text: recommendations onelements ofcosts a~defficiency oftheUnitedNations Secretariat otherthanthoserelating tocommon systemremuneration issues. It alsonotedthecomments oftheSecretary-General onthereport (A/39/522/Add.2) and theconfirmation bytheUnitedNations representative thatthosecomments remained valid. Whilethepostponement bytheUnited Nati~ns ofactiontoresolve ICSC personnel issues wasillustrative ofproblems encou~tered, theJointInspection Unitwasnotbeingreauested byICSCtosolvethematter, whichwasbeing considered separately between theUnitedNations andICSCunderanother itemofthe agenda.~~:;:-';n··--:\~...:.:.==::::::--==--==:='- ~ '~1 '~I ~Discussion bytheCommission J i90.Members oftheCommission madeanumberofcomments onthereport andput questions totheInspector concerned. First,itwasnotclearunderwhatpartof theJointInspection Unitstatute theInspector wasmakinghisreport andwhether investigation ofthe"proper ~offunds," according toarticle 5.1oftheJoint Inspection Unitstatute, entitled himtoinvestigate alsotheproperallocation of fundsorsalaries (emphasis added). Second,itwasnotclearfromparagraph 8of theInspector's reportcriticizing theUnitedNations failure toestablish priorities andabandon projects whether MemberStates werebeingcriticized orthe Secretariat. Third,asitwasnotedthatInspectors wererequired togivebalanced assessments andsinceonlynegative comments wererecorded, clarification was soughtastowhether therewereanyredeeming features foundintheInspector's investigation andifso,whytheyhadnotbeenreflected. Fourth, theInspector's viewwassoughtastowhowasresponsible forsuchableakstateofaffairs -the General Assembly, ICSC,theSecretariat orindividuals. Fifth,itwasnotclear whytheInspector hadneither followed theprocedure forpriorconsultation with ICSConacommon systemissueasreauired byGeneral Assembly resolution 37/126of 17December 1982,section V,before making recommendations totheGeneral Assembly norwiththeexecutive headsofotherorganizations asreauired underprocedures established inthestatute oftheJointInspection Unit. 91.TheInspector statedhisviewthat"proper l1seoffunds"didnotstartafter approval ofthebudget bytheG~neral Assembly. Adecision bytheCommission raising thepostadjustment by9.6percentresulting inaunitedStates/United Nations marginof24percentmeantthatMemberStates wouldhavetopaymore, 15percentmore. Second, iftheSecretariat wasnotefficient, thecostswould growand grow~foronedecade, theportion oftheUnitedNations budgetforstaff costshadgrownandthecorr~sponding programme fundshadshrunk bythesame amounts. Third, hedidnotblametheMemberStates inhiscriticism inparagraph 8 ofhisreport, buttheSecretariat, asitdidnotalwaysactinaccordance with General Assp.mbly resolutions, whichwerenotsufficiently specific. Fourth, hehad hadpriorconsultations withtheICSCsecretariat beforefinalizing hisreport,if notwiththeCommission itself.ve ed;!s ! s.;I ,I i fJd -1 dI beId I,g ns ion )1,put ,artof hether Joint tionof h 8of orthe balanced as or's ector's -the :::lear with 1126of ;sembly jures after >n Lted :e, ~ould .staff Igraph 8 rith hehad .rt,if several It .2)and mained se ion ofthe eby Jointr18December 1974hadentrusted toICSeresponsibility formaking recommendations anddecisions onscalesofsalaries andallowances, postadjustments andother conditions ofservice (arts. 10and11ofitsstatute). ICSeexercised thesame responsibilities forthespecialized agencies thataccepted thestatute ofthe Commission, (b)TheGeneral Assembly inresolution 3//126of17December 1982had reaffirmed theroleofICSCandrequested allbodies makingproposals foraction on personnel matters affecting thesystemtoco-ordinate themwithICSCandthereby avoidduplication ofefforts, (c)Alargepartofthecurrent report bytheJointInspection unitwas devoted toremuneration oftheProfessional andhighercategories inthecommon system, whichwaswithintheprovince ofICSC,
analysis: This text appears to be discussing the management and budgeting of the United Nations Secretariat, specifically the Joint Inspection Unit's report on the efficiency of the organization. The language used is technical and focuses on financial and administrative issues, such as remuneration, salaries, and post-adjustments. This suggests that the category should be related to governance, management, or administration.