A/RES/54/14 Page 4 and clearer definition of exigency needs to the General Assembly, through the Advisory Committee, at its fifty-fourth session; VII INCREASING PROCUREMENT FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 19. Notes with appreciation the acknowledgement by the Secretary-General of the need to increase procurement opportunities for vendors from developing countries and countries with economies in transition and the steps taken in this regard, and requests him to enhance those efforts; 20. Requests the Secretary-General to submit in his next report on procurement reform detailed information on the awarding of contracts for procurement, at Headquarters and in the field, to developing countries, in particular least developed and African countries and countries with economies in transition; 21. Regrets the initial delay in implementing the provisions of paragraph 13 of its resolution 52/226 A, and reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to take all possible measures to increase procurement from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, including the following: (a) All invitations to tender should be posted on the Procurement Division website as soon as they are prepared; (b) All invitations to tender should be sent to all permanent missions to the United Nations, as well as to all United Nations information centres and other United Nations offices away from Headquarters for wider dissemination among Member States; (c) Procurement Division officials may undertake visits to developing countries and countries with economies in transition with a view to identifying potential vendors from those countries; 22. Notes with concern the observations of the Advisory Committee in paragraph 9 of its report2 that out of the eleven countries visited by the procurement officials pursuant to paragraph 13 (c) of its resolution 52/226 A, only four were from the developing world and none were countries with economies in transition; 23. Requests the Secretary-General to make all possible efforts to facilitate the identification of vendors in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, including through the expeditious dissemination of information relating to procurement to those countries and the organization of seminars at the country and regional levels between the business community and United Nations offices in those countries; 24. Also requests the Secretary-General to direct field offices to encourage interested local vendors to apply for registration on the Procurement Division vendor roster with a view to broadening its geographical base; 25. Encourages the use of procurement within the region for the requirements of missions, taking into account efficiency and cost-effectiveness; /...