Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Expression of Interest for provision of Travel Management Services to UN Agencies in Kyrgyzstan


Procurement Process :	EOI - Expression of interest
Office :	UNDP Kyrgyzstan - KYRGYZSTAN
Deadline :	14-Nov-12
Posted on :	06-Nov-12
Development Area :	TOURISM
Reference Number :	10138
Documents : Expression of Interest_Travel Management Services_UN_Agencies_KGZ
Overview : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces opening of registration process of organizations interested in further participation in tender for provision of services on organization of business trips of staff (passenger air, ground transportation and visa support). Detailed information can be found in the attachment of this notice. Please, address all questions in writing to procurement@undp.kg by 8 November 2012. The EOI (Expression of Interest) and accompanying documents signed by authorized representatives, stamped and sealed in an envelope and marked «EOI_ Travel Services» must be delivered no later than 10:00 (GMT+6) of 14 November 2012 to the following address: UN House 160 Chui avenue, 720040 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Late submissions will be rejected.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

UNDP subsidizes energy in North Korea: pays $12,000 per year cooking and hot water energy for only 20 families

SCANDAL

In DPR Korea, UNDP pays

$12,000 (KGS 600,000) = Cooking/hot water x 1 year x 20 families

= $600 x Family/year = $50 x Family/month

= 5 times salary of a North Korean worker

(a North Korean earns less than $10 per month)

click here for this story on 24.kg

The first modern biogas unit from Kyrgyzstan to go to North Korea

06/09-2012 12:10, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency , by Ivan MARCHENKO

The first modern biogas unit from Kyrgyzstan will go to North Korea. The head of Fluid Public Fund, Alexey Vedenev, reported to 24.kg news agency.
According to him, PF’s experts designed and produced BEM-50 biogas unit for a rural cooperative in North Korea. It will process up to three tons of manure per day and earn up to 120 cubic meters of biogas during the same time period. The unit will provide up to 20 families with the energy necessary for cooking and hot water supply, as well for domestic heating. There will be another product of processing – biological fertilizers capable of enhancing crop yields by 2-3 times.
As noted, the UNDP supported the export of biogas unit to North Korea. Its cost is KGS 600-700 thousand.

URL: http://eng.24.kg/community/2012/09/06/25558.html

Andrew Mitchell - says Helen Clark is up to no good!

1. UNDP’s partnership with the World Bank needs to be more effective, particularly in fragile and crisis-affected countries. 2. UNDP’s near universal mandate means its technical resources are spread very thinly. The Board does not provide strategic direction. HR management is weak. It has a weak results chain. 3. There is limited evidence of active senior management consideration of cost control. Country evidence points to mixed progress on demonstrating cost-efficiency. 4. The Executive Board is politicised and there is a lack of consensus on the key areas for reform. It is not clear that current plans for change will deliver the required depth and breadth of reform. 5. Evidence gathered at country level was highly critical of UNDP’s ability to deliver results. Its delivery can be undermined by staffing issues and bureaucratic processes. 6. Its performance in fragile states is mixed. It has reasonable training and a range of guidance and analytical tools but struggles to fill posts. 7. There is no evidence that the Climate Strategy was directly guiding resource allocation decisions

H.E. Dirk Niebel - German Development Minister

"I take the accusations made in the media concerning corruption and breach of fiduciary duty at the Global Fund very seriously and I am sure that the Fund will clarify the matter without delay. Germany is one of the biggest donors to the Global Fund. I have therefore seen to it that a special review will be held. I have frozen all further disbursements to the Fund until matters have been fully clarified, and I will ask a representative of the Fund to come to the BMZ to discuss the matter."

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