text: Administrator hasinitiated several follow-up actions involving UNDPfieldoffices, theexecuting agencies andrecipient Governments. TheGoverning Council duringits thirty-second session alsotookaparticular interest inthesubject andin informal consultations members welcomed themeasures initiated bythe Administrator. Someofthesemeasures referred toaboveare: (a)UNDPexamined itsownresource management practices toseeiftherein washeldalittletootightly andwhether controls forlimiting expenditures within available resources mayhavebeentoo'strict. Asaresultofthisreview, the Administrator concluded thatfortheperiod1985-1986 itmightbehelpful to establish limitations onprogramming forthetwoyearstakentogether, ratherthan limitations ontheindividual yearsaswasdoneinthepast.Thismightprovide someadditional-measure offlexibility toresident representatives inplanning theirprogrammes for1985and1986. (b)TheAdministrator hasidentified certain areasofmanagement inwhich agencies andUNDPcantogether implement several improvements. Forinstance a rephasing exercise, particularly forlarge-scale projects, inOCtober should mak~ knowntheavailable resources forthenextyeartoallowearlyimplementation action. Theinstructions dealing withrevisions ofnewprojects willbereiterated -29-If1 '-~ h ~ I Itoallconcerned. Certain budgeting procedures wouldrequire someinternal adjustments inagencies. (c)Several areashavebeenidentified inwhichincreased co-operation and assistance ofrecipient Governments areneeded. Oneareaofparticular concernis thatdelaysinvolved inobtaining clearances fromGovernments ofcandidates for expertpostshaveincreased considerably inrecentyears. Agencies budgetforan expertinanyyearinanticipation ofhisbeingrecruited, andintheabsence of clearances fromGovernments thebudgets turnouttobeovercosted inthatyearand therefore contribute toadropinimplementation rate. (d)Another areain.which UNDPwillbeseeking increased assistance of recipient Governments relates totraining. Withtheincrea~ed emphasis placedon training activities,> theproportion oftotalUNDPfundsallocated tothetraining component hasbeenincreased from11percentinprevious yearsto15percent in1984.However, theimplementation rateforthetraining component has traditionally beenfarlowerthanthatforothercomponents, withtheresultthat theoverall implementation ratefortheprogramme asawholehasbeenreduced. Hereagain,theproblem seemstobethedifficulty ofsecuring nomination of qualified candidates forthetraining programmes fromtheGovernments concerned. 4.Asasystem, UNDPandtheexecuting agencies, withtheco-operation of recipient Governments, willtakethenecessary stepstoachieve realimprovements inproject implementation inthecomingyears. Accordingly, theAdministrator has established atargetof$500million inIPFexpenditures for1985and$540million in1986.However, as1986represents thelastyearofthethirdprogramming cycle, theAdministrator's overall goalistoachieve alevelofdelivery forthese twoyearstakentogether, asindicated underparagraph 3(a)above,thatpermits theattainment ofUNDPtargets forthethirdcycleandalsoprovides asmooth transition tothefourthcycle. Budgetary control (audit,paras.21-26) Unliquidated obligations (audit, paras.21-23) 5.Weagreewiththeauditors' observation thatexisting UNDPobligation practices inrespect oftravelcosts,particularly thoserelating topacking and shipment ofpersonal effects uponreassignment ofstaff,haveresulted in obligating amounts inexcessoftherequirements. However, existing policies and procedures ontheobligating offundsandontheyear-end validity examination exercises ofoutstanding obligations arebeingthoroughly reviewed withaviewto takingcorrective measures. Temporary assistance (audit,paras.24-26) 6.Appropriate guidelines forthehiringoftemporary assistance through intermediary specialized agencies have bee~established. Theseguidelines include, interalia,theestablishment ofapropercontractual framework forthe engagement oftemporary assistance through intermediary agencies aswellasthe needforsufficient justification oftheservices required bytheapproving officials.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the internal management and operations of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), specifically its resource management practices, budgeting procedures, and implementation rates. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that the text is likely related to development assistance and international cooperation. The mention of "recipient Governments" and "expert posts" suggests that the text may be focused on international development and cooperation.