text: f, ,1.IntroductionSection 16.International TradeCentre314.Onedelegation expressed itsreservation withregardtoprogramme element 1.2 ofprogramme 1(Money, finance anddevelopment) becauseitdidnotadequately reflect theprovisions ofthemedium-term plan,namely, paragraph 16.14thereof, in whichitisstatedthatthe"impact ofproblems associated withreverse flowsof fundsfromdeveloping todeveloped countries, bothonaccount ofdebtservice payments andprivate remittances, willbeassessed.319. prop the318. repr the resea 320. tot prog ques othe justO the exprwas2 wheth parag "subs techn FORU been fort parti was envis progr couldr r theAdministration and·common services (i) Reservations313.Withreference totherequest foraprovision of$308,100 foradditional word-processing andelectronic data-processing equipment (para.15.119), one delegation questioned whether theprovision wasreallynecessary. The representative oftheOfficeofFinancial Services informed theCommittee that matterwasbeingconsidered byACABQ. 315.Several delegations expressed theirstrongreservations withregardtothe following: (a)themandates givenbytheGeneral Assembly hadnotbeenfUlly reflected insection 15oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987, (b)theplacement ofprogramme element 1.6underprogramme 1(Money, finance anddevelopment) andnotunderprogramme 6(Economic co-operation among developing countries); and(c)thesidingofSecretariat officials withthe minority ofMemberStateswhenitshouldbeneutral.~'~~~:~e aspecific mandate toworkonEast-West trade. Otherdelegations arguedthat '~ thebalanced tretment giveninthemedium-term plantoEast-South andEast-West! tradewasnotadequately reflected; itwassuggested thattheprogramme beamended ] (e.g.,programme element 1.4)to~ectify theabsence throughout theprogramme of;i anyspecific mention ofEast-South trade. Duringthediscussion itwasalsostated :1 thatresponsibility forworkontheschemes ofpreferences ofthesocialist r~ countries ofEastern Europe(output1.2(i»belongs totheprogramme 3 1'1! (Manufactures andsemi-manufactures), andproposals weremadeforreformulating the i~ titleofprogramme element 1.4(Prospects intradewiththesocialist countries of !~ Eastern Europe) • ::1 ,1 "1 :1 !-~ !~ -1 'I ,,~ :~j 11 1I ~1 316.Atits31stmeeting, on17May,theCommittee considered section 16ofthe proposed programme bUdgetfor1986-1987. Fortherecommendation oftheCommittee, seeparagraph 666below. 2.Discussion 317.Anumberofdelegations notedthattherateofrealgrowthof0.2percentfor theUnitedNations share,shownintable16.1,wasnotcomparable withincreases in othersections ofthebudget, because thatsharetookintoaccount anincrease in theprojected miscellaneous incomeoftheInternational TradeCentre UNCTAD/GATT (seepara.16.4);therateofrealgrowthforITCasawhole,shownintable16.2, /-62- ./:i.lIJ322. e1em sett prio was more rega acti inchatr dedI f ated the of the 1.2 ,in f for ;in in r .2,was2.7percent.Duringthecourseofthediscussion, questions wereraisedabout whether thelastsentence ofparagraph 16.6andthefirstsentence of paragraph 16.8shouldberetained andabouttheCentre's mandate tou~dertake nsubstantive research anddevelopment ontradepromotion andexportdevelopment techniques" (para.16.6). Further questions wereraisedaboutthepublication FORUM(Administration andcommonservices, programme element 2.4),whichhadnot ~envisaged inthemedium-term planfor1984-1989, andaboutthejustification forthereclassification ofpostsproposed inparagraph 16.41andforthe participation ofITCinmeetings oftheInternational CivilService Commission. It wasalsonotedthat,sincemorethan200short-term advisory missions were
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and programming of the United Nations, specifically with regards to international trade and economic development. It mentions the International Trade Centre, programme elements, and the mandates of the General Assembly, suggesting a focus on economic and trade-related issues.