38. 主管外勤支助事务副秘书长在发言中重点强调了外勤部目前为特别政治任务提供的支助，包括在为外地制定和提供解决方案时必须应对的支助方面独特的复杂性。他简要介绍了外勤部为改善供应链管理、加强环境管理、推动技术和创新、加强打击不当行为的措施以及支持面向外地的业务流程改革所作的努力。他还重申，他深信对秘书处管理以及和平与安全架构实施改革，将使本组织及其特别政治任务能够更好地完成任务。
38. In his remarks, the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support highlighted the ongoing support provided by his Department to special political missions, including the unique complexities in backstopping that had to be addressed while developing and delivering solutions for the field. He briefed on the Department’s efforts to improve supply chain management, strengthen environmental management, foster technology and innovation, enhance measures to combat misconduct, and support field-oriented reform of business processes. He also reiterated his conviction that implementation of reforms, in both the management of the Secretariat and the peace and security architecture, would enable the Organization and its special p olitical missions to better fulfil their mandates.