Overall, the funds monitoring tool would be utilized to more accurately formulate budgets and increase budget implementation rates, bringing expenditures more in line with budgets.

2. Notes that the overall utilization factor at the four main duty stations, while still above the established benchmark of 80 per cent, decreased from 85 per cent in 2005 to 83 per cent in 2006, although the planning accuracy factor improved by 5 per cent over the 2005 reporting period

Improved efficiency and productivity gains can arise from investment in ICT based systems for transport and logistical systems, provision of more timely and accurate meteorological information, railway ticketing systems, as well as many other applications.

(b) Acquire oceanic and other data to improve the accuracy of predicting and warning of events such as tsunamis, typhoons and hurricanes

UNMISET has since improved the accuracy and correctness of troop strength reporting.

27. As indicated in paragraph 18 of the report of the Secretary General, the increase in vacancies is expected to be realized through

It also expects that, with time, productivity will be increased.

The accuracy of observations was expected to be improved in comparison with the Hipparcos mission.

In expected accomplishment (b), after the Organization add and increased efficiency .

Possible standards have been identified and final proposals will be submitted by the Task Force to the Finance and Budget Network for approval prior to their presentation to the Committee for endorsement.

In addition to clear rules and regulations, operational standards should be developed wherever possible in order to improve operational efficiency.

Secondly, the recosting adjustments lift the preceding budget and the resource growth to the rates and standard costs prevailing during the future outline period.

Such adjustments reflect, in particular, the fluctuations in rates and standard costs compared with the assumption used for establishing the approved budget.

Voluntary approaches or standards to improve average vehicle fuel efficiency

To reduce the socioeconomic impact of HIV AIDS.

The objective of the report was to identify opportunities for increasing procurement efficiency and effectiveness within the United Nations system, focusing on productivity enhancement, improved cooperation and coordination, and technological innovations.

The Committee believes that the budget reports should explain deviations from standard costs and reasons for the application of mission specific costs rather than standard costs.

28F.19 The subprogramme is expected to achieve its objectives and expected accomplishments on the assumption that the stakeholders cooperate by submitting timely and accurate financial reports.

The actual vacancy rates shown in the performance reports were often much higher than those assumed in the original budget submissions.

This was also true in most sections where the rate of implementation of the high priority subprogrammes was higher than the average implementation rate of the relevant sections.

A new reservations and scheduling system has been introduced, to improve efficiency.

The objective of the report is to identify opportunities for increasing procurement efficiency and effectiveness in the United Nations system, especially through productivity enhancement, improved cooperation and coordination and technological innovations.

Activity based costing standards could also provide good benchmarks to measure increases in efficiency.

This development will enhance the accuracy of data and improve service delivery.

The results based approach to budgeting would improve efficiency.

And it got it 50 percent of the time which is exactly what you'd expect with a coin flip model.

Mortality from miscarriage is 25 per cent above standard age adjusted rates (England and Wales) and mortality from septicaemia is 18 times higher than the standard.

Their overall rate of implementation by section of the programme budget is provided in annex II. The average rate of implementation of the high priority subprogrammes combined is higher than that of the overall rate of implementation of all programme budget sections (82 per cent).

Improvements in efficiency

Budget cuts should not be an end in themselves rather, efficiency gains should be used to strengthen priority activities.

5. Further requests the Secretary General to ensure that the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity serve as the primary criteria in the recruitment of staff

Additionally, the integration of experimental products, such as ocean surface winds from scatterometer instruments and moisture or rainfall from microwave instruments, has improved such forecasts.

Additionally, the integration of experimental products, such as ocean surface winds from scatterometer instruments and moisture or rainfall from microwave instruments, had improved such forecasts.

The Assembly also commended the efforts of the Commissioner General to move towards budgetary transparency and internal efficiency.

Doctors are 19 percent faster, more accurate at coming up with the correct diagnosis when positive instead of negative, neutral or stressed.

Improved accuracy or reliability of financial or management information

The Committee also recommended that proposals related to efficiency measures form a distinct part of the performance report and be treated separately from information on changes related to currency fluctuation and inflation.

These, in turn, are expected to improve the predictability, timeliness and effectiveness of the humanitarian response to crisis.

As a result, the ratification rate of the universal instruments has risen from 60 percent three years ago to 89 percent today.

Improving productivity

But the pay off is really enormous.

General improvements in space based meteorology beyond 2000 would include better detection of natural hazards, increased use of applications, improved timeliness and accuracy of forecasts and warnings and enhanced capabilities to distribute meteorological information among nations and to the public.

The financial markets are obsessed with anticipating whether rates will rise in March or June. Although my own best guess is that the Fed will start to raise rates in March, the starting date is less important than the pace of the rate increase and where the rate will be by the end of 2015.

In this connection, the Committee also notes from the report of the Secretary General that, under section 29 (Office of Internal Oversight Services) of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1996 1997, the proposed vacancy rate is approximately 18 per cent, higher than any proposed for other sections of the budget.

The reduction in the regular budget of UNCTAD should therefore be compensated for by extrabudgetary resources and improved efficiency.