Parts are missing and software is not adequately configured. There is not enough paper available. Some professionals have started bringing in their own paper to ensure that they can print out material whenever they need to. In the library one must bring along one's own paper in order to print out more than ten pages. The fax machines may be used only when communication is urgent.
Internet access is limited to a specific amount of time.
Offices at the UN are often poorly furnished. Translation services are not offered as often they should be. Necessary documents are sent late or not at all, thus hamperig important communication with other organizations. These examples highlight the increasingly difficult conditions that UN professionals have to cope with at their work place. They concern the general administration and impede the UN's necessary work.