A/RES/55/247 (a) Remedial measures taken to address problems identified with regard to the United Nations peacekeeping missions; (b) Standardization of the corrective measures taken for existing and future peacekeeping operations; (c) A description of how accountability was pursued in the cases of individuals found to have engaged in fraud, mismanagement or abuse and how accountability measures would be applied in the future; 18. Requests the Secretary-General to assess the workload and functions of all relevant units involved in the procurement process in order to guarantee that each is planning and performing with optimum efficiency and to ensure proper training for improving the skills of personnel involved in the procurement process; 19. Reiterates that the criteria for an exigency, as outlined in its decision 54/468 of 7 April 2000, must be met before making emergency procurements as an exigency provision, so that all procurements follow set procedures; 20. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, through the Advisory Committee, proposals for revision of the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, which may facilitate the implementation of procurement reform; 21. Also requests the Secretary-General, pursuant to recommendation 4 made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services in its report,8 to ensure that the criteria contained in the Procurement Manual for the use of letters of assist are strictly adhered to, and in this connection requests that a report on the subject be submitted to the General Assembly; 22. Reiterates the need for executive heads of the funds and programmes of the United Nations to improve their procurement practices by simplifying the registration process for vendors who have already registered with another organization of the United Nations system, with a view to a more streamlined and transparent process, utilizing, among other things, the Internet; 23. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fiftyseventh session a report on all aspects of procurement reform at Headquarters and in the field, including improvements to the procurement process within the United Nations funds and programmes, as well as on the implementation of the present resolution. 98th plenary meeting 12 April 2001 8 See A/55/746, sect. IV. 3