Coordination and management is provided by the latter.

UNOCA had been integrated into the Geneva office of the Department of Humanitarian Affairs and renamed the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan (UNOCHA).

(Signed) Hamidon Ali Ambassador Permanent Representative and Chairman of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non Aligned Movement

In the interim, the Office of the Chief of Staff performs focal point functions for conduct and discipline.

Despite funding shortfalls, the performance of the Office of National Security has continued to improve, as has, in particular, its coordination capacity.

Ms. Arocha Dominguez said that she would be grateful for more information about statistical coordination between the Office for Gender Equality and the Bureau of Statistics.

In the area of inter agency coordination, the United Nations Development Group Office and UNDP are committed to the promotion of greater inter agency harmonization and more effective coordination with the other United Nations agencies in the field.

His Excellency Mr. Mathieu Kérékou, President of the Republic of Benin (in his capacity as Chairman of Coordinating Bureau of the Least Developed Countries)

The plans established targets and the progress against these was monitored by the head of the Programme Coordination, Management and Field Support Office (PCMFSO).

The UNHCR Branch Office in Gabarone is responsible for overall coordination and monitoring of the protection and assistance programme for refugees.

In response to an OIOS recommendation, the Coordination Unit at ECA headquarters was established to address the issue.

Further efforts to strengthen the emergency coordination capacity in the office of the Resident Coordinator shall also be undertaken.

OIOS believes that this disruption and loss of institutional memory was caused by a lack of proper handover during the absorption of the Coordination Unit's functions by the Office of Policy and Programme Coordination.

In September 2005, UNODC will chair the fifth meeting of the Coordination Panel in Vienna.

This corporate strategy should include coordination with other relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, and with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OIOS is not convinced that placing the Coordination Unit's functions within the Office of Policy and Programme Coordination has been the best solution.

The United Nations Office at Geneva is encountering difficulties in ensuring that the consortium is fulfilling its responsibilities. There are delays in submitting implementation schedules and specifications and in coordinating with the companies on site.

OIOS recommended improved coordination and administration relating to finance, human resources, property, security and information management.

The Office of Internal Oversight Services acknowledged the importance of such coordination but clarified that such an assessment was beyond the scope of the evaluation.

In Madagascar, the Office of Project Services (OPS) has been strengthening the National Electoral Council and assisting government coordination of external aid for elections.

OIOS was not able to ascertain where exactly the responsibilities of the former Coordination Unit are located within that Office and observed that most were in fact defunct.

COORDINATION QUESTIONS REPORTS OF THE COORDINATION BODIES

Responsibility for staff management relations, including servicing of the Staff Management Coordination Committee, has been transferred from the Office of the Under Secretary General for Administration and Management to OHRM.

Acknowledging the contribution of the United Nations Liaison Office in strengthening coordination and cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations, as well as the need to consolidate it so as to enhance its performance,

Urges the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to promote the transfer of knowledge across international borders by coordination and dissemination efforts

Informal briefing on the report of the Management Coordination Committee on the assessment of progress in UNOPS

Calls upon all Member States to identify and promote strategies for international cooperation in the development and dissemination of research and data collection, including monitoring of drug trends

18.25 The executive direction and management component comprises the Office of the Executive Secretary, the Least Developed Countries Coordination Unit and the United Nations Information Service.

In specific emergency situations, it is often necessary to strengthen the office of the Resident Coordinator with additional personnel, who form the emergency coordination unit.

The Board is glad to report that, in the matter of implementation of recommendations as well as in other areas, synergy has continued to be fully achieved with the Office of Internal Oversight Services.

We are open to the idea of an enlarged Bureau of the Economic and Social Council, but that is no substitute for improved coordination with the agencies.

29.14 The Office of the Under Secretary General provides overall strategic planning and monitoring and ensures effective coordination of the work plan for the Office of Internal Oversight Services through the identification and mitigation of risks to the Organization's resources.

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7. Underlines the importance of optimal coordination between the Office of the High Representative and the various organizations of the United Nations system and other multilateral organizations

The region has been conducting quarterly data review workshops on a regular basis.

The Co Chairperson (Sweden) I now call on His Excellency Mr. Mathieu Kérékou, President of the Republic of Benin, in his capacity as Chairman of the Coordinating Bureau of the Least Developed Countries.

IAPSO was asked to suggest ways to do this, including coordination with the United Nations Integrated Management Information Systems Project (IMIS).

This arrangement ensures close coordination between the Office of Emergency Programmes and the different geographical sections and helps to facilitate the integration of emergency programmes into regular country programmes.