Theobjective istocreate alSliafeands@cureenvinmment inwhich th~Organhiation cancarryoutitlilworkeffflJctively. Tothat<line\.p!!!riodic inl1lp~ctionl!l ofoffio~~ awayfromHeadquarters willbeundertaken inorderto€HlSUnilth,1Luuifol'lTI procedures arein~ffect. Training prograttm~0s forsecurity officers atthol1l® offices willbainitiated Bndrotation of.ecurity Ifltaffbetw.en stations willbR encouraged, whenrequired. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretati~ 43.19 Thesubprogramme iscarried outbytheSecurity andSafety Service ofthe Office ofGeneral Services atHeadquarters, corresponding unitsinthedivisions of administration atlocations awayfromHeadquarters andComrnonServices, Nairobi. 43.20 Inthecourseofthemedium-term planperiod, inaddition tocontinuing activities, thefollowing improvement programmes willtakeplace: (a)Mandatory training courses willbeorganized intheareasof investigation, patrolling andfirst-aid andintherelated fields ofsafety, such asfireemergencies andelectronic security systems, including closedcircult television alarms; (b)Physical training facilities forsecurity andsafetyservice. willbe improved; (c)Theinfrastructure forsecurity services willberationalized and modernized withaviewtoachieving savings inmanpower andimprovements in efficiency; (d)AtHeadquarters, acomplex-wlda Bcce.1control .yst••viIIb.inltall.d. following afeasibility studyontheextent ofitfil uuefulru~sl1j iilnd1t5l.v'l1.1ptabiHty tothespecific needsoftheOrganization. Bxperience inth.incr••••dnl.af Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryace,EHIS control systen", byhospitals, largecorporations andbusiness entities indicates that.itnotonlyprovides ahigher l,evelofaccess control withits po~;itive ~ecurityar.d t>afety implications butalsohasf·eatures thathaveproven., e"trenr~ly U:!l·eful torsanagert,ent; (e)Thepa5~andidentification systelms 100'111beupgraded; tt/Further expanll!ion oftheclosedcircuit T;systemwillcontinue during tr~planperiodatHeadquartert>. Mobile Ca!1Ti€raS willbeequipped ",,1L":!time record,iiH'!!\ tofacilitat,e thetaskofsurveillance. 43.21 :theleghtlative ~l1thori tyforthesubprograr..mtie derives fromGeneral Assembly relJioll1tion 2611(XXIV)of16DeCBl'!!lber 1969andSecretary-General Bulletin ST/SGB/Orqanization P(VI),datedMarch1976. 43.22 Theactiviti(1llit l1mafilrthe5ubprograrl%.'l'.e willaimatproviding efficient, rl3l1itwlEJ liitndcOliilt-eftoctivli: l\!H~infraree computer operations toalloffices inthe OrQf3;tlizati.on whOfi:~workprogra\1if"''''lJte n,quire!> computer support, assisting progranllne offic!!d' int11.lJdevelopltumt ofelectronic applications necessary tofulfiltheir pt'ogral'i'l!r,e ofactivit18!1>, providing anefficient andreliable electronic COfM,utll,cation!Ji t'l€ltwC)JrK globally, riOtonlyfortheUnited Nations butalsoforthe !3!i'l>ecialiudl I!lg~nCitH~, particip&t:ing ininter-agency programJl1es relating to 1ll1~ctronic IHH:vice~, lEiucn 1UtheAdvifilOry Cort'.lllittee forCo-ordination of InformatioD By.tern.andtheInternational Computing Centre, andexploring new t(c!chnologifHJ andtheirapplicability totheworkoftheOrganization. 43.23 Th.office automation programrl'le, whichhasbeendeveloped atHeadquarters overt.hspast d.(t~cade, hasnotprogressed atthesamepaceatotherdutystations. ~rrBng.ments willhavetob.madetoprovide thoseoffices withfacilities and CHf,pabLl.itifil[; lilimilar tothoseavailable atHeadquarters andareplacement programme forofficD automation willDeedtobedeveloped andimplemented atthose loca.tionlil, Compl1tibility ofhardware andsoftware willneedtobeensured. ItltortI'!CI!H. bli.l\:wel6tJn computer configurations atdifferent dutystations should allow direct inputtothefacsimile andtelexswitches. 43.24 IIItheimplementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 41/213, theactivities ofthe6ubprogramme, whichwerepreviOUSly underthedirect responsibility ofthe Under-Se;cretar'y-General forAdministration andManagement, havebeentransferred to theOffice ofGeneral Services. 43.25 Inthecourseofthemedium-term planperiod, thefollowing activities will becarried outbytheOffice ofGeneral Services andinparticular itsElectronic
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the internal operations and management of the United Nations organization, focusing on the implementation of a medium-term plan for the organization's computer operations, security, and safety. It seems to be more concerned with the efficiency and reliability of the organization's internal systems rather than external issues such as economic development, natural resources, or humanitarian aid.

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Transport and communication, Science and technology