text: 1981edition instead ofediting andrevising departmental submissions. Secondly, thescopeofthecoverage oedebates waswidened. Thesetasksprovedmore time-consuming thanhadbeen anticipated~ hencetheadditional delayreflected in theaboveschedule. 27.40Representatives oftheSecretary-General conceded thatthedecision towiden coverage hadprovedimpractical, accordingly, beginning withthe1982edition, COverage ofdebates wouldbelimited. Atthesametime,theCommittee wasinformed thattheSecretariat intended tocontinue thepresent practice ofhavingthe Yearbook written bystaffwriters intheYearbook Section. Inordertodothis, andtoreducethebacklog, thecontinuation ofthegeneral temporary assistance mentioned abovewasbeingreauested.~7.39Intheopinion oftheAdvisory Committee, theabove-mentioned decisions were premature, particularly inviewoftheSecretary-General's statement inhisreport (A/C.5/38/38) thatthequestion oftransferring totheYearbook section responsibility fordrafting theYearbook textswouldbeconsidered onlyafterthe backlog hadbeeneliminated.account not ations, but hatthe sand the tea)for candSocial ~s)for blic.~eeasily be ;,the andleaflets ry-General adingfor phasized thatmtral ,interalia, :ion However, ~oftheir ledin lomiesare :thatthe :ionbe )roposed Ioflong general Assembly, nmendation to theAdvisory Committee, at )nschedule adhered to.Idesprovision :tanceatthe ~ngthe /Add.8.27.45TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection totheestimate of$4,217,400 for theExternal Relations Division (table27.16).27.42TheCommittee therefore recommends thatDPIissueabbreviated editions of theYearbook untilsuchtimeasthebacklog hasbeeneliminated. Intheopinion of theAdvisory Committee, thiscourseofactionshouldenablethemoreeffective use ofresources andthusspeeduptheelimination ofthebacklog. 27.43TheCommittee alsobelieves thatneither thequality oftheYearbook norits valueasanobjective reference workneedbediminished byimplementing theabove recommendation, provided thatcareistaken,interalia,tosupplysUfficient references tomoredetailed sources ofinformation. 27.53TheS $23,248,100 Ascanbese $90,400 (at commonstaff equipment.27.50Thee or36.4per Information27.51Asst Information thelevelof fromtheInf proposed pro establishmen sinceitwas Accordingto accordingly, establishmen (principal 1 27.52TheA SecretarY-Ge total13,co 8General Se information SecretarY-GeInformation 27.54TheSE Information C 4P-3and2 I numberofpo~ inparagraph toreclassi f~ provided toj27.44SUbject toitsobservations inparagraphs 27.41to27.43above,theAdvisory Committee recommends acceptance oftheSecretary-General!s reauest in paragraph 27.40oftheproposed programme budgetforgeneral temporary assistance. Atthesametime,theCommittee requests theSecretarY-General tosubmit, toits springsession in1987,afurther report, indicating howtheAdvisory Committee's recommendation isbeingimplemented.27.41TheAdvisory Committee notesthatevenifthelatestexpectations ofthe Secretary-General proverealistic, thebacklog willnotbeentirely eliminated untilJune1995. TheAdvisory Committee considers thisdelayunacceptable. The Yearbook mustbeissuedonatimelybasisifitistobeusedmorewidely bythe general pUblicpursuant toSection VIofGeneral Assembly resolution 38/234. 27.47 Asstated bytheSecretary-General inparagraph 27.59oftheproposed programme budget, theestimate of$128,600 forspecial pUblicinformation activities (table27.20)relates toinformation activities for1986fortheUnited Nations Conference forth~Promotion ofInternational Co-operation inthepeaceful UsesofNuclear Energy. Ofthisamount, $65,400 relates tothenon-recurrent provision fortwotemporary post~(withrelated commonstaffcosts)in1986 (1P-3and1General Service). Thebalance coverstheactivities outlined in paragraph 27.59oftheproposed programme budget. TheAdvisory Committee recommends acceptance ofthisestimate..27.46Theestimate of$2,454,400 fortheDivision forEconomic andSocial
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' budget and the production of the Yearbook, which is a publication that covers the debates and decisions of the General Assembly. The text mentions various departments and divisions, such as the External Relations Division, the Division for Economic and Social Affairs, and the Secretariat. The focus seems to be on the administrative and bureaucratic aspects of the United Nations, rather than specific issues related to economic development, natural resources, or other categories.