The way government does its procurement affects the format of electronic auctions in public procurement.

Corruption in procurement and its impact on the enjoyment of human rights

Corruption in procurement and its impact on the enjoyment

This delay had a consequent impact on procurement activity and other key projects.

Welcomes the training programmes for United Nations procurement staff that the Procurement Service has initiated, including in the field, and requests the Secretary General to support these programmes and to evaluate and monitor their impact

This lack of clarity has implications for implementation of IAPWG's recommendations or decisions in the organizations and for budgeting resources for joint procurement improvement projects, and the choice of resources that must be approved by the governing bodies.

Of the many factors that affect a shopper s shopping experience, the impact of shopping centers in business districts is the most important.

Disaggregating the supply chain, sourcing from different locations and changing the way of doing business are all affecting the market.

The decrease reflects the effects of streamlining operational costs in advertising and in the purchase of stamp stocks.

(d) The eventual impact of energy conscious public procurement is not yet sufficiently understood.

The embargo is having an impact also on FACI efforts outside the country to procure spare parts and technical data.

On the other hand, it is observed that such a pattern may impact other methods of procurement where, however, reduction of time frames for certain acts may not be justifiable.

In addition, under FAR 1.301 (b), agency acquisition regulations are required to be published for comment in the Federal Register when they have a significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of the agency or have a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors.

11. Welcomes the initiatives of the Secretary General in undertaking training programmes for United Nations procurement staff, including in the field, and requests the Secretary General to evaluate their impact and monitor their implementation and to submit proposals on making any further improvements necessary in the training of staff in procurement processes

The use of environmental impact assessment, where appropriate

The objective should be to foster commonalities within the procurement profession and significantly streamline procurement steps and procedures, without prejudice to any statutory elements that might be specific to some agencies and which could be reflected in a common manual.

(a) To promote awareness of the adverse effects of abnormally low tenders, to provide training to procurement officers, and to ensure that the procurement entity has adequate resources and information, including reference or market prices where possible

This portion of the study will therefore examine how corruption affects public contracting and procurement, be it corruption in health sector procurement, in the education sector, and in the provision of social amenities (e.g. road construction, procurement of goods and services, etc.).

UNPD United Nations Procurement Division

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(i) Guyana was severely affected by drought, while its gold mining industry was severely affected by water shortages

While office equipment may be speedily procured without too much disruption in the workflow, changes that have an impact on the careers, livelihood, and ingrained habits of individuals need a more subtle approach.

The Secretary General has concluded that a relocation of logistics and procurement functions from New York to UNLB is likely to have a significant negative impact on operational effectiveness.

The Secretary General concludes that a relocation of procurement and operational logistics functions to UNLB is likely to have a significant negative impact on operational effectiveness.

A supportive attitude will affect performance quality and, as a result, the quality of internal controls.

IAPSO Inter Agency Procurement Services Office

(b) Inter Agency Procurement Services Office

The Secretary General finds that the procurement and logistics operational functions should be co located owing to their close interdependence, and concludes that the nature and frequency of interactions and coordination between requisitioners and procurement rules out the option of geographically separating them without substantial adverse impact on organizational effectiveness.

These include better procurement planning by requisitioning units, streamlining the procurement process in the Procurement Division and by the Headquarters Committee on Contracts and making necessary changes to the procurement framework, including regulations, rules and refinements in the Procurement Manual.

9. Impact. Lessons learned and measures already taken are aimed at raising the impact of the regional programme.

The Section is considering new procurement practices to provide more flexibility for small purchases.

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

JPS Joint Purchase Service

The Inter Agency Procurement Working Group (IAPWG)

The high rate of response from the substantive branches in completing their procurement plans is commendable.

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

a Area affected by quarrying excavation activities.

IAPWG Inter Agency Procurement Working Group

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Procurement

Speakers underlined the need for a coherent policy on trade and aid, as well as the need to assess the impact of aid policies, for example, procurement rules on the quality of aid.

See, e.g., in China, the Shanghai Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, articles 22 and 27 the Shenzhen City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 31 the Zhuhai City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 29 and the Hefei City Interim Measures for the Management of Online Public Procurement Bidding, article 25.

The Procurement Division procured a total of 309 million in 1997, or 11 per cent of total United Nations system procurement.

The Administration reported one ex gratia payment amounting to 40,000 that had been made to the father of a deceased UNMIK staff member who had lost her life while performing official duties during the financial period ended 30 June 2005.

The primary source of procurement statistics is the annual report on United Nations system procurement issued by the Inter Agency Procurement Services Office of UNDP.