6. Cost estimates for civilian staff

(e) Cost estimates for civilian staff

The original estimates provided for 41 international civilian staff.

48. Initial estimates for 1995 are much lower than the revised estimates for 1994, primarily because the 1995 budget estimates include only the extension of two international staff members apos posts and five local staff posts at the Kigali Branch Office.

The above cost estimates provide for 160 additional international civilian staff, 80 local staff and 744 international contractual personnel.

The cost estimates for international staff costs included a 40 per cent vacancy factor.

These estimates are based on the 2002 staff statistics of the United Nations system organizations.

(a) STAFF ADMINISTRATION TABLE 25C.10. SUMMARY OF 1994 1995 ESTIMATES BY OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE

D. Staff training TABLE 25H.10. SUMMARY OF 1994 1995 ESTIMATES BY OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE

amount in the income estimates under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget.

Included in the cost estimates are mission subsistence allowance requirements for the additional 134 temporary international staff.

The original estimates provided for 38 international civilian staff with a vacancy factor of 20 per cent.

The estimates for staff costs had to be increased, as did the provision for general operating expenses.

These estimates provide for a total of 368 military personnel (303 military observers, 20 medical staff and 45 military engineers), 89 international civilian staff, 58 United Nations volunteers and 139 local staff.

18. The cost estimates for international staff include a 45 per cent vacancy factor and those for local staff include a 36 per cent vacancy factor.

17. The cost estimates for international staff include a 35 per cent vacancy factor and those for local staff include a 15 per cent vacancy factor.

d Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 25 vacancy rate for international staff positions and an average 10 vacancy rate for national staff positions.

a Cost estimates are inclusive of a 20 per cent vacancy rate for 975 staff and a 50 per cent delayed deployment factor for 134 additional staff.

Revised estimates Total estimates

Accordingly, the changes resulting from inflation comprise three elements, namely, post adjustment movements for Professional staff, salary adjustments for General Service staff and adjustments to non post estimates.

Accordingly, the changes resulting from inflation comprise three elements, namely, post adjustment movements for Professional staff, salary adjustments for General Service staff and adjustments to non post estimates.

The cost estimates were based on a deployment of 89 staff within six months however, only 63 were deployed.

The current estimates are also based on the experience gained for the training of Headquarters staff for Release 1.

Estimates for communications, operating expenses and travel of staff to provinces affected by refugee movements have been adjusted minimally.

Discussions in the Standing Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board on the revised budget estimates for the biennium 2004 2005 and on the budget estimates for the biennium 2006 2007

These adjustments may also include estimates to cover within grade increments for staff if the experience of the organization so warrants.

These adjustments may also include estimates to cover within grade increments for staff if the experience of the organization so warrants.

In annex V (a), part 1, to the introduction to the proposed programme budget the Secretary General estimates at 227,511,600 salaries and common staff costs of extrabudgetary staff charged to support services.

The Committee notes that the cost estimates take into account expected dates of arrival of staff and volunteers in the Mission area.

Estimates.

estimates

9. The estimates for international staff costs included one international staff member at the P 5 level for the post of spokesman and mission subsistence allowance at a rate of 123 per day.

37. The total 1995 initial estimate is higher than the 1994 revised budget as a result of staff increases in the second half of 1994, and consequently, estimates for staff costs are higher.

The estimates of net salaries of international staff are based on New York standard cost rates version 42 94 for staff in the Professional, General Service and Security Service categories and Field Operations standard cost rates for staff in the Field Service category.

The existing estimates already embody earlier estimates of inflation.

In the case of positions located in the peacekeeping missions, mission specific salary and common staff cost percentage were applied to the estimates.

b Cost estimates are inclusive of a 10 per cent vacancy rate for 1,330 national General Service staff, 20 per cent for the

This proposal is reflected each year in staff costs, for a total of six (6) persons, for which table 1 below supplies estimates.

Under the circumstances, the Advisory Committee recommends, therefore, that the estimates for common staff costs be reduced by 15 per cent, or 510,000.

As shown in annex IV to the introduction to the proposed programme budget, the Secretary General estimates salaries and common staff costs (excluding staff assessment) at 1,725,368,800 under the expenditure sections for 1994 1995.

36. The Committee notes that the cost estimates are based on a 45 per cent vacancy factor for international staff, 36 per cent for local staff and 35 per cent for international contractual personnel.

39. As indicated in paragraph 17 of annex IV, the cost estimates for international staff include a 35 per cent vacancy factor and those for local staff include a 15 per cent vacancy factor.

Revenue estimates

Current Estimates

e Estimates.