text: "23.12 Eachyearsincethemid-1970s, anumberofactivities havebeen undertaken inresponse todecisions oftheCommission onHumanRightsas endorsed bytheEconomic andSocialCouncil. Inprevious biennial bUdget proposals noprovision wasmadefortheseactivities andtheresources needed toimplement themweresoughtannually, principally underthetermsofthe resolution onunforeseen andextraordinary expenses forthebiennium concerned. -118- I..;;,.~_.$ 9776800 9776800 10310000 10247700 11088600 ,or AScanbe the lblemainly :human Eor rates)and 5,800for tary ncluding 14P-3, This dditional"23.13 Following consultations withtheAdvisory Committee onAdministrative andBudgetary Questions, provision isbeingmadeintheseproposals forsuch activities inthefirstyearoftheforthcoming biennium, usingasabasisthe levelofresources appropriated bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session fo~Economic andSocialCouncil mandates in1984.Arequest for resources for1987willbeincluded intherevised estimates resulting from decisions oftheEconomic andSocialCouncil in1986.Itwillbenotedthat thecurrent estimates donotrelatetospecific activities sincethesewillbe determined bydecisions oftheCommission andtheCouncil in1985and1986." 23.6TheCommittee notesfromparagraph 23.8oftheproposed programme budgetthat theincrease of$33,800 (atrevised 1985rates)fortravelofrepresentatives to meetings oftheHumanRightsCommittee isattributable totheaddition ofasecond working groupthatmeetsforoneweekbeforeeachofthethreeannualsessions of theCommittee. WhiletheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection tothisestimate, it truststhatwhenever treaty-based bodiesserviced bytheUnitedNations (see para.23.4oftheproposed programme budget) areconsidering proposals forthe establishment ofnewworking groups, thegeneral budgetary policyofthe organization willbefUllytakenintoaccount. 23.7Therequest foranewP-2/lpostfortheCentreonHumanRightsisdescribed inparagraph 23.26oftheproposed programme budget. TheAdvisory Committee hasno objection to'this request. 23.8TheAdvisory Committee recommends approval oftheSecretary-General's estimate forsection 23intheamountof$9,776,800. (including A ingorgans. ,cialCouncil te,the ,edprogramme ~been Ihtsas ,budget Ircesneeded ~softhe ,umconcerned. -119-Section 24.Regular Programme ofTechnical Co-operation $ Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••••••••••• Estimate transmitted bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••••••••••36637000 36637000 Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985..., . ...............................32932900 32910900 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 29757000 24.1Theestimate of$36,637,000 forsection 24comprises resources forsectoral advisory services ($18,986,700), regional andsubregional advisory services ($11,176,600), andindustrial development ($6,473,700). Theestimate, whichis $3,704,100, or11.2percent,higherthantherevised. 1984-1985 appropriation, showsnoresource growth; rather, ascanbeseenfromtable24.1,the Secretary-General attributes theincrease torevaluation ofthe1984-1985 resource base($822,800) andprojected inflation in1986-1987 ($2,881,300). 24.2TheAdvisory Committee recalls thatthelevelofpastappropriations forthe regular programme undersection 24derived fromspecific General Assembly decisions. Asstatedinparagraph 24.4oftheproposed programme budget, the Secretary-General hasincluded noresource growthinhisestimates for1986-1987, however, consistent withpractice sincethebiennium 1976-1977, theimpactof inflation andofvariations intheratesofexchange isincluded inorderto maintain thesamelevelofproject delivery asintheprevious biennium. 24.3TheAdvisory Committee transmits theestimates undersection 24tothe General Assembly forappropriate action. i /-120- !'.-....o-;I. 25.2Asstatedinchapter I,paragraph 14above,theAdvisory Committee received andexamined therevised estimates forsection 25(A/C.5/40/3) duringitsspring
analysis: The text appears to be discussing budget proposals for the United Nations, specifically focusing on the allocation of resources for various activities and programs related to human rights, technical cooperation, and administrative expenses. The text mentions specific amounts and estimates for different areas, such as travel expenses for representatives, establishment of new working groups, and resources for sectoral advisory services. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting a focus on administrative and organizational matters rather than specific policy or programmatic issues.