text: Development Planning ($473,400), Commission ontheStatusofWomen($114,700), the Committee onNatural Resources ($19,900), theCommission forSocialDevelopment ($81,700), theStatistical Commission ($81,100), thepopulation Commission ($73,700) andtheCommittee onCrimePrevention andControl ($113,400). 4.11Theestimate of$1,248,600 insubsection Brelates tothenon-conference­ servicing requirements oftheUnitedNations Conference forthePromotion of International Co-operation inthePeaceful UsesofNuclear Energyscheduled tobe heldatGenevafrom10to28November 1986.Theseareexplained inparagraphs 4.37 to4.42oftheproposed programme budget. -59-~ ~', \. I, fI !. \4.12Inparagraph 4.37oftheproposed programme budgettheSecretary-General requests thecontinuation through 1986oftheninetemporary postscomprising the Conference secretariat (1ASG,1D-2,1D-l,1,P-5,1P-2and4General Service, including 1atthePrincipal level). According totheSecretarY-General, the further continuation ofsevenofthesetemporary posts(1ASG,1D-2,1P-5,1P-2, 3General Service) during1987wouldalsoberequired "tocoverthenecessary co-ordination ofpost-Conference activities between theconclusion ofthe Conference andthesubmission ofitsreporttotheAssembly," andto"dealwithany follow-up actions vis-a-vis Memberstatesandinternational organizations" ~(para.4.37oftheproposed programme budget). : 4.13TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection tothecontinuation' ofthenine temporary poststhrough 1986.However, atthisstageitrecommends thatthe reauested further extension ofsevenpoststhrough 1987notbeapproved. Inthis connection, theCommittee notesthatthescopeofanypost-conference activities hasyettobedetermined. Accordingly, itrecommends thatanyfurth~r continuation ofthesepostsshoulddependontheoutcome andrecommendations oftheConference inNovember 1986.Theconsequential reduction intheSecretary-General's estimate wouldbe$348,800, whichcoverssalaries, commonstaffcostsandthatportion of therepresentation allowance relating to1987. 4.14Asexplained inparagraphs 4.38and4.39oftheproposed programme budget, theestimate fortheConference alsocoversthecostof20consultancy work-months ($89,000 atrevised 1985rates)andtheconvening ofafourdayadhocmeeting of experts tobeheldatViennasixmonthspriortotheConference ($59,700 atrevised 1985rates). TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection totheseestimates., 4.15TheSecretary-General's 1986-1987 estimate of$68,000 forotherofficial travelofstaffisdiscussed inparagraph 4.41oftheproposed programme budget. Inlinewithitsrecommendation inparagraph 4.13abovetopostpone consideration of1987requirements, theAdvisory Committee recommends thattheportion ofthe estimate relating to1987bedeleted ($17,600). Accordingly, itrecommends that theestimate of$68,000 forotherofficial travelofstaffbereduced byatotalof $17,600 to$50,400. 4.16Thetemporary assistance required forconvening theConference isoutlined in paragraph 4.42(a)oftheproposed programme budget, andabreakdown ofthestaff servicing theConference fromvarious Secretariat unitsisprovided in paragraph 4.42(b)oftheproposed programme budg~t. Inthisconnection, the Committee notesthatinaddition tosixstaffmembers fromtheDepartment ofPublic Information, 24localstaffwillberequired to"ensure adequate pUblicinformation coverage oftheConference". Representatives oftheSecretary-General also informed theCommittee that12staffmembers oftheUnitedNations Information ServiceatGenevawouldservice theConferenceJ therefore, atotalof42staff woulddealwithinformation activities related totheConference. 4.17Asshowninparagraph 4.42(a)and(b)oftheproposed programme budget, an amountof$37,500 hasbeenincluded forthe24temporary localstaffand$17,400 hasbeenestimated forthetravelandSUbsistence costsofthesixstaffmembers fromDPI.Intheopinion oftheAdvisory committee, areviewofthetaskstbbe undertaken bythestaffinvolved shouldgiverisetoeconomies. Ittherefore recommends thatthetotalestimate of$54,900 (atrevised 1985rates)forthese 30staffbereduced to$40,000. Theconsequential reduction inthe Secretary-General's 1986-1987 estimate wouldbe$15,600. -60- ./ <I, I. Reduction recommended4.19Inparagraphs 4.7,4.13,4.15,4.17and4.18above,theAdvisory Committee hasrecommended reductions totalling $428,600. Therefore theCommittee recommends
analysis: The text appears to be related to the budget and planning of the United Nations, specifically regarding the preparation and organization of a conference. The topics discussed include temporary posts, consultancy work, travel, and staff servicing, which are all related to the administration and logistics of the conference. The text does not seem to be focused on specific development goals or sectors, but rather on the operational and logistical aspects of the conference.