text: processing equipment intheestimate forrentalandmaintenance ofequipment (para.14.74oftheproposed programme budget). Forthereasons giveninchapter I,paragraphs 30to33,theAdvisory Committee recommends thatconsideration ofthe proposal toupgrade thecomputer atECWAbedeferred, withaconsequential reduction ofthe1986-1987 estimate by$348,200. Theestimate forcomputer software anddata-processing equipment shouldnotbeaffected bythis recommendation sincetheCommittee wasinformed thattherelated requests are independent oftheproposal toupgrade thecomputer. 14.11Asindicated intable14.43,theestimated requirements forcommunications amountto$477,300 andshowresource growthof$330,200. TheAdvisory Committee wasinformed thatasof31December 1984,commitments forcommunications amounted toonly$127,616. TheAdvisory Committee further pointsoutthatsignificant cost reductions shouldresultaftertheAVDcircuit withBaghdad becomes operational in 1986-1987. TheAd?isory Committee therefore recommends thattheestimate for communications bereduced by$177,300 to$300,000 for1986-1987. 14.12supplies andmaterials account forrequirements of$494,000, involving resource growthof$220,900. Onthebasisofadditional information provided to theCommittee, andtakingintoaccount thepattern ofexpenditure during1984,the Committee recommends thattheestimate for1986-1987 bereduced by$94,000 to $400,000. 14.13Asidefromrequirements forupgrading thecomputer system(seepara.14.10 above), theestimate forfurniture andequipment involves anamountof$352,100 for 1986-1987 fortheitemslistedinparagraph 14.78oftheproposed programme budget. TheCommittee "isnotconvinced thattheunitpricesusedintheestimates fortheitemstobepurchased arethebestthatcanbeobtained, particularly when economies ofscalearetakenintoaccount. TheCommittee therefore recommends a reduction of$35,000 for1986-1987. Reduction recommended14.15TheAdvisory Committee's recommendations inparagraphs 14.5, 14.6, 14.10to 14.14aboveentailatotalreduction of$1,566,600 intheestimate forsection 14, from$35,049,700 to$33,483,100.14.14Theestimate forimprovements topremises (table14.43)coversnon-recurrent expenditure fortheacquisition ofawatersoftening plantandasecurity system andthelandscaping ofgrounds (para.14.79oftheestimates). WhiletheCommittee doesnotobjecttoanyoftheprojects proposed, itbelieves thdtwithefficient management ofresources, itshouldbepossible toreduceresource requirements. Accordingly, theCommittee'recommends thattheestimate bereduced by$157,200 to $400,000 for1986-1987. Section 14.Economic Commission forWestern Asia -94- ....;·..i,:1 _:1;,_$ 156660015. ~ pro dec six the del Com pri of 15. pro und aim tas are res Sec res 15. tab ($5 ($9~er EtheSection 15.UnitedNations Conference onTradeandDevelopment $I I. Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••••••51945900 51945900 15.1Theestimate of$51,945,900 forsection 15is$368,400, or0.7percent, higherthantherevised estimate for1984-1985. Itincludes resource growth estimated at$436,700 atrevised 1985ratesJtherateofrealgrowthhasbeen calculated atminus0.2percent. Ascanbeseenfromtable15.1,non-recurrent itemsfor1986-1987 areestimated at$558,700 (atrevised 1985rates). Ofthis amount, $346,000 relates torequirements forthe,seventh session oftheConference (tablel5.7)Jthebalance of$212,700 isforfurniture andequipment (table15.34).Actualexpenses 1982-1983 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••ons ee ted cost 1in to theRevised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985........................... 51577500 56459000 51707800 .10ofor ates when a rrent em littee nt Ito ,0to I14,15.2TheSecretary-General propose~ tomaintain thenumberofestablished postsfor 1986-1987 at454,comprising 1USG,2ASG,9D-2,24D-l,53P-5,59P-4,71P-3, 39P-2/l,and196General Service posts,including 10attheprinciPal level. The
analysis: This text appears to be a budget proposal or report related to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It discusses various estimates and recommendations for the 1986-1987 budget, including categories such as communications, supplies and materials, furniture and equipment, and improvements to premises. The text does not seem to be focused on a specific sector or industry, but rather on administrative and operational expenses.