text: remarked thattheuseofsavings formaL-lated programmes withinthesamebudget section wasspecifically authorized bytheFinancial Regulations andbythe programme planning regulations, subject tothereporting mechanism laiddownin thoseregulations. Inthecaseoftheproposed newpost,discussions hadbeenheld toascertain whether apostcouldnotberedeployed fromanotherSecretariat unit, butthatdidnotprovepossible. Therepresentative ofECEexplained thatthe savings werefromtransitional fundsavailable asaresultoftheturnover ofstaff andthatapersonwithexpertise insuchahighlyspecialized areacouldnot'be recruited onthebasisofsuchfunding. 209.Inreplytoaquery,therepresentative ofECEdescribed someofthe arrangements thatensured co-ordination withotherorganizations oftheUnited Nations system. Workonagriculture andtimberwasimplemented byajointECE/FAO division. Closeworking relations weremaintained withtheUnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP)onenvironmental activities, withUNCTAD, theGeneral -42-, !' *";';dL:..'Agreement 0 matters reI Organizatio consultatio MutualEcon forEconomi Sect 210.Atits section 110 hadbeforei programme na Committee,s 211.Inhis forty-first session the andhadendo Secretary-Ge .212.Healso inthenote. consisting ol theTransport programme 13 Pacific). He interpretati Planning, th theMethods provided for weresubSume internationa 213.Theoth resources in recommended Theywereou management a Natural Resou context and masterwater 214.Referrin delegations e medium-term p medium-term p medium-term p, I.Agreement onTariffs andTrade(GATT)andtheInternational Tradecentre (ITC)on matters relating totrade,andwiththeUnitedNations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) onanumberofindustrial projects. ECEalsoheldfrequent consultations withanumberofregional organizations, including theCouncil for MutualEconomic Assistance, theEuropean Economic Community andtheOrganisation forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment. Section 11.Economic andSocialCommission forAsiaandthePacific 1.Introduction 210.Atits47thand52ndmeetings, on25and28May,theCommittee considered section 11oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Italso hadbeforeitanotebytheSecretary-General onproposed adjustments tothe programme narrative (E/AC.5l/l985/CRP.3). FOrtherecommendations ofthe Committee, seeparagraphs 644-645 below. 211.Inhisintroductory statement therepresentative ofESCAPreferred tothe forty-first session oftheCommission, heldfrom19to29March1985.Atthat session theCommission hadconsidered theprogramme ofworkproposed for1986-1987 andhadendorsed itwiththeadjustments contained inthenotebythe Secretary-General • .212.Healsobrought totheattention oftheCommittee twoquestions notdealtwith inthenote.Oneconcerned theCommission's decision tocreateanewsubprogramme consisting offiveprogramme elements andentitled "Assistance inimplementation of theTransport andCommunications DecadeforAsiaandthePacific" under programme 13(Transport I:Transport, communications andtourism inAsiaandthe Pacific). Heexplained thattheCommission hadbaseditsrecommendation onan interpretation ofregulation 4.2oftheRegulations andRulesGoverning Programme Planning, theProgramme Aspects oftheBudget, theMonitoring ofImplementation and theMethods ofEvaluation. Neither themedium-term plannoritsrevisions todate provided fortheproposed subprogramme, andthefiveprogramme elements (1.9-1.13) weresubsumed undersUbpragramme 1(General transport planning andfacilitation of international traffic) ofprogramme 13. 213.Theotherissueconcerned twooutputs proposed underprogramme 8(Natural resources inAsiaandthePacific) whichtheCommission hadneither endorsed nor recommended fordeletion, owingtoalackofconsensus amongthememberStates. Theywereoutputs2.l(i)(b)and2.2(i)ofsubprogramme 2(Rational development, management andutilization ofwaterresources), tworeports totheCommittee on Natural Resources, oninterbasin transfer ofwaterresources inthenational
analysis: The text appears to be a report from a United Nations committee discussing the program budget for the biennium 1986-1987. The report mentions various programs and activities related to economic development, natural resources, and transport, but does not explicitly mention other categories such as agriculture, forestry, and fishing, industry, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid and relief, or culture. The text also discusses the planning and implementation of projects, which suggests that science and technology may be involved, but it is not the primary focus.