text: theAdvisory Committee ofanerrorintheestimate. Theystatedthattheestimate ofincome fromrentalofpremises atE8CAPshould bestatedas$278,400 instead of $133,400. Onthatbasisthedecrease of$111,400 shownintableIS2.3wouldbecome anincrease of$33,600. Consequently, thetotalestimate ofincome fromrentalof premises shouldbeincreased by$145,000, from$5,314,300 to$5,459,300.i "I' IS2.4TheAdvispry Committee notesthattheestimate ofincome fromrentinNew Yorkincludes payment byanumberofspecialized agencies forofficespaceoccupied intheUNDCIandIIbuildings. Inresponse toinquiries, representatives ofthe Secretary-General informed theCommittee thattherentalratecharged tothe specialized agencies wasbasedonaweighted average ofactualrentaland maintenance costsfortheUNDCIandIIbuildings. Thisrateisreviewed annually.I82.1' recom reduc $36,1 Reduc IS2.5 Asregards thesignificant increase inrental incomeestimated forGeneva, theAdvisory Committee understands thatthisistheresultofadecision tocharge UNDPandUNEPinfullforoffice spaceoccupied bythetwoorganizations atGeneva, whichhadpreviously beenprovided without charge. Inthisconnection, representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theCommittee thatareviewof thestatusofUnitedNations officespaceatGeneva andViennacurrently provided tootherorganizations wasbeingundertaken.Income IS2.6Theincrease inrental incomeestimated forNairobi results fromthe occuPancy forafullbiennium attheGigiri complex whichwascompleted during mid-1984.3 8upple -206- 1·-·<IS2.7Rentischarged bytheUnitedNations forofficespaceprovided toUNDP,UNESCO, UNICEFandILOatAddisAbaba. According toinformation provided byrepresentatives ofthesecretarY-General attherequest oftheAdvisory Committee, ,j thereduced estimate for1986-1987 reflected correction ofpastover-estimation of rentalincomeatAddisAbaba. 10 10 10 10 lO 985. ::>f d tal ver, 5,600. prised mate dof ecome 1of lew upied theIS2.8Theestimates ofincomefromreimbursement forservices provided tospecialized agencies andothersamountto$15,893,200 andaredetailed intableIS2.4. Inconnection withtheestimate ofincomefromservices ren~ered bytheNewYorkComputing Centre, theAdvisory Committee recalls paragraph IS2.4ofitsfirstreportontheproposed budgetforthebiennium 1984-1985 whichstates:"•••theamountrefunded totheunitedNations hasnotchanged inmanyyearsdespite aheavyincrease inUNJSPFusage. Inviewoftheexpansion oftheFundsincethepresent financial arrangements weremade,theAdvisory Committeerecommends thatastudybemadeofallaspects ofthefinancial relationshipbetween theUnitedNations andUNJSPFandthattheresults bereflected intheproposed programme budgetfor1986-1987." 38/Representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theCommittee thatthematterwasstillpending. IS2.9TheAdvisory committee notesthatconversion ofUNIDOintoaspecializedagencyduringthenextbiennium wouldentailarevision oftheestimate ofincomefromtheshareofcommonservices costsattheViennaInternational Centre. Atthisstage,'however, inlightoftheCommittee's recommendations inparagraphs 28M.8and28M.9aboveregarding section 28M,therewillbeneedtoreducethis estimat~ by$425,300. IS2.l0 Byparagraph 5ofresolution 39/177, theGeneral Assembly decided toadvance UNITARupto$1.5million onanexceptional basis. Anamountof$200,000hasbeenincluded aspartial reimbursement ofthatadvance. IS2.ll Incomefromrefundofprevious years'expenditure isestimated at$1,788,100 in1986-1987 (tableIS2.2andpara.IS2.5oftheproposed programmebudget). Representatives ofthesecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committeethatthisincluded refunds foritemssuchasunusedairline tickets andcancellation ofunliquidated obligations forcontracts forgoodsthatwerenotdelivered orforservices notrendered. IS2.12 Inviewofthecorrection indicated inparagraph IS2.3anditsrecommendation inparagraph IS2.9above,theAdvisory Committee recommends anetreduction of$280,300. Accordingly, theCommittee recommends anestimate of$36,148,400 forincomesection 2(General income). Reduction recommended $!va, large meva, of .dedIncomesection 2(General income)280300 38/Official Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-eighth Session,Supplement No.7(A/38/7). -207-Incomesection 3.Revenue-producing activities $ Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General ................. 7003700 Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee.............. 7591 500
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and financial estimates for the United Nations, specifically focusing on income and revenue from various sources, such as rental income, reimbursement for services, and refunds for previous years' expenditures. The text also mentions the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and other specialized agencies. Based on this, it seems likely that the category would be related to international organizations or governance.