text: fordisabled children. -43-'I :1 1(a)Provide greater information tolocally recruited ~taffatfieldduty stations concerning disabilities -theircauses, prevention andrehabilitation, (b)Assistlocally recruited staffinthefieldinthepreparation of appropriate submissions totheheadauarters m~dical authorities forbenefits under theaboveprovisions.-~_..-- -"'._---_.----'-'-~-~------ ~-- --~_..•-.•..._.--_._-'_.- ..- ;j 'il ~181.TheCommission reauested theorganizations to: ;j :I., II j 182.Thefinancial implications oftheaboverecommendations forallorganizations areestimated at$US150,000 perannum. D.Education grant 183.Byresolution 38/232, sectionIll,paragraph 4,theGeneral Assembly requested ICSCto"conduct astudyoftheeducation grant,thepurpose ofwhichwasto facilitate achild's reassimilation inthestaffmember's homecountry". Earlier, byresolution 36/233of18December 1981,sectionIll,paragraph 2(b),the Assembly hadreauested theCommission toundertake areviewofthe"scopeand purpose oftheeducation grant". .'1 ';1184.TheCommission recalled thatithadmadein-depth studies oftheeducation grantin1976,12/197813/and198214/andhadreported thereon toth~General Assembly initsannualreports forthoseyears. TheCommission notedthatin1976 ithadrecommended removal oftherestriction thathad,uptothattime,been placed onpost-secondary education, byextending applicability ofthegranttothe dutystation ofthestaffmember. Thathadbeendoneonthebasisthat e~onomies mightresult andthattherestriction wasillogical inthelightofoverall practice withrespect totheeducation grant. ·lI ~I j185.Initsfourthannualreportin1978,theCommission hadexamined, indetail, a numberofauestions relating totheeducation grantand,inparticular, its application tostudies inacountry otherthanthatofthehomecountry orthe country ofthedutystation. TheCommission hadbeensatisfied thatgoodreasons existed forsupporting education inathirdcountry (non-availability ofschooling atthedutystations, linguistic problems, etc.). TheCommission hadexpressed the viewthatalthough "theexisting rulesmaypermit somecaseswhichgobeyondthe recognized purpose ofthegrant,theCommission believes thatthecomplication of makingruleswhichwouldexclude suchexceptional caseswouldnothejustified by thegain,conceptual orfinancial, ofclosing everyconceivable loophole". 15/At thesametime,theCommission hadreaffirmed itsearlier recommendation concerning post-secondary studies atthedutystation. 186.Initsreviewoftheeducation grantin1982,theCommission hadfocused on theupperagelimitofthegrant.Ithadnotedthat,ingeneral, therehadbeenan increasing expansion ofhighereducation possibilities inmostMemberStates and thattheupperagelimitforeligibility couldbestbedefined bythepointintime thatafirstdegreecourseended,sincethatvaried fromsystemtosystem. Viewsoftheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 187.TheChairman ofCCAQ,onbehalfoftheorganizations, notedthecontents of thesecretariat's document. -44-under ations quested rlier, d ion era1 n1976 n tothe omies tai1,a he asons ooling sedthe the onof edbyVAt erning don beenan and intime sof188.ThePresident ofFICSAalsonotedthecontents ofthedocument, whichheconsidered tobeagoodandinteresting studyofthehistorical evolution oftheeducation grant. Heexpressed thehopethattheconclusions andrecommendationscontained therein wouldbeendorsed bytheCommission. 189.TheConvenor ofCCISUArecalled thelong-standing position ofthestaff, whichwasthattheeducation grantshould, asamatterofsocialpolicy, beextended toallstaff. Hereminded theCommission oftheUnitedNations Children's Fund(UNICEF) Declaration ontheRightsoftheChild. CCISUA wassurprised thatthesecretariat hadconcluded thatnonewdevelopments hadtakenplacetowarrant aChangeinapplication oftheeducation grant. Aspects oftheissuethatshouldhavebeenconsidered were: (a)whether quality publiceducation wasreadily available inalldutystations, Cb)whether therewerespecial expenses incur.red ineducating dependants thatwerenotaccounted forthrough thedependency allowance calculation;
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the education grant provided by the Commission to staff members and their dependents, with a focus on the eligibility criteria and the need for flexibility in the application of the grant. The text also mentions the financial implications of the grant and the need to consider the availability of quality public education in duty stations. This suggests that the category should be related to education and employment.