(b) New responsibilities of the Administration that can be expected to last for more than a specified short period of time not be dealt with by short-term employees, since - apart from being a matter of fairness regarding the employees concerned - this would eventually amount to a circumvention of staffing tables; (c) The units hiring temporary assistance be required to report regularly those employees and the respective sources of funding (administrative budget, extrabudgetary resources, project funds) as a prerequisite to monitoring the staffing situation of each unit and the overall situation at headquarters, as well as recent developments; $1 i (d) The new guidelines clearly outline the responsibilities of the units concerned; and in particular those of the Division of Personnel. I 172. In its reply, the Administration quoted from the observations of the Administrator on the 1988 report of the Board of Auditors concerning paragraph 106, as follows: "The principle guiding the use of consultants is that they are used to bring in special expertise for periods less than six months. From time to time, however, incremental work-loads or peak pressures of work necessitate recruitment of consultants to assist staff in operational functions. "Owing to the dynamic nature of UNDP, situations also arise where, at the time of recruitment, the exact duration of the assignment cannot be accurately estimated, therefore, leading to an eventual longer duration. "The Administration does not agree with the statement that no evaluation of consultants is carried out. The Division of Personnel requires each user to rate the satisfactoriness of each consultant at the end of the project or assignment, In some instances, consultants have been rated unsatisfactory and therefore these names were deleted from the central roster for consultants. "The appointment of a consultancy manager is under consideration to further streamline the consultancy service." 2/ 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the management and administration of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), specifically regarding the use of consultants and temporary employees. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that it is related to organizational management and policy. The text does not mention any specific project or initiative that would fall under a particular category of economic development, natural resources, or any other category.

**Category**
Employment