countries with balance of payment surpluses recycle those surpluses in the form of untied loans and humanitarian aid to countries in the process of adjustment.

13. It is proposed that, consistent with current practice for the regular budget, the shares of Member States as regards authorized retained surpluses should be allocated by applying the current regular budget and peacekeeping scales to the currently retained surpluses. Should any surpluses be added to the retained surpluses account in future, these could be allocated between Member States, using relevant scales of assessment then in force.

Balance of payment surpluses could be recycled as untied loans and humanitarian aid.

So long as the eurozone as a whole was relatively balanced, Germany s surpluses were considered irrelevant just as, say, Texas s surpluses have never been considered an issue in the United States. Chinese surpluses, by contrast, were seen as a cause of global imbalances.

Heightened urban food insecurity, due to inflation and commodity shortages, has also been reported.

The courts were also experiencing serious shortages in terms of human and technical resources.

The eurozone is now running even larger ones, with swings in southern Europe augmenting Germany s longstanding surpluses. Indeed, countries from Singapore to Russia are running large surpluses.

Delays and shortages persisted and the situation had to be remedied by drawing on reserve stocks.

The floods also caused shortages of vegetables in the State shops.

The demining process has been too slow and is hampered by serious shortages of funding.

December 1997 and March 1998 supply ships were delayed, owing primarily to those power shortages.

(f) To enhance the status, morale and professionalism of teachers and to address shortages of qualified teachers

Heavy snow blocked district roads and prevented the movement of food, causing shortages and steep price rises.

We afflicted Pharaoh's people with shortages of food and famine so that they might take heed,

We afflicted Pharaoh's people with shortages of food and famine so that they might take heed,

Internally displaced persons face severe food shortages and inadequate access to safe drinking water, health and education services.

Witnesses spoke of severe housing shortages in the cities and towns of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Schools also continue struggling with high drop out rates and serious shortages of teachers, especially female teachers.

Furthermore, fuel and water collection present severe challenges, as do shortages in the level of material assistance.

The situation caused serious water shortages in Bethlehem and the surrounding areas. (The Jerusalem Times, 24 April)

China's demand for iron ore has remained strong, leading to temporary local shortages.

Many maintain swimming pools even at times when Palestinians face severe water shortages.

31. Power shortages in New Zealand have caused serious supply problems for Pitcairn.

15. At the end of 1997 the General Fund had authorized retained surpluses totalling 68.4 million. There are also surpluses and savings on the liquidation of prior period obligations in the biennium 1996 1997, which totalled 89.6 million.

There are marked shortages of water and sanitation services in rural areas and in some departments in the country.

Fiscal surpluses in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries rose to new records, and internal debts were attenuated.

(d) Utilization of agricultural surpluses creation of commercial opportunities from by products such as glycerol and oilcake

Furthermore, the Committee questions the linkage between the treatment of retained surpluses and the Revolving Credit Fund.

15. In order to simplify the operation of the mechanism proposed in this respect for the Revolving Credit Fund, it is proposed that authorized retained surpluses be consolidated in a retained surpluses account.

Meanwhile, water shortages and the deterioration of water quality are being reported in most parts of the country.

The key issues facing a number of poor developing countries include shortages of resources financial, material and human.