text: 54.TheAdvisory Committee pointsout,however, thattheclassification exercise hasnotyetbeencompleted. TheCommittee recommends thatifthe results oftheclassification exercise arenotimplemented bytheendofthe 1984-1985 biennium, fundsshouldonlybeprovided inthe1986-1987 biennium to coverthefinancial implications oftheexercise from1January 1986onwards.J- Extrabudgetary posts (a)Upgrading fromP-5toD-1ofthepostofChief,Division ofspecialized services intheInternational TradeCentre,78 77 1605 1654 1 ---!. L§!i 1732 2483 Llli8 205 170 1400 Subtotal TotalPrincipal level Otherlevels1986-1987 Support Substantive Grade services activities Total 1984-1985 ASG 3 3 3 D-2 8 9 17 15 D-l 66 12 78 77p-s 108 36 144 139 P-4 179 35 214 202 P-3 226 31 257 273 P-2/l 74 ...ll 86 94 664 135 799 803 General Service: Localandother categories 56.Inaccordance withthetermsofsectionII,paragraph 2,ofGeneral Assembly resolution 35/217of17December 1980,theAdvisory Committee, sincesubmitting its Firstreportonthe1984-1985 programme budget, 5/hasconcurred withthefollowing reauests bytheSecretary-General concerning extrabudgetary postsattheD-1level andabove:55.Thenumbers andgradesofstaffanticipated during1986-1987 for extrabudgetary support services isprovided inannexVIII(c)oftheintroduction totheproposed programme budget. TheAdvisory Committee notes,however, that similar information isnotprovided intheannexinrespect ofsubstantive activities. TheCommittee wasinformed thatitwasestimated thatextrabudgetary resources in1986-1987 wouldfinance atotalof2,483postsforsupport services andsubstantive activities (excluding operational projects). Thefollowing table provides abreakdown ofthesepostsbygrade,andcompares theestimated totalfor 1986-1987 withthetotalnumberofthosepostsin1984-1985: ,r ons. ,r he the iurnto ards.ided,iI of u1ts tary-asthe,- .was tsfor wasD-2 D-1 P-5 ,p-4 ,P-3 .p~2 :G-5!ffect 1-16),y~.,Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No.7(A/39/7 andAdd.1-16). -19- Ii.. (b)Establishment ofa0-3extrabudgetary postforsixmonthsintheOffice forthePreparation oftheFortieth Anniversary oftheUnitedNationsJ (c)Establishment ofapostattheUnder-SecretarY-General levelforan Executive Co-ordinator oftheOfficeforEmergency Operations inAfrica. Temporary assistance andconsultants, 57.AscanbeseenfromannexVItotheintroduction, theexpendit~re sections of theproposed programme budgetinclude atotalof$9.9million forgeneral temporary assistance. Asarule,general temporary assistance, undertheexpenditure sections, isusedforthereplacement ofstaffonprolonged .sickleaveormaternity leaveandforadditional staffduringpeak-load periods. 58.Itcanbesaid,asanorderofmagnitude, thattherequestof$9.9million for general temporary assistance undertheexpenditure sections corresponds toatleast 7Professional leveland175General Service posts,or14Professional work-years and350General Service work-years forthebiennium. 59.Theoverall estimate ofrequirements fortemporary assistance formeetings is $35.9million (annexVItotheintroduction). Thesefundsarerequ~sted for short-term interpreters, translators, typists andotherconference-servicing staff. Whilethisamountis$11.7million lessthantherevised appropriation for 1984-1985, itshouldbenotedthatnoprovision ismadeinConference Services, Headquarters (section 29)fortemporary assistance formeetings otherthanthat required fortheforty-first andforty-second sessions oftheGeneral Assembly. In accordance withestablished procedures, theSecretary-General willindicate his requirements fortemporary assistance formeetings inrevised estimates tobe
analysis: This text appears to be discussing the budget and personnel requirements for the United Nations. It mentions specific positions, grades, and numbers of staff, as well as estimates for temporary assistance and consultants. The focus seems to be on the administrative and support functions of the organization, rather than specific programs or projects. Given this, it is likely that the text is related to the internal operations of the United Nations.