text: United Nations GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRTY -EIGHTH SESSION Official Records* ;,j. SUMMARY ¥E~O~D.-~ THE 43rd MEETING ~': Chairman: Mr. KUYAMA (Japan) FIFTH COMMITTEE 43rd meeting held on Monday, 21 November 1983 at 10.30 a.m. New York Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions: Mr. MSELLE CONTENTS AGENDA ITEMS 109 and 110: PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 1984-1985 AND PROGRAMME PLANNING (continued) First reading (continued) Section 7. Department of Technical Co-operation for Development Section 6. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs AGENDA ITEM 17: APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES IN SUBSIDIARY ORGANS AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS: (b) APPOINTMENT OF SIX MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONTRIBUTIONS *Th1s record 1s subject to correction Correcuons should be scm under the signature of a member of the dele­ gation concerned wtthin one week of the date of publicatiOn to the Ch1ef of the Official Records Edumg Section, room DC2-750, 2 United Nauons Plaza, and mcorporated m a copy of the record. Correcuons w11l be issued after the end of the sessaon, m a separate fasctcle for each Comm1ttee 83-57944 5862S (E) Distr. GENERAL A/C.5/38/SR.43 1 December 1983 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: FRENCH I ... A,IC.S/38/SR.43 English Page 2 The meeting was called to order at 10.50 a.m. I!GENDA ITEMS 109 AND llOa PROPOSED PROGRI!MME BUOOET FOR 'DIE BIENNIUM 1984-1985 AND PROORAMME PLANNIOO (continued) (A/38/3 (Part II) , A/38/6, A/38/7, A/38/38) A,IC.S/38/2 and Corr.l, A/38/7/Add.3, A/38/172 and Add.lJ A/38/334 and Add.lJ A/C. 5/38/L.lO) First reading ~ontinued) Section 7. Department of Technical Co-operation for Development 1. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that the original estimate of $17,596,500 had been revised downwards by an amount of $89,300. Although it recommended acceptance of the revised estimate, the Advisory Committee discussed in document A/38/7/Add.3 some of 
analysis: The text appears to be related to the budget and financial planning of the United Nations, specifically discussing the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985 and programme planning. The topic seems to be focused on the allocation of funds for various departments and activities within the UN, with a specific focus on the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development. This suggests that the text is related to economic development and international cooperation.