text: " r';18.28The1986-1987 requirements of$2,290,900 fortheadministration andcommon services programme areshownintable18.21. TheCommittee notesthatthenet decrease of$200,600 (atrevised 1985rates)undertherevaluation ofthe1984-1985 baseincludes reductions undergeneral temporary assistance ($127,400) and ~0mmunications ($67,000). TheCommittee wasinformed thatthereduction of $12/.400 relates togeneral temporary assistance fundsappropriated inconnection withtheestablishment ofsection 28N,CommonServices atNairobi. The'amountof $67,000 relates toresources redeployed tosection 280oftheprogramme budgetin connection withchanges inthecommunication systemoftheUnitedNations, approved bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session. Asexplained bythe Secretary-General inparagraph 280.57oftheproposed programme budget, 16/the redeployments effected bytheGeneral Assembly wereforthelastsixmonthsof1985 only.Consequently, inordertoprovide forthefullbiennial amounts required to finance thenewcommunication system, anegative adjustment hasbeenmadeinthe revalued baseasdelayed impact, representing theremaining 18months. 18.29Although noresource growthisshownforovertime, theCommittee sought additional information withregardtothehoursandcorresponding costsoutlined in paragraph 18.59oftheestimates. TheCommittee alsosoughtclarification . regarding thedifference between theseovertime ratesandthosedescribed in paragraph 18.10oftheestimates underPolicy-making organs. TheCommittee was informed thatthepersonnel neededforovertime underpolicy-making organswere usually lower-paid staff(messengers, security staff,reproduction clerks) while theovertime underadministration andcommonservices wasperformed byhigherpaid staff(seniorsecretaries, administrative/finance assistants). Notwithstanding thisexplanation, theAdvisory Committee believes thattheestimate forovertime underadministration andcommonservices shouldbereduced by$3,000, from$19,000 to$16,000. 18.30 Inparagraphs 18.4,18.8,18.13,18.24,18.26and18.29above,theAdvisory Committee hasrecommended reductions totalling $473,700. Accordingly, the Committee recommends anestimate of$10,902,000 forsection 18. Reduction recommended $ Section 18.UnitedNations Environment Programme 473700 16/Ibid.,Fortieth Session, Supplement NO.6(A/40/6), para.280.57. ./t·-108-iJSection 19.UnitedNations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat) 19.5Thenumberoftemporary postscharged against theregular budgetremains unchanged at12:fiveProfessional (10-1,4P-3)andsevenLocallevelposts.$ 77575009622800 9429000881690010141200 Revised appropriations 1984-1985Estima~e submitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••••••••••• Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••••••••• Initial appropriations 1984-1985 19.4For1986-1987, theSecretary-General proposes astaffing tablecomprising 88regular budgetestablished posts: 51postsattheProfessional andhigher levels(1USG,1D-2,30-1,7P-5,18P-4,16P-3,5P-2/1), twoGeneral Service and35Locallevelposts(seetable19.5oftheproposed programme budget). This includes requests toestablish oneLocallevelpostandtoreclassify anexisting P-5posttotheO-l,level.19.3Intable19.2whichprovides ananalysis oftherevalued 1984-1985 resource base,anamountof$174,100 (atrevised 1985rates)isshownas"special adjustments", andexplained infootnote!Iofthetable. TheAdvisory Committee , givesinformation onspecial adjustments inchapteri,paragraph 18.Inparagraph 19.8below,theCommittee makesaspecific recommendation concerning therateof turnover deduction applied toProfessional andhigherlevelpostsforthissection.19.1Theestimate of$10,141,200 forsection 19is$1,324,300, or15percent, higherthantherevised appropriation for1984-1985. Intable19.1the SecretarY-General estimates resource growthat$993,700 (atrevised 1985rates), of which$844,800 isregarded asnon-recurrent. Hecalculates therateofrealgrowth forthissectionat1.9percent. 19.2TheExecutive Director oftheCentreisresponsible foradministering the UnitedNations Habitat andHumanSettlements Foundation (UNHHSF). Intable19.1, theFoundation's extrabudgetary expenditures areestimated at$9,245,500 during
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and administration of the United Nations, specifically the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat). The language used is technical and focused on financial management, indicating that the text is likely related to the administrative and financial aspects of international organizations.