text: July19855.Asinthepast,provision ismadeincertain sections oftheproposedprogramme budgetfor1986-1987 forexpenditures towhichsomeMemberStateshaveobjections inprinciple. SomemembersoftheCommittee haverepeated thoseobjections andstatedtheirreasons therefore Atthesametime,theCommitteeconsidered thatthecontroversy concerning suchitemsdoesnotfallwithintheprovince oftheAdvisory Committee, whichunderrule157oftherulesofprocedureis"responsible forexpertexamination ofthebudgetoftheUnitedNations". I "'"1.1 :~ ','J CHAPTER I PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FORTHEB!ENNIUM 1986-1987 GENERAL 1.Forthebiennium 1986-1987, theSecretary-General proposes aprogramme budget1/intheamountof$1,742,784,500 fortheexpenditure sections and $327,133,000 fortheincomesections. Onanetbasis,theestimates for1986-1987 amount, therefore, to$1,415,651,500. Inthefollowing tabletheestimates for 1986-1987 arecompared withtherevised appropriations for1984-1985, asapproved bytheGeneral Assembly inresolution 39/237, andwiththeactualexpenditure and incomeinthebiennium 1982-1983. (Inthousands ofUnitedStatesdollars) IIncrease Increase 1986-1987 Actual 1986-1987 ~ expenditure 2lli.~Revised 1984-1985 ~ 1982-1983 ~ Estimates appropriaHon Col. Col. income Col. Col. 1986-1987 1984-1985 (1)-(2) (3)/(2i 1982-1983 (1)-(5) (6)/(5)I(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) ~. % %, Expend- f\fiture1742784.51611551.2131233.3 8.11462414.2280370.3 19.2 ~ Income 327133.0 301439.1 25693.9 8.5 255078.7 72054.3 28.2 Net1415651.51310112.1105539.4 8.11207335.5208316.0 17.3- === - •2.TheSecretary-Genera1's programme budgetproposals for1986-1987 coverthe regular, assessed budgetoftheOrganization. Theestim~tes ofextrabudgetary resources whicharelikelytobeavailable totheUnitedNations inthecoming biennium aregiveninthedocument forpurposes ofinformation. Theytotal $2,249,656,700, comprising $189,920,400 forsupport services, $40,008,900 for substantive activities and$2,019,727,400 foroperational projects. Thegrand total,including thenetestimate fortheregular budget,istherefore $3,665,308,200. Theestimates exclude thecostsofpeace-keeping operations which areassessed separately (UNDOFandUNIFIL) orwhicharefundedonavoluntary basis (UNFICYP), whether ornotsuchcostsarisein1986-1987 willdependondecisions to betakenbytheSecurity Council. MemberStateswillalsobecalledupon t~ !IOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Fortieth Session, Supplement ~(A/40/6). -1-, I, ,., f~~.,Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No.7(A/38/7), chap.I,para.4.contribute in1986-1987 tothebudgets oftheotherorganizations intheunitedNations systemtowhichtheybelong. TheAdvisory Committee willsubmittotheGen~ral Assembly atitsfortieth session aseparate reportontheadministrativebudgets ofthoseorganizations. 38.T 1986-1 previo Introd 0.7pe noted, initia Assemb initiaJ became bythe respec thisr arein7. amount $1,611 repres 9per estima lastt Adviso andpr budget oflow __..r.'.;-2- /4.Theformatoftheproposed programme budgetshowsfewchanges, ascomparedwiththatoftheprogramme budgetfor1984-1985. Twoannexes, onecontaining a cross-section reviewofmajorprogrammes andtheotherasummary ofapportionedcdsts,havebeeneliminated fromtheIntroduction. Withregardtoapportionedcosts,theCommittee wasinformed thatareviewofthemethodology usedforcalculating thesecostsindicated theneedforcertain changes andrefinements.TheSecretary-General therefore feltitbesttodispense withtheapportionmentexercise inthe1986-1987 programme budgetpreparation process, hewilldeviseamoresatisfactory methodinthefuture.3.TheAdvisory Committee notedsignificant improvement inthetimingofthesUbmission oftheSecretarY-GeneralIs programme budgetproposals for1986-1987compared tothesituation twovearsago,2/thisfacilitated theworkoftheCommittee. TheCommittee truststhatstrIctadherence tosimilar schedules inpreparing futurebudgets willbecomestandard practice.
analysis: The text appears to be related to the budget and financial planning of the United Nations, with a focus on the organization's programme budget for the biennium 1986-1987. The text discusses the Secretary-General's proposals, the estimated expenditures and income, and the availability of extrabudgetary resources. The text also mentions the Advisory Committee's role in reviewing the budget and the need for certain changes and refinements. Given the focus on budgeting and financial planning, it is likely that the text is related to the organization's administrative and financial functions.