cOlTlp~.tibi.llty between missions andtofacilitate procurement andmaintenance: Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library·1 Ca): ~Ut.hin the lU:S.d Divi::>ion,",,1thill'\1.h~wto t~x't iU9inft"ln'l\Z1 t1oli t.h.(~Fil1illd dat&l.and ofit'lfo-t"tli'l,ation. 43.3~ Thelegislative authority ofth~ tJZ\:l.lle'tin5 S1'/SGBIOrganizatio\:l., Ee-ctio\:l. l?(nn a~l"'u,,,,,, tltor fort'\r,,",vtt''i.'''. mal1Z1~tJ actlvith:l$ i\Uld operations inthtJmost.officiont and43.35Th~I:l1Hljoraimoithe the CO~"'T,ercial, procurem~mt endtrllln!!!'[X):rj::aUon other proqral!!!l'l'leS andforpeace-keephlg cost-effective m.annar. .:l.3.36Greater co-ordination between theprocurl11!~ont. progrl!!.mJ'11tJs oft.h~ Vi!ilriOlU~ substantive offices isneeded to1~'Eletthellllttor'li.> neod:squicklyOlnd er;"......,.,.",·..., Newtechnologies haveyettobeapplied IilI·l'lt~matica.lly toalla:I'Jp"H1tl1l ofthe. Organization's procurern-ent andtrav-el-rell'l.ted operat.ie)U,f,. 43,37InthecourSe ofthemedium-term planperiod, thlfbOffic€! ofGtH'HiJn'al Sltlrvic~!fj atHeadquarters and,inparticular, itsCOtr-Jllt!l"cial, PUrChi'iUll£, /FindTnUHllportation Service, aswella:sthecorresponding unitsetlocations awayfrom H~adquarters, willcontinue theirefforts for: (a)Theestablishment ofacentralizEld procurEllml'lnt systelll intheUnitllJd Nations; (b)Thelinking ofthematerials management information system, anewIyst.m package introduced atHeadquarters thatallowsgreater efficiency andproductivity intheprocurement process. tothird-party computer systems ulingtheelectronic datainterchange, whichwillenablefastandaccurate Gl:lcchange ofpurch3se orderttl andfreight-forwarding information between theUnited Nations andthevendors; (c)Theapplication ofthematerials management information systelllinthe procurement activities ofotheroffices; (d)Theissuance oftheUnitedNations laissez-passer asamachine-readable document inaccordance withtherulesandprocedures formulated bythe International CivilAviation Organization onthestandardization ofverification of passports bynational authorities; (e)Thecomputerization. inconjunction withtheimplementation ofthe integrated management information system, oftravelauthorizations, claims and othertravel-related internal documents; (f)Theestablishment ofadedicated I'lystlllm 1inkingalldll.tylilt-atioY!!', in ordertoavoidduplication ofworkBndtofacilitate th.i.lu.nee, r.a••Bland cancellation oftravelauthorizationl. -9~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarylative 39/236 e~d31/14:derives fr~~General Assembly bulletins STIS'G''B,/Or9ani zat.ioL't.; 43.39 Theobjectiv€c ofthe are:toprovide effective andefficient ~ ,main:~:'f[fnanCe al~,do-pe,rati<Yl1 i-orall physical f~cilitie~ oftheOrganization andelectronic co~~u~ication expertise forall ~~~tlng facilitie§; to ,in foroffices awayfromHeadquarters, new forintergover~~ental and lnt:~r-agency andconftrlrenceli> andforother!nandated activities ofthe Organ! andtoprovidtrl anefficient, reli~ryle andcost-effective meansof trangml official andmaterial byproviding apouchandpostal ~ervice worldwideandame~&engtrlr ~trIrvice within eachUnited Nations complex. 43.40 Advanc6lil inthef>clenc,!H!, ofDui andtechnical support systems have f£ceol~rlited 11'.the P~tttdecade. While thE!Organization hasbeguntoincorporate rn~l1Yoftho~e ch~ngo~, theprogr~p~e ofmaintenance, modernization andimprovements w~~ ~tfoct@d bythenBce~~ity todeferpreviously approved projects during the m~diu~j~term planforth8period 1992~1991. Thevalueandnuw~erofexisting propertiell1 oftheOrganization andthoseunderconstruction require thedevelopment ofdata b~5e5forallorproperties; guidelines onspacestandards; areview of long-range ~pacorequirements andmaster~development plansatalllocations; tbchnic~l 8ndrnanag@ment manual§ forthemaintenance ofbuildings; andthe formulation oflong~range maintenance progr~~~es atprincipal locations andits I!wt(jnt~ti(>rl. Manyoftheactivities ofthesubprogramme should bedirected