Regular Programme |
US$000 |
|
Programme of Work |
45,557 |
|
Budgetary Transfers |
1,300 |
|
Final Programme of Work |
46,857 |
|
Expenditure |
46,929 |
|
(Over)/Under Spending, US$ '000 |
(72) |
|
(Over)/Under Spending, % |
0% |
|
Field Programme |
US$000 |
|
Extra-Budgetary TF and UNDP Delivery |
17 |
|
Extra-Budgetary Emergency Project Delivery |
0 |
|
TCP Delivery |
0 |
|
Total Field Programme Delivery |
17 |
|
Ratio of Field to Regular Programme |
0.0 |
|
Technical Support Services, Prof. Staff Cost |
3 |
|
Technical Support Services, % of delivery |
18% |
469. This chapter of the PWB covers the cost of common services - communications, procurement, building maintenance and security at Headquarters and decentralized offices - under the management of the Administrative Services Division (AFS).
470. Upgrading of the Headquarters building complex continues. The biennium saw completion of the first stage of the atrium project and the inauguration of refurbished rooms, financed through the generosity of member governments and other sponsors.
471. Following the handover of the reconstructed building E, a review was carried out resulting in more efficient use of space. This is an ongoing exercise. The outposted office of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) was installed in the refurbished building E, with the majority of other non-FAO activities. The ageing of some Headquarters technical installations resulted in a small increase in maintenance activities.
472. After improvements to infrastructure and contractual aspects of telecommunications, this sector, which was planned to be transferred to the Information Systems and Technology Division (AFI) in January 1998, was formally handed over in mid-1999. With increased use of electronic mail, the use of telex and fax continues to decrease. The increase in mail volume was due to a shift away from the use of diplomatic pouch to more economic traditional mail.
473. Procurement operations have doubled in value with most procurement activities now related to emergencies, for which the Organization is reimbursed.
TABLE 6.0-1: COMMON SERVICES (SELECTED INDICATORS)
Description |
1996-97 |
1998-99 |
Contractual services |
||
Contracts awarded/revised |
554 |
805 |
Total value, US$ million |
40 |
48.5 |
Purchasing |
||
Purchase orders handled, including field |
4 866 |
4 649 |
Total value, US$ million |
92 |
180.5 |
Communications |
||
Incoming telexes |
5 964 |
2 543 |
Outgoing telexes |
74 734 |
2 658 |
Incoming faxes (pages) |
168 574 |
95 000 |
Outgoing faxes (pages) |
300 810 |
45 642 |
Incoming pouch bags |
11 264 |
10 571 |
Outgoing pouch bags |
21 490 |
19 779 |
Incoming mail (letters/parcels) |
35 224 |
61 834 |
Outgoing mail (letters/parcels) |
857 498 |
1 488 500 |
Building maintenance |
||
Maintenance interventions |
26 000 |
27 000 |
