safety. electronic support, procurement andtransportation andfacilities management willbepursued. TheOffice ofGeneral S.rvlca. MtHeadqulrt.r. will continue todevelop policies andprovide guidance tooverBeaB oEfica. onpolioi•• andpractices concerning thoseissues. -3- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library43.10 Intheareaof:;security andsafetysenricee, ostafftraining andincreased reliance ongc.odern tecbnology-are expected togcenerate ahigher qua~ity ofservices andbest'Useoflimited staff reeource~ inthefaceetincreasing de'l!9Jands. 43.11 Electronic :!mpport '#illbegeared t.oward theprovision efatech"'ologi:~l enVirorifil!$nt ofbroadl'l\pplicability toITlt'UIl{15ubi>tantive prograJ;'''''f,es. Theupgrao.!.ng oft:r~tel$co~ur ..icatione capacity oftheOrganization andtheinstallation ofan org;:.:nizl'\t.i<.m~wide elect-realc !!f.ail willreceive priority. Toensure org<fj;.nizatlo;o,.-cwide andtDw}maintain l1l!axilill'l.:m'l effectiveness, thepolicy inthe@5t.ablizstJiTzent ofglobal standards forhard"\ilare, software and cG~1!lul.1icationtll willbecontinued andexyanded. Whilereliance ono'Utsideexpertise will c.ontltul~ forprojec't{il ofaon(!l-ti:!¥',;@ nature, theinternal develo~,ant ofwhich wouldbeco~tly and increased ~phaais willbeplaced onstaff toensurethatsid.lls necessary forongoing workarekeptuptodate. 43.12 Porfieldopera1>lotlt> aupport, itisexpected thatappropriate arrangements willbeIUlthorizod to!!letinplacereserve g;:tocks ofco~.monly usedequipment and ~tCilrl!l(ji forpeace-ke~ping operation.s. Subject toadequate funding, procedures will b~6!jtl1Ll;)li~h&d toenGure thatanavailable cadreofcorepersonnel skilled and tn:d.tlt:Cl inth~ requi:C(~d dil!>ciplines canbel1;obilized quickly intonewmission locat lOOn!!!• 43.13 Intbaarl,H,1ofprocurement andtransportation, efforts willbepursued to ~sti:ibl1!!lh acentrtiliz~d procurement !'i.ystem forallUnited Nations offices andthe :!j1!'Gl;J,'i:1.Liz(!ld aqenciea, withaviewt.oincreasing potential forpricereduction and delivery otitems. 43.14 Anint(;j!qr!'1ted andco-ordinated globalfacilities management policy for nrt1·""·1ill(,a ownlli1dandlliHHJiedbytheUnited Nations atUeadquarters, Geneva, Vienna, Ni!\irobl, TheHague i!\ndatthei'!J@Catoftheregional commissions atAddisAbaba, !:l<!i·ghd<!ld, fll:'.ingkoli: andSantiago willbeformulated andimplemented during the m@diul'l'l··t@z:m planptHlod,including theestablishment oflong-range programmes for major maintananc~, alterations andimprovements atthoselocations. Modernization ofi'liplI!celficcommodation ,mdtechnical support systems inlinewithcurrent rt,quirerfl4llnts formeet.ing andprogr<l.tnlTle activities, inter-linked communications and efl(Hgy con!!ltHv1:l.tion aretheobjectives forthemedium-term planperiod. 43.15 }{ljjcordlll manag{lment programmes basedonnewtechnologies willbedeveloped to permitIylt.matic storage andretrieval ofinformation. Thepossibility of implementing newt€lchnologies suchasoptical diskstorage willcontinue tobe explored withaviewtodliltermining themostsuitable technologies forUnited N&tion~ applications. 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities 43.16 Thofollowing sixBubprogrammes areproposed undertheprogramme: Subprogramme 1.Security andsafety Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library:1(ri~ld iI1Ili~i!l t.~,n~'C'~~l.lPiP<)!:"t )ll\no CC,nllttructiotJ,n) • 43.11 Th@ legi~lativ~ aut~erity ofth~ Bull~tln ST/SGB/OrglL'1.i:rl5tion,. sttct.ion P(UI). 43.18 1'h@ ",111cont.i:m,l{) tol5il:!!\jjltN1SUll the ~ttcuritYl1nd of visiting dignit.arief!!, d~l€lgates, 8taffandvhdtons aliiw~ll L'\Sth~t!!l1lcuri and ofpropertie~ within t.hecOfllplex ofUnit~d NatiotH~ oft'icilHlI botJl<'!it IIllladquarters (Sflcretarlat. building andoutside :ses)l!Ind!'it;,othiH.clocatic'lnlii.