We have significantly lower capital costs in our plant equipment.

The requirements under communications ( 690,000) include non recurrent requirements of 519,600 for the acquisition of VHF UHF and HF equipment, satellite equipment, switching equipment, test and workshop equipment and other communications equipment, such as a videoconferencing terminal, solar power system and freight costs.

33. Requests the Secretary General to ensure a more consistent presentation of proposed expenditure on information technology related services and equipment for the biennium 2004 2005, detailing the maintenance and unit costs for equipment and making a full distinction between internal and external costs

Together with other increases in recurring costs for maintenance of security equipment, UNIDO's contribution increased by 79 per cent.

Provision is therefore made for internal audit ( 1,195,500) to cover costs of general temporary assistance ( 908,000), consultancy ( 250,000), travel of staff ( 10,000) and training, equipment, communications and supplies, furniture and equipment ( 27,500).

The Working Group on Contingent Owned Equipment met from 23 February to 5 March 2004 and addressed issues grouped into four areas major equipment self sustainment troop costs and medical support services.

The increase is attributable to requirements in respect of the additional contingent personnel, including reimbursement for troop costs and major equipment, emplacement of troops, rations and freight and deployment of contingent owned equipment.

Personnel (human resources), equipment, and operating costs of financial police are provided from the resources of the Ministry of the Interior.

(b) Rental of office equipment for the additional staff in New York ( 100), Vienna ( 500) and Nairobi ( 500), based on standard costs

The estimate for communications, including 28,880,800 for the 2004 05 financial period and 12,959,300 for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2005, covers the acquisition of communications equipment, including VHF, UHF and HF radio equipment, satellite equipment, telephone equipment and other communications and workshop equipment, and commercial communications costs and support services for the establishment of the communications infrastructure and related spare parts.

This has allowed enterprises, including SMEs, to replace other forms of capital and labour with information technology equipment, thus driving down overall costs.

Other suppliers of United States manufactured spare parts and equipment had to import the goods from a third country, with a resulting increase in costs.

117. Notes with concern the lack of detail in the proposed programme budget of unit costs for the replacement or acquisition of information technology related equipment

The high costs inherent in the acquisition of these items of equipment may put digital image processing of radar data out of the reach of some African institutions.

The equipment of United States manufacture which was part of the platform hired had to be replaced as its use was not authorized, causing delays and increasing costs.

Non post resources of 165,800, at the maintenance level, would cover other staff costs ( 71,800) consultants' services to undertake evaluations of regional delivery arrangements ( 15,000) travel of staff ( 26,400) communications ( 19,400) maintenance of office automation equipment ( 25,500) office supplies ( 3,600) and replacement of office automation equipment ( 4,100).

The variance of 12,129,400 under this heading is attributable primarily to the accelerated deployment of troops and the consequential increased requirements for standard troop costs, rations and contingent owned equipment.

Under non post objects of expenditure, the resources relate to general temporary assistance, overtime, consultants, travel of staff and other operational costs, such as general operating expenses, supplies and equipment.

While these maintenance contracts ensure that equipment is kept in good working order, they do not cover the costs of breakdowns or spare parts, or the labour associated with such parts.

To partly offset this increase, the provisions made for other secretariat wide costs under General operating expenses, Acquisition of furniture and equipment and Supplies and materials have been revisited and reduced.

According to Iran, the claim for project expenses relates to expenses due to amortization of equipment and devices, repairs and keeping of bouyants, administrative and staff costs during the postponed period .

UNOCI received equipment (vehicles, prefabricated buildings, communications equipment, medical equipment), personnel (contingent owned equipment inspectors, fire marshals, procurement officers, security officers) and air support.

While these maintenance contracts ensure that equipment is kept in good working order, they do not cover the costs of breakdowns or of spare parts, or the labour associated with such parts.

At the end of 2004 payments for most missions, except UNMIK, MINURSO and UNOMIG, were generally running two months behind for troop costs and three to six months for contingent owned equipment.

The estimates reflect requirements for formed police units deployment and rotation, reimbursement to contributing countries for standard formed police costs, major equipment and rations and include provisions for death and disability compensation.

Several factors limit Al Qaida and the Taliban's use of military equipment these include arms control measures, market availability, the risks of acquisition, the costs and the need for expertise and training.

The underexpenditure in respect of consultants, official travel, facilities and infrastructure and other supplies, services and equipment are offset by additional requirements in respect of international staff costs and general temporary assistance.

Under non post objects of expenditure, resources relate to general temporary assistance, overtime, travel of staff and other operational costs, such as general operating expenses, supplies and materials and furniture and equipment.

The amount of 16,500 provides for the commercial communications ( 14,300) based on past performance at OIOS and communications equipment ( 2,200) based on standard costs, for additional staff in New York, Nairobi and Vienna.

There was no consensus, however, on five of the issues addressed the triennial review of reimbursement rates of major equipment and self sustainment a proposed refinement of the current methodology for triennial rate review of contingent owned equipment creation of a mechanism to provide guidance and decision making on contingent owned equipment adoption of a modular medical concept and a proposed methodology to review the rates of reimbursement for troop costs.

The resources for operational costs were being requested immediately in order to accommodate the procurement lead time for some equipment and to ensure that it was available once relocation of UNPOS to Somalia began.

Equipment

C. Expenditure for contingent owned equipment major equipment and self sustainment

C. Expenditure for contingent owned equipment major equipment and self sustainment

C. Expenditure for contingent owned equipment major equipment and self sustainment

C. Expenditure for contingent owned equipment major equipment and self sustainment

5. Requests the Secretary General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Mission

27.29 The amount of 6,783,600 provides for (a) the continuation of 23 posts ( 5,493,700) and (b) non post requirements ( 1,289,900), which reflect a decrease of 16,400 relating mainly to non recurrent requirements under public information equipment, partially offset by increased requirements in public information production costs and rental of equipment to cover meetings and events in Geneva.

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Equipment Unit

Medical equipment

holding the countries sponsoring UNMOs who damage United Nations equipment (such as vehicles) owing to poor training liable for repair replacement costs, and holding the individual UNMO liable if the damage loss was due to negligence.

The Committee notes that most of the operational costs are requested now in view of the lead procurement time required for some equipment and the need to ensure its availability once the relocation to Somalia begins.

Reiterates its request to the Secretary General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Mission

Reiterates its request to the Secretary General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Operation