The medium term plan for the period 1998 2001 (A 51 6 (Prog. 13)) provides the main programmatic priority programme for the outline period.

Planning for Long Term Urban Sustainability

During the 2006 2007 biennium UNEP will aim at strengthening a selected a set of activities currently under way, with a view to gradually building the organization's enhanced capacity in delivering the Bali Strategic Plan and preparing for the next biennium.

It was noted that community identified project planning processes needed to be synchronized with the Government's planning budget cycle.

This was intended to facilitate long term planning by consolidating requirements.

The Chambers regularly hold preparatory meetings to plan the conduct of trials.

14.11 The extrabudgetary resources projected to be available to UNEP in the biennium 2006 2007 amount to 260,931,400 and represent 95.6 per cent of the total resources expected to be available to this programme.

29. Advance planning for integration, at least for the short to medium term, should be undertaken well before the demobilization process starts.

Short term and long term programmes need to be planned and implemented in a coordinated way in order to consolidate peace and development.

(g) The financial period of UNEP is a biennium and consists of two consecutive calendar years.

The Board also noted that there was insufficient long term planning of maintenance and alteration work in UNDP.

During the period under review, UN Habitat has undertaken the physical and social planning of the two sites, while site preparation is in progress.

(j) Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) proposed biennial programme and support budget for 2006 2007 (UNEP GC.23 8 Add.1)

This matter was part of the planning exercise for the biennium 2006 2007.

Under this long term plan, detailed action programmes are in preparation.

The activities for which UNEP is responsible fall within the framework of programme 11, Environment, of the biennial programme plan for the period 2006 2007.

There is no reference to the medium term plan in chapter 4 of the UNHCR Manual, relating to planning, implementing and reporting.

(b) Review the New Generation programme periodically, with the active participation of children and NGOs and

Sustainable development and the integration of climate change concerns into medium and long term planning

Such exchanges have a particular value during the planning and mounting of missions.

Such a reserve would allow for medium and long term planning and greater outreach of its activities.

Selected output services provided by the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts during the biennium 1996 1997

This would then make the level of resources that can be planned for regular engagements in the work plan more realistic.

The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions has considered the report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the proposed biennial programme and support budget of UNEP for 2006 2007 (UNEP GC.23 8).

MERCURE, a satellite based communications capability donated to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by member States of ESA, was discussed during the Workshop.

The financial management and oversight capacity of UNEP will be enhanced on the basis of the expected recommendations of the management review of UNEP.

The inter fund balances between the United Nations General Fund, the Fund of UNEP, UNEP trust funds and other accounts are settled on a periodic basis.

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(f) Integrated resource planning and least cost planning

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Emergency contributions decreased by 12 per cent compared to 2003 and 3 per cent compared to the financial plan.

Infrastructure projects require extensive planning and significant upfront investment.

of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme,

Table 11. Proposed revised budget for the biennium 1996 1997 for the Fund

This will involve the preparation of a methodology for an integrated planning system with elements of programme planning, human resources planning, organizational and financial planning and the building of an operational planning model.

Physical planning in Denmark is comprehensive planning.

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Support through the regular programme of UNDP would continue into future programming cycles.

6. UNDCP should adopt a more prudent approach in the planning of its projects, ensuring that projects have realistic start dates and duration and sound procurement planning, financial resources and execution arrangements (para. 48).

Also welcomes the recent efforts by the interim Government of Haiti to focus on long term development through the creation of a strategic planning unit in support of the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to include in its Manual provisions linking the United Nations medium term plan and strategic framework to its internal planning process.

The services of an international expert in disaster planning and management will be made available for a minimum period of one year to assist in all aspects of economic and social planning for disaster management.

The budget for the biennium 1998 1999 was prepared on a needs basis in accordance with overall planning assumptions.

Activities must be planned and implemented to exist beyond the period of external support.