text: Information includes aprovision of$213,800 forbooklets andleaflets (table27.18). Inlinewithitsobservations inparagraph 27.33above,the Advisory Committee recommends thatthisbereduced by$23,800 to$190,000. 27.48Theestimate of$4,399,300 forprogramme support (departmental administration) includes anon-recurrent provision of$85,900 (atrevised 1985rates), forthepurchase ofadditional word-processing equipment outlined in paragraph 27.68oftheproposed programme budget. Onthebasisofinformation provided, theAdvisory Committee recommends acceptance oftheestimate for programme support.27.55TheAc estimate in equipment. $60,000 (at telexfacili Information Service, Geneva 27.49TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection totheestimate of$3,473,300 for theInformation Service, Geneva(table27.23). -134-27.56 Onth 27.25,27.34 of$766,200 Reduction re Section 27. i'·l/;.lInformation Service, Vienna 27.50Theestimate of$917,800 fortheInformation Service atViennais$245,000, or36.4percent,bigherthantherevised 1984-1985 appropriation (table27.25). 27.51Asstatedinparagraph 27.80oftheproposed programme budget, the Information ServiceatVienna wasestablished in1984. Background information on thelevelofstaffing provided totheService through theredeployment ofposts fromtheInformation Service ofUNIOOandOPIisprovided inparagraph 27.7ofthe proposed programme budget, wherein theSecretary-General notesthatthe establishment ofthe0-1posttoheadtheService wasnotreauested for1984-1985 sinceitwaspossible totemporarily redeploy a0-1postforthatpurpose. According totheSecretary-General, suchanarrangement cannot becontinued, accordingly, inparagraph 27.82oftheproposed programme budget, herequests the establishment ofone0-1postfortheChiefoftheService andoneGeneral Service (principal level), whoseincumbent wouldactasAdministrative Assistant. 27.52TheAdvisory Committee notesfromtable27.26thatifthe Secretary-General's proposal isapproved, thestaffing leveloftheService will total13,comprising 5Professional andabOve(10-1,1P-5,1P-4,2P-3)and 8General Service, including oneattheprincipal level. Onthebasisof information provided toit,theAdvisory Committee concurs inthe Secretary-General's request. Information centres 27.53TheSecretary-General's estimate forInformation centres amounts to $23,248,100 or30.4percentofthetotalestimate of$76,439,300 forsection 27. Ascanbeseenfromtable27.27,resource growthfortheCentres isestimated at $90,400 (atrevised 1985rates), comprising $30,400 forestablished postsand commonstaffcostsand$60,000 fornon-recurrent expenditure underfurniture and equipment. 27.54TheSecretary-General proposes 385established postsfor1986-1987 forthe Information Centres comprising 55Professional andabOve(80-1,23P-5,18P-4, 4P-3and2P-2/1)and330Locallevelposts(table27.28). Although thetotal numberofpostsisthesameasthatapproved for1984-1985, forthereasons given inparagraph 27.98oftheproposed programme budgettheSecretary-General proposes toreclassify 4P-4poststotheP-5level. Onthebasisoftheinformation provided toit,theAdvisory Cow~ittee concurs withthisrequest. 27.55TheAdvisory Committee alsorecommends acceptance oftheSecretary-Genera1's estimate inparagraph 27.108oftheproposed programme budgetforfurniture and equipment. Asindicated therein, theestimate includes anon-recurrent amountof $60,000 (atrevised 1985rates)tocovertheacauisition andinstallation costof telexfacilities forsixinformation centres. 27.56 Onthebasisoftherecommendations contained inparagraphs 27.18, 27.22, 27.25,27.34and27.46above,theAdvisory Committee recommends atotalreduction of$766,200 intheestimate forsection 27from$76,439,300 to$75,673,100. Reduction recommendedI. I .-1 j Section 27.Publicinformation -135-$ 766200-~·~~f-- ~-. ---~.__._- ~- PARTVII COMMON SUPPORT SERVICES Section 28.Administration andmanagement ~$ Estimate sUbmitted bytheSecretary-General ........... 337031800
analysis: The text appears to be related to the administrative and financial aspects of international organizations, specifically the United Nations. The estimates and proposals mentioned in the text seem to be focused on the budget and resource allocation for various programs and services, such as information centers, programme support, and administration.