This was due to the relative inexperience of the organizations in using this aspect of performance measurements, although a few of them had had considerable experience with the approach.

While there was no consensus on the usefulness of performance requirements, several experts noted the importance of distinguishing between mandatory and voluntary performance requirements.

They have been criticized for their bureaucratic nature, the absence of performance criteria for judging or stimulating their performance and their lack of effectiveness in responding to the needs of SMEs.

While the overall objectives presented in paragraph 28.5 were endorsed, it was felt that their achievement would be difficult to measure in the absence of performance indicators.

Food insecurity was a result of inadequate access to natural resources, employment, income or social support.

The poor quality of education, especially in public schools, the absence of incitement on the part of teachers and the lack of textbooks have reduced the quality of teachers performance and students records.

In the absence of readily available performance information at the Geneva and Vienna offices, the Board examined one key aspect of performance timeliness in the delivery of services in personnel, procurement and conference services.

Performance is not likely to occur in the absence of more fundamental organizational capacity.

(i) Lack of criteria to define the bases of post graduate specialization

Additional constraints include lack of access to capital, limited alternative employment opportunities and a lack of appropriate technology.

(d) There was a lack of professionalism in the overall crime investigation techniques employed

There is both a knowledge deficit and an understanding deficit.

However, the lack of quantitative indicators for technical cooperation activities was a matter of concern, and he questioned whether the performance of technical cooperation programmes could be properly measured and benchmarked without such figures.

But the problem was a lack of resources, not a lack of willingness.

The low grades, absences...

Intra State conflicts are a key reason for the lack of security, of investment and of development.

Repair and maintenance facilities for industrial infrastructure are deficient.

The country suffers from a lack of educated officials and professionals.

Among the difficulties cited were lack of finance, lack of technologies appropriate for SMEs, and lack of information available to SMEs.

At the same time, regardless of a fairly high rate of unemployment there is also a lack of qualified work force.

It is also concerned by the lack of resources in the field of vocational training.

10. The absence of commercial banks has led to non conventional forms of lending.

It is also concerned at the lack of resources in the field of vocational training.

They cannot provide real collateral.

In the absence of long term sustainability, microcredit operations become a welfare or charity operation.

This performance lag is caused by a continuing lack of adequate resources, but does represent a 3 per cent improvement in UNRWA students' achievement over the previous school year, and can be attributed to remedial action taken by the Agency.

Moreover, it expresses its concern at the lack of learning and teaching facilities, as well as at the shortage of trained teachers in rural areas and in particular on commercial farms.

Most of the developing countries were agricultural economies, lacking processing capacities.

(h) The mid year review requires no written comments, except in cases where plans have changed or performance gaps exist

What is often presumed to indicate lack of commitment happens to be lack of capacity.

There is no lack of material or ideas on the subject.

He is lacking in experience.

He is lacking in common sense.

He is wanting in courage.

She is lacking in common sense.

You're impatient.

Insular, love of imitation,

43. Broadly stated, there are two reasons why States do not report administrative incapacity including a lack of specialist expertise or lack of political will, or a combination of both.

Office of Internal Oversight Services review

These Programmes were, at times, short of finances, hampering operations in the field.

Data related to the impact of OFDI on firms' competitiveness are particularly lacking, especially for the SME sector.

Inertia, lack of action.

Resources are scarce.

Lack of service specifications

Lack of political support