Architecture and engineering office,

Considera por ejemplo la vía rápida que corría por la orilla occidental de Manhattan. Era un joven ingeniero avisándome que el segundo piso del lado Oeste de la Isla se había colapsado a la altura de la calle Gansevoort.

On a number of occasions, the Agency had to delay construction work on schools for considerable periods of time while awaiting final decisions on the part of the Israeli authorities enabling construction to commence or continue.

Both the electoral process and the disarmament process had reached deadlock.

The decline in the Agency's financial resources had diminished its ability to carry out its regular programmes and the new emergency and relief assistance programmes.

Different projects use different translation files filesystem layout.

The education programme continued to adhere to the education curricula of host authorities, necessitating the introduction of changes in UNRWA school curricula when such changes were made in host authority curricula.

The Agency was not always provided with adequate and timely information by the relevant authorities as to the reasons for the arrest and detention of its staff members.

As long as the Israeli authorities continued to violate the principles of international law and undermine the peace process, the work of the Agency would suffer.

As a result, the Agency implements all improvements and enhancements to the curriculum introduced by the host country authorities.

(b) International Labour Office (ILO)

The Agency also had access to all staff from the West Bank detained by the Palestinian Authority.

The Agency appealed to the relevant authorities to allow it to complete the school as soon as possible.

(iii) Probable participation of Chilean engineers in NASA research projects

The Palestinian authorities made every effort to accommodate the Agency s needs.

Entry and driving permits issued by the Israeli authorities for UNRWA local staff

Following legal proceedings initiated by the Israeli authorities against an UNRWA driver involved in a traffic accident while on duty, the Agency asserted the immunity from jurisdiction of its staff members in respect of official acts performed on behalf of the Agency, and requested the Israeli authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure that its privileges and immunities were upheld.

The Agency continued discussions with the Israeli authorities over the issue of vehicle insurance for UNRWA vehicles registered with the Israeli authorities for use in Israel, the West Bank including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

36. Diversification has also frequently been oriented to processes, as opposed to being bound to commodity types.

Constructive discussions continued between the Agency and the Syrian authorities with a view to resolving outstanding issues relating to the exchange rate accorded to the Agency in 1996.

The Israeli authorities advised UNRWA that a decision in principle had been taken to grant exemptions to the Agency in respect of the exit tax at the Allenby Bridge and Rafah terminal.

The Committee points out that a significant amount of engineering work is done in the field by the support units of peacekeeping administration and it is not clear as to what type of additional engineering support needs to be provided by desk engineers at Headquarters.

The team included specialists from USGS, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Biological Survey, Soil Conservation Service, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The Agency was not granted access to staff members arrested by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank or Gaza Strip.

During the reporting period, 31 UNRWA staff members were arrested and or detained by the Israeli authorities, and the Agency continued to be systematically refused access to members of its staff in detention.

The mandate to organize this conference was given by the Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.

Nevertheless, the Agency continued to cooperate closely with the Syrian authorities in providing services to refugees.

1.41 Support for the Agency and increased coordination among the Agency and host authorities, other UN agencies, NGOs and the refugees themselves contribute to the effective delivery of services by UNRWA.

On the other, the needs of the refugees, the delicate situation in the region and the tradition of the Agency apos s work over four decades militated against any significant adjustments to Agency programmes.

The Israeli authorities advised UNRWA that a decision in principle had been taken to grant exemptions to the Agency in respect of the exit tax at the Allenby Bridge and Rafah terminal.

The corresponding information had been brought to the attention of the Israeli authorities, who had demonstrated a thorough understanding of the situation and it was hoped that they would make a maximum effort to help the Agency solve that problem.

All new Executive Directorate staff will continue to receive the necessary training in order to become familiar with the work and procedures of the Committee and the Executive Directorate and thereby enhance their productivity.

However, the Israeli authorities denied the Agency access to detained staff members held in the West Bank until February 1998, when, after representations by the Agency, it became possible to resume visits to all but one of the detained staff members.

The Lebanese authorities provided the Agency with adequate information about the reasons for detention of its staff members, as requested by the Agency, while in Jordan the reasons given for the detention of staff members were stated only as security related .

The Advisory Commission has a working relationship with the Palestine Liberation Organisation.

The Executive Board adopted the agenda, timetable and organization of work (E ICEF 2005 7 and Corr.1) for the session.

Overall filter program

Since UNRWA s basic education programme followed that of the host authority in each field of operation as a matter of policy, changes in host authority education programmes had implications for the Agency, which under normal circumstances would introduce them in its schools.

The number of Jerusalem entry permits issued by the Israeli authorities to UNRWA staff members has decreased.

UNRWA has historically maintained close working relationships with the public health departments of the host authorities.

In the West Bank, the Agency experienced no significant difficulty in obtaining details about the place of and reasons for detention of staff by the Israeli authorities.

Regarding constraints on Agency operations referred to in your report, the Commission called upon the Israeli authorities to do their part to ensure that Agency operations proceeded unhampered.

Changes in host authority education programmes consequently had implications for the Agency, which under normal circumstances would introduce them in its schools.

Construction works at three schools were halted by the Israeli authorities, and the Agency continued to experience difficulty in obtaining sites for school construction (see para. 113).

The Agency commenced a preliminary comparative study of UNRWA and host authority policies on assistance to needy families, due to be completed by the end of 1998.