text: • -30- JJ.C .L..'.Lf1 '-~ 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. • -30- JJ.C .L..'.Land rnis or ran of rand idon ning It that I. led. ~ents lrhas .11ion cycle, nits 1 and sand on ewto the theProcurement system(audit, paras.27-52) OfficeforProjects Execution procurement -Submission ofrequisitions tothe Purchasing UnitoftheOfficeforProjects Execution (audit,paras.27-31) 7.TheManagement oftheOfficeforprojects Execution hasalready qrawnthe attention oftheconcerned stafftotheneedforexercising betterco-ordination between theprogramme clusters andthePurchasing Unitwithaviewtoimproving the quality oftherequisitions. Thismatterwillbemonitored onacontinuous basis. Officeforprojects Execution procurement -Competitive biddings onthebasisof equitable geographical distribution (audit, paras.32-35) 8.TheOfficeforprojects Execution isintheprocess ofexpanding itsrosterof suppliers fromdeveloping countries. Forthisprocess theinformation available through theInter-Agency Procurement Services UnitandotherUnitedNations organizations whomaintain supplier rostersisalsobeingusedbytheOfficefor
analysis: This text appears to be a report on the budget and financial management of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It discusses various issues related to budgeting, procurement, and implementation of projects. The text also mentions the need for cooperation with recipient governments and the challenges faced in obtaining clearances and securing nominations for training programs. The report seems to be focused on the administrative and financial aspects of the UNDP's operations, rather than specific sectors or fields.