text: Editing 412 16 Interpretation 22 57 19 6104 29.41, Copypreparation andproof-reading 1 8 5 14 29.42 29.50Subtotal 51135 116 18 320 Vienna 29.98 Translation 812 20 Terminology Editing Interpretation Copypreparation andproof-reading Subtotal 812 20 Total 151 387 349 77 964 Ludedin ~y ;entatives 2../Excluding non-language postsinthelanguage units.pro~,sed programme budget). ForGeneva andVienna, theestimated requirements are basedonpastexperience (paras. 29.111, 29.112 and29.123oftheproposed programme budget). I;~29.14Table29.4oftheproposed programme budgetindicates that$10,926,600 (at revised 1985rates)undertemporary assistance formeeting~ hasbeendeducted from therevalued resource basefor1984-1985. Inresponse toinquiries fromthe Advisory Committee, representatives oftheSecretary-General statedthat non-recurrent amounts forconferences andspecial meetings heldduring 1984-1985 havebeendeleted fromtheestimates forHeadauarters, Geneva andvienna. The Advisory Committee notesthatthisisthefirsttimethattheGeneva andVienna estimates havebeenreduced to.takeaccount ofnon-recurrent conferences and special meetings, andthatthisactionisinresponse toobservations ofthe Advisory Committee onthesUbject, contained inparagraph 29.12ofitsfirstreport ontheproposed programme budgetfor1984-1985. li/ 29.15 Areduction of$1,648,300 (atrevised 1985rates)inresource growthisalso shownfortemporary assistance formeetings (table29.4).Itreflects reduction by$2,389,200 (atrevised 1985rates)inreauirements forthisobjectof expenditure atGeneva, partially offset byincreased reauirements atHeadauarters ($303,900 atrevised 1985rates) andatVienna ($437,000 atrevised 1985rates) (tables 29.54,29.57and29.60). 29.16Duringitsexamination oftheestimate fortemporary assistance formeetings atGeneva, theCommittee recalled itsobservation inparagraph 29.12ofthe Committee's firstreport onthe1984-1985 proposed programme budgetthatthe work-load statistics forconference services atGeneva hadbeenfaulty •.1IInthis connection, theAdvisory Committee notedfromtable29.33ofthe1986-1987 ~roposed programme budgetthatconference work-load statistics atGeneva havebeenrevised. Whileacknowledging thattheSecretary-General's 1986-1987 estimate fortemporary assistance formeetings atGenevaareslightly moreconservative thanbefore, the Committee believes thatfurther improvements arepossible inthemethodof compiling work-load statistics atGeneva. 29.17 TheAdvisory Committee alsoviewsthework-load statistics atVienna, as shownintable29.62,withcaution. Inthisconnection, theCommittee recalls that ithaddrawnattention tosignificant inconsistenci~s inthepresentation ofsuch datatotheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session, inthecontext ofthe secretarY-General's consolidated statement ofconference-servicing costs.12/ 29.18 Theimpending introduction ofword-anddata-processing eauipment atGeneva shouldconsiderably improve productivity intherelated services atGeneva. In thisconnection, theCommittee understands thattheinstallation offacilities and introduction ofwordprocessing atGenevaintheEnglish, French andSpanish typing poolshasbeendelayed andwillnotbecomeoperational until1986. TheAdvisory Committee wasinformed that,whenpreparing the1986-1987 estimates, the secretariat tooknoaccount ofproductivity gainsandsavings thatwouldarisefrom theintroduction ofwordprocessing. 34/Ibid. 35/Ibid.,Thirty-ninth Session, Supplement No.7(A/39/7), annex,para.72. ../. t.-188- L/. 1·~,./uirements are posed ,926,600 (at deducted from romthe hat g1984-1985 'nna.The andVienna Icesand
analysis: The text appears to be discussing budgetary allocations and estimates for international organizations, specifically the United Nations, and their language services. The text mentions specific amounts and percentages, and references to past reports and statements. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is an official document or report.