Resource requirements (before recosting) this subprogramme is funded solely from extrabudgetary resources

33.37 The estimated requirements of 1,978,700, including an increase of 878,700, will provide for the United Nations share of field support costs under this subprogramme.

For budgetary purposes, the cost of the 2,000 international person months had been calculated at the P 3 level.

The Advisory Committee was informed that the staff and other expenses of the Office of the High Representative are funded through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Budgetary provision was made for 2,403 person months based on an annual cost of 14,200 at the G 4 level ( 2,843,600).

The Board endorsed the plan to publish both preliminary and final PPPs and to publish in stages for consumption and the full GDP.

The proposed increase in travel funds for the Specialist Services Division was primarily attributable to the expected needs of the Compensation and Classification Policy Section it should be noted that travel funds for the Office s other subprogrammes were to be significantly reduced.

The Panel notes that the mudflats are characterized by low levels of oil contamination, and the evidence provided is not sufficient to demonstrate that the contamination is causing environmental damage.

Estimated requirements for subprogramme 1 should also be reduced by 1,380,000 for non post requirements relating to the Global Human Rights Report.2

IV.6 Under subprogramme 3, proposed requirements for other staff costs amount to 116,600 (before recosting), which is 6,600 more than the 2004 2005 appropriation of 110,000.

Total after recosting

The appropriate format for cost recovery for services provided by UNDP to UNCDF at both headquarters and country levels is under preparation.

Table 2 Cost estimates design development phase

While the estimated requirements were based on the salary scale applicable to the G 2 step 1 level, 70 per cent of the staff were at higher grade levels.

Methodologies used to calculate costs Staff costs Salary and common staff costs The standard costs (in United States dollars) applied in determining staff costs in the proposed budget are based on actual salary costs for the first three months of 2005, and adjusted for step increments in 2006 2007.

Audit costs

(e) The effectiveness of procurement training had not been evaluated at MINURSO, UNLB, UNMIL and UNOMIG.

Billing Information

Expenses conduit

cost

Total proposed inventory

Estimated cost (US )

(iii) Audit costs

Provision of 30,000 is made for landing fees and ground handling charges at an estimated monthly cost of 2,500.

Provision is made for the estimated cost of external audit for the budgeted period.

The Assembly has also approved one time security upgrades at the United Nations Office at Geneva with an estimated cost of 35.1 million.

Assignment of contribution levels for 2001 2003

Obligatory and free of charge primary education

The total audit costs for the biennium 1998 1999 amounted to 924,300, of which 527,100 was for internal audits and 397,200 for external audits.

Adding quot total before recosting quot and quot recosting quot yields the outline.

Lower than estimated electricity costs and cost of water delivery.

Provision was made in the cost estimates for payment of mission subsistence allowance for 729 person days at 99 per day for staff at the D 2 and D 1 levels ( 72,200) and for 58,798 person days at a rate of 90 per day ( 5,291,800), for a total of 5,364,000.

Total projected reduction in expenditures (944 000)

Recosting

Computer Weak

Computer Normal

Travel of staff

Freight at 25 per cent

Freight, at 15 per cent

(i) Computer costs

Computer costs

(a) Audit costs

Total audit costs

Summary of the costs of the individual elements of a work plan on the regional and national delivery of technical assistance for 2006

The requirements are made on the basis of a 10 per cent vacancy rate for international staff and full incumbency at the local level.