Building on its long history of supply support, both within country programmes and increasingly as procurement services support, UNICEF will offer a mix of programme and procurement services to Governments as a unified basket of support.

To support the activities of newly established peacekeeping missions, several staff members of the Procurement Service have been assigned to perform procurement functions.

The total value of procurement conducted in support of SDS amounted to 140,639,492.

One P 4 Logistics and Procurement Officer to support field and rapid response activities

UNDP agrees with the recommendation that procurement staff should have adequate and timely legal support (recommendation 4) and focus on certification of procurement staff (recommendation 5).

In this context, increasing emphasis should be placed on training in electronic procurement (e procurement) methods and on technical assistance in support of capacity building for public procurement agencies in the developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

To support the ongoing United Nations procurement reform initiatives and, in particular, to contribute in improving economy, efficiency, transparency and accountability of the procurement function in the United Nations system through dissemination of a system wide common procurement curricula and training, complemented by a professional certification scheme for United Nations procurement personnel.

UNICEF has a long history of supply support, both within country programmes of cooperation and increasingly as procurement services support to Governments and development partners.

There was widespread support for efforts that could be made to assist in measuring performance within an organization's procurement function as well as determining costs of procurement, thereby increasing efficiency and effectiveness.

All executive heads should ensure that their respective procurement services have adequate and timely legal support, and that some of their existing staff receive training in the legal aspects of procurement (para.

UNICEF procurement services and expertise in international commodity purchasing and supply will increasingly enhance its country programme support.

The report recommends that Executive Heads should ensure that their procurement services have adequate and timely legal support, and that some of their existing staff receive training in the legal aspects of procurement.

Welcomes the training programmes for United Nations procurement staff that the Procurement Service has initiated, including in the field, and requests the Secretary General to support these programmes and to evaluate and monitor their impact

UNICEF continued to support national capacities for the development and maintenance of cold chain networks through procurement and management training.

General description Procurement provides essential services in support of all UNIDO technical cooperation programmes, and global forum and post crisis activities.

(3) Technical, organizational and legal expertise should be made available upon request to support non G8 countries in technology procurement processes.

Private military and security companies offered a diverse range of services, from military advice and training to arms procurement, intelligence gathering, logistical and medical support, and combat and operational support.

In the case of UNMIL, a senior Procurement Officer was released in January 2004 followed by support staff in April and August 2004.

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Detail, prioritize, and cost technical support needs, in areas including information and education, care and treatment, monitoring and evaluation, and procurement and supply management

UNOSAT support includes methodological guidance, satellite imagery selection and procurement, image processing, editing of maps and geographical information systems (GIS) services, training and research.

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

The valid points raised in the preceding paragraph apply by and large equally to all organizations in terms of procurement of goods, works and services, and where procurement performance can be dependent on support services provided by other internal or external units.

At UNDP, procurement staff also receives training on legal aspects of procurement.

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Calls upon the executive heads of the funds and programmes of the United Nations to continue their efforts with a view to improving the efficiency of procurement by reducing duplication and harmonizing the procurement procedures in the United Nations system as a whole, in close cooperation with the Procurement Service of the Office of Central Support Services of the United Nations Secretariat

(xiii) Registration of qualified suppliers from a wide geographical area public opening of tenders at designated dates and times while ensuring the confidentiality and security of tender documents prior to opening substantive contribution to the implementation of procurement training programmes for both Headquarters and field staff information technology support for procurement activities and implementation of other innovative means to increase efficiency in procurement.

Calls upon the executive heads of the funds and programmes of the United Nations to continue their efforts with a view to improving the efficiency of procurement by reducing duplication and harmonizing the procurement procedures in the United Nations system as a whole, in close cooperation with the Procurement Service of the Office of Central Support Services of the United Nations Secretariat

Thirdly, it should considerably facilitate procurement reform and the pooling of procurement services.

The PMTCT Plus initiative in 12 countries, pioneered by Columbia University with procurement support from UNICEF, aims to demonstrate measures to increase the access of women and families to treatment, health care and psychosocial and legal support.

The Procurement Services should investigate ways in which the procurement plan can be enhanced as a tool in the management of the entire procurement process.

While this curriculum can be used by United Nations staff, its main purpose is to support public procurement and capacity building in developing countries. This is therefore complementary to the IAPWG Common Procurement Training initiative, which focuses on increased skills and training for United Nations staff.

UNDP Inter Agency Procurement Services Office (IAPSO) already has an advanced e procurement platform.

UNDP supports such a procurement policy and has incorporated it into the Procurement Manual.

It was also found that recommendations related to the consolidation of procurement structures were premature, and that the report provided little factual basis in support of them.

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