They are being calculated using the so called consumer apos s basket, which includes 497 items for the social minimum and 746 items for the living standards minimum.

(e) Project proposals should pursue low cost implementation solutions

PROEDIS, which funds work on community interest projects, has focused on building projects, which is why the level of participation by women is low.

(b) Projects must provide a reduction in emissions that is additional to any that would otherwise occur.

This is something that we've been semi quietly working on for the last year and a half or so.

14.8 While overall objectives for technical cooperation were achieved, UNDCP suffered from lower expenditure for operational projects, mainly attributable to low delivery of agency and government executed projects.

It is hoped that with the completion of the project, the situation will be positively changed and that the dropout rate will be reduced.

Film project was not implemented, lower actual requirements for other activities.

By December 1996, 7.4 million had been spent on 50 main projects and a further 2 million on 250 low value quick impact projects.

The Ministry of Health's Public Health Services initiated a project to reduce infant mortality in the Bedouin sector.

The basic purpose of the Programme is to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality due to abortions performed under unsafe conditions .

1. Expresses concern at the low implementation rate of the projects undertaken through the Development Account

The Millennium Project report highlighted the problems of sub Saharan Africa and the poverty trap that is, low tax returns, low saving rates and the like.

20. The lowering of the ceiling for contributions to the regular budget was probably the most contentious issue under the current agenda item.

At the same time, the durable viability of UNOPS will require a reduction in the cost base of its operations.

The evolution of this project could provide low cost remote sensing benefits to developing countries.

11. Every effort is being made to ensure that project revisions are kept to a minimum.

The participating countries have committed in kind contributions of at least the same amount that they will receive from the LADA project.

In order to ensure that the share of TRAC line 1.1.1 resources allocated to low income countries remains in the range of 85 to 91 per cent of total TRAC line 1.1.1 resources, it became necessary to assign a low income country bonus.

Receipts go down, some spending programs go up, but most of it is not because of that.

The project will assist the Investment Management Service in mitigating exposure to various risk factors.

An ability to pool resources and reduce costs for technology development (e.g. the undertaking of joint projects)

Several international LEO communication satellite network development projects saw domestic industry participation in 1996 and 1997.

There was difficulty in raising donor support for lower profile projects and for projects that rely on human resources and staff capacity rather than on infrastructure and supplies.

The purpose of ALFLEX project was to develop design and production technology for a craft during low altitude flights and landing operations.

The purpose of the ALFLEX project was to develop design and production technology for a craft during low altitude flights and landing operations.

In developing the guidance in (a) and (b) above, the Executive Board shall take into account Current practices in the host country or an appropriate region, and observed trends Least cost technology for the activity or project category.

UNOPS agrees that overriding commitment control in Atlas is not satisfactory and that it could be minimized by better project planning, quicker year end closing of project accounts and more prompt allocation of cash receipts in Atlas.

At the same time, on the job training would make the program attractive to workers and to society as a whole. Governments could afford the cost of the subsidies since cutting unemployment would not only lower public security costs, but would also reduce the need for welfare programs.

7. The amount apportioned for this item was lower than actual requirements owing in part to appropriations being provided on a net basis.

A number of NGOs have also executed major projects aimed at supply reduction (alternative development projects to reduce the economic dependence of peasant farming communities on illicit narcotic crops).

In a project under the low income countries under stress initiative of the World Bank, UNDP has launched a distance learning project targeting the tertiary education sector.

Project activities may be bundled or portfolio bundled at the following stages in the project cycle the project design document, validation, registration, monitoring, verification and certification.

The project also assisted the hospital to develop a strategic action plan so that it could meet minimum standards.

The project now aims to improve the provision of heat and hot water by addressing inefficiencies in the system.

One project, foresees using space based assets to attack ground targets, however this project will find it difficult to gather support, as it competes against much less expensive ground based alternatives.

With revenue targets conservatively projected at 50.07 million in 2007 to allow for closure of non viable service lines (below full cost recovery) and those falling outside the remit of option one, and based on projected revenues from existing portfolios and other income sources, the goal for additional revenue generation in 2007 is projected at 23.81 million, or 47.6 per cent of the target.

(a) Comprehensive management of complex, large scale project operations for delivery to clients in low income countries in crisis, including a range of engineering and infrastructure projects

The Millennium Development Goals are a minimum, not a maximum agenda a starting point, not the end.

Studies and demonstration projects have already identified areas where savings could reduce costs by about two thirds.

3. The Government formulated a three year Programme Triennial Minimum , aimed at defining the Government s most urgent priorities.

In consequence, the Office of Project Services had obtained less than optimal returns on its technology investments and system usage levels were low.

The variance under this heading is attributable to the lower actual cost of 21 binoculars (12 replacement and 9 additional) for the civilian police personnel owing to favourable prices obtained on the market.

The measures so far undertaken have helped to optimize food programmes, by benefiting the vulnerable population directly, improving programme focus, maintaining constant coverage in municipalities of low or very low marginalization while giving priority to the population living in areas of high or very high marginalization and in indigenous areas, and improving the nutritional input and coverage of new programmes.

To address concerns, UNOPS had adopted a risk management approach to option 1 by reducing the cost base and ensuring that major costs were factored into project budgets.