text: memberfromeachofthefiveregional commission secretariats and(b)onestaff -9-~ ~.'..'.•..:Kt I'- ,l-, ",1 ~..L'I',:. -~_.' '~ ~ ~member fromthecentreforSocialDevelopment andHumanitarian Affairs, Vienna, as indicated inparagraph 1.51.TheAssistant Secretary-General forProgramme Planning andCo-ordination explained thatitwasinthebestinterest ofthe COmmittee tohaveitsmeetings attended byrepresentatives oftheregional commissions, whocouldanswerquestions directly. Hewasdoubtful abouttheneed fortheattendance oftherepresentative oftheCentreforSocialDevelopment and Humanitarian Affairs. 43.Onedelegation objected totherequest fortheestablishment ofaP-4post, provided forinparagraph 1.75,asitwasnotconsidered tobeafull-time job. Therepresentative oftheOfficeoftheUnder-Secretary-General forPolitical and General Assembly Affairs statedthat,withtheissuance oftheSecretary-General's bulletin onco-ordination ofUnitedNations drugcontrol programmes (ST/SGB/203), theresponsibilities assigned totheUnder-Secretary-General hadexpanded significantly. Heexplained thattherewereonlythreeProfessional staffmembers intheOffice. Thenewresponsibilities assigned totheUnder-Secretary-General wentbeyondco-ordinating theworkofthethreeagencies atVienna. Theyalso included co-ordinating thedrug-related activities ofallthespecialized agencies, aswellaskeeping theSecretary-General informed ofpertinent developments and issuesinthefieldofdrugcontrol. Reservation 44.Onedelegation* expressed itsstrongobjections totheactivities ofthe Committee ontheExercise oftheInalienable RightsofthePalestinian ~opleand theDivision forPalestinian Rights. Thatdelegation believed thattheactivities oftheCommittee andtheDivision werebiasedanddidnotcontribute toapeaceful solution totheMiddleEastconflict. Section 2A.Political andSecurity Council affairs; peace-keeping activities 1.Introduction 45.Atits17thto20thand24thmeetings, on9,10and14May,theCOmmittee considered section 2Aoftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Fortheconclusions andrecommendations oftheCOm~ittee, seeparagraphs 594-600 below.49. from serv worl 50. from unde wasc They incr serv theJ prep' week' infol thro also 2.Discussion [J-10-UnitedStatesofAmerica. * /.46.Onedelegation referred tothefortieth anniversary ofthevictory inthe SecondWorldWarinEuropeandpointed totheneedforthecontinuation ofthe struggle forworld pea~eandsecurity. Otherdelegations stressed thatmanyofthe idealsforwhichpeoplegavetheirlivesremained toberealized.I,as leed and it, I. and aI's 3), lbers al cies, d and ties efu1 987. 00 Ethe i 147.Withregardtoparagraph 2A.IIofsection 2A,strongly divergent viewswere expressed aboutwhether ornottherelevant partofthereportoftheCommittee on itstwenty-fourth session constituted amandate forthenewsservice ofthe Department ofPolitical andSecurity Council Aff~irs. Several delegations wereof theopinion thattheeffectofthenon-inclusion ofthatactivity inthe medium-term planfor1984-1989 (chap.I,para.1.4)2/wastoremoveany possibility ofinterpreting theexistence ofamandate, andthusany"enhancement" oftheactivity couldnotbejustified. Otherdelegations considered thatthe mandate wasprovided inparagraph 19ofthereportofCPConitstwenty-fourth session. Onedelegation saidthatanimportant question ofprinciple wasat stake-thatis,allactivities intheprogramme budgetshouldfirstappearinthe medium-term plan. 48.TheDirector oftheBudgetDivision informed theCommittee thatthe Administrative Management Service wouldshortly beundertaking areviewofthenews service. Oncondition thatthefullimportofthediscussion wouldbebrought to theattention oftheevaluators, theCommittee agreedtotakenoteofthe assurances received fromtheSecretariat inthisregardandtoawaittheoutcome of thestudy. 49.Several-delegations expressed concern atthenumberofnewsagencyservices fromthedeveloped countries. Theyrequested thatthenumberofnewsagency services beexpanded toinclude thosefromthevarious partsofthedeveloping world. 50.Theyalsoquestioned thereasons forextending thenewsservice andincreasing
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' budget and activities, specifically the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1986-1987. It mentions various departments and offices, such as the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs, the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, and the Department of Political and Security Council Affairs. The text also touches on the topic of peace-keeping activities and the struggle for world peace and security. Given the focus on UN activities and budget, it seems likely that the text is related to international affairs and diplomacy.