1. Staff member, International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

2. Staff member, International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

The staff reduction exercise in 2004 was necessary to align its staff complement with its organizational structure.

In four staff reduction exercises between 1987 and 1999, 386 staff had been separated from the Organization.

However, no further staff reduction exercises had been needed since that time.

In that connection, her delegation welcomed the planned reduction of UNDP headquarters staff.

Like the creation of posts, any reduction in staff should be fully justified.

It thus seemed contradictory for the Secretariat now to propose such a staff reduction.

Phased reduction of staff beginning in March 1997 in connection with transition to MONUA

Restructuring related to a 15 per cent reduction in international staff has been completed.

In view of the forthcoming reduction of staff, it would seem that reallocation of staff within the department would not be feasible.

As regards the estimated reduction in requirements for staff assessment for the biennium 2006 2007 under section 35, Staff assessment, in the amount of 48,890,000, these will be offset by a reduction of a corresponding amount of income under Income section 1, Income from staff assessment.

25. As can be seen from annex III to the present document, of the proposed 140 million reduction in the report of the Secretary General, a reduction of 71.5 million is estimated for staff costs, 19.3 million for staff assessment and 49.2 million for non staff costs.

The introduction of a fair and transparent policy to guide the gradual reduction of staff has alleviated some initial anxieties and concerns of staff.

The reduction of 48,890,000 under section 35, Staff assessment, which will be offset by a corresponding reduction under Income section 1, Income from staff assessment, will be reflected in the recosting of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006 2007.

Consequently, and in the light of this requirement, I strongly believe that, despite the well known situation of the current staff reduction exercise, the General Assembly Affairs Division should be substantially strengthened and, at any rate, should not suffer any reduction in staff.

73. Mr. Halbwachs (Controller) said that the continued streamlining of the UNTSO administration had involved the reduction of 13 military observer posts, with a corresponding reduction in support staff.

As more and more junior level staff from this area have accepted positions in other offices, the result has been severe staff shortages and consequent reduction in deliveries.

The reduction includes the related impact on operational and other non staff costs of the Committee's recommendations on posts.

He also recalled that the overall average number of Libyan diplomatic staff before the reduction had been 12 persons.

The adjustment of staff assessment reflects the recommendation of the International Civil Service Commission on a 20 per cent reduction in the staff assessment scale effective 1 January 2006.

The reduction in the value of pensions payable to locally recruited staff, resulting from abrupt devaluations of national currencies, remains of great concern to this category of staff members.

4), a reduction of 33,860,400 resulting from revised exchange rate assumptions, additional requirements of 24,074,600 related to revised inflation assumptions and a reduction of 43,011,800 due to adjustment of staff assessment ( 43,011,800).

The reductions in staff recommended in the paragraphs above would lead to a consequential reduction of 1,984,600 under support services.

The reductions in staff recommended in the paragraphs above would lead to a consequential reduction of 57,700 under section 28F.

Bearing in mind the reduction in the total volume of procurement, the available staff resources within the Division are adequate.

As UNAMSIL has been drawing down, international staff turnover has increased, owing to reassignments to new and expanding missions, which has resulted in a reduction of skilled staff in the Mission.

The Organization's claim to the International Atomic Energy Agency under the cost sharing agreement for termination indemnity costs for Buildings Management staff separated during the 1995 staff reduction exercise is not resolved.

The reductions in staff and other recommendations in the paragraphs above would lead to a consequential reduction of 397,300 under section 28E.

This delayed deployment would lead to a further cost reduction of 306,200 under the civilian personnel component for national staff and UNVs.

14. Also reaffirms that the implementation of the reform measures and the reduction of posts must not entail involuntary separation of staff

The total number of separations has exceeded the number of recruitments by 15 per cent, thereby continuing a general reduction of staff.

Of the 30 international and local staff co located with other missions, there is scope for a reduction to a minimal level.

It is estimated that application of the new staff assessment rates for Professional and higher categories of staff would result in a reduction of the estimated requirements for the biennium 2006 2007 in the amount of 48,890,000 under section 35, Staff assessment.

A net decrease in requirements for local staff salaries and common staff costs reflects the reduction in local personnel serving UNFICYP, through the proposed abolition of 86 local level staff posts, as indicated in paragraphs 33 and 34 of the present report.

In the period immediately following the announcement in 2002 of the completion strategy, both staff and management decided that any reduction of posts and staff should be undertaken in the first instance through attrition.

The Committee recommends maintaining budgetary resources for the travel of staff at the 2004 2005 level, this represents a reduction of 42,200 (before recosting).

The recent reduction in evaluation staff resources presents a new challenge, coming at precisely the time efforts are being made to strengthen the function.

For the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the total reduction of 15.7 million reflects a reduction of 10.7 million due to revised exchange rate assumptions, 1.4 million for recosted inflation and 2.4 million in adjustment of staff assessment.

The total reduction in resources under this heading is partially offset by increased requirements for local staff costs which reflect a 12.5 per cent increase in the local staff salary scale for Cyprus, effective 1 January 1997.

However, based on a request from the UNPREDEP administration, no reduction was made in the MSA rates payable to UNPREDEP staff, pending a field survey.

The reduction, part of which came about as a result of the departure of international staff hired on one year contracts to facilitate the headquarters move, would generate a staff cost savings of approximately 4 million per annum.

While recognizing the need for a drug dimension in vocational and professional training, there is also a need for skills training for specialist demand reduction staff.

3. Emphasizes also that the efficiency measures should not lead to a process of budgetary reduction and should not result in the involuntary separation of staff

The net reduction of 91,200 reflects additional requirements of 39,700 relating to the travel of representatives, offset by reduced requirements, based on the pattern of expenditure, for other staff costs ( 75,500), travel of staff ( 42,800) and general operating expenses ( 12,600).