text: concern aboutthetravelofstaffoftheregional commissions tomeetings ofthe functional commissions andstanding committees oftheEconomic andSocialCouncil, andabouttheproposed useofconsultants fortheUnitedNations Conference forthe Promotion ofInternational Co-operation inthePeaceful UsesofNuclear Energy.87.Atits15thto17thand34thto36thmeetings, on8,9and20May1985,the Committee considered section 4oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Fortheconclusions andrecommendations oftheCommitt~e, see paragraphs 612-615 below.85.Onedelegation proposed thatthewords"stillremaining tobedecolonized" in paragraph 3.10shouldbereplaced bythewords"onthelistofNon-Self Governing Territories", asrecommended bytheCommittee atitstwenty-third session.11The Committee wasassured bytherepresentative oftheSecretariat thatacorrection wouldbemadeinthefinalversion oftheproposed programme budgetfor1986-1987. 86.Onedelegation inquired aboutthemeaning ofthephrase"tothecolonial peoples andtheirliberation movements" inparagraph 3.25andproposed thatthe phraseshouldberevised toread"tocolonial peoples andliberation movements recognized bytheOrganization ofAfrican Unity(OAU)".~-_.".\i~ ~._ Iltl!empowered tomakeconcrete suggestions totheSecurity Council, asstatedin 11. paragraph 3.8.Sincetherepresentative oftheSecretary-General wasunableto i' providedetails ofsucharesolution andwasonlyabletostatethatthesamei wording hadbeenusedinthecurrent programme budget, thatdelegation proposed the,ideletion ofthewords"making concrete suggestions totheSecurity Council", ':'contained inparagraph 3.8. Anothe~ delegation, however, objected tothatproposal. ,.~ :11 ~ 1111! '::ilil 1individual capacity. Thus,thetravelexpenditures fortheCOmmittee werehighcompared withthoseofmostoftheothersubsidiary bodiesoftheEconomic andSocialCouncil because underGeneral Assembly resolution 1798(XVII)of11December 1962theUnitedNations wasresponsible forthecostsoftravelandsubsistence ofsuchexperts. TheoutputoftheCOmmittee was,likethatofotherbodies, thereports onitssessions. TheCOmmittee's outputwasalsoreflected intheJournal ofDevelopment Planning, issuedbytheDepar.tment ofInternationalEconc~ic andSocialAffairs undertheprogramme onglobaldevelopment issuesandpolicies. Itwasalsoexplained thatoneoftheCOmmittee's working groupshelditsmeetings awayfromHeadquarters because thosemeetings wereheldduringtheregular sessions oftheGeneral Assembly whennomeetingfacilities fortheworkinggroupwereavailable inNewYork.ThatwasthesamereasonforholdingatGenevathebiennial meeting oftheworking groupoftheStatistical COmmission. 92.Asregards theprovision forthetravelofstafffromtheregional commissionstoattendmeetings oftheCommittee forDevelopment Planning andmostoftheothersUbsidiary bodiesoftheCouncil, therepresentative oftheSecretary-Generalexplained thattheirattendance wasneededtogiveregional perspectives tothediscussions onsubstantive questions. Itwasnotalwayspossible fortheRegionalCommissions Liaison Office, whichconsisted ofonlythreeProfessional staffmembers, toparticipate inallsuchsubstantive discussions. IntheparticularcaseoftheCOmmittee forDevelopment Planning, however, hestatedthattheregional commissions' staffhadnotoftenbeencalledupontoparticipate activelyinthediscussion attheCommittee's recentsessions. 93.Withrespect tothepattern ofmeetings oftheCommittee forDevelopmentPlanning, therepresentative oftheSecretary-General statedthat,atthetimeofthepreparation oftheprogramme bUdgetproposals for1986-1987, theSecretariatwasinformed thatdiscussions werestillbeingheldonthematter. Inanyevent,noUnitedNations bodycouldchangeitsschedule ofmeetings unlesstherewasanindication ofprogramme bUdgetimplications andunlesstheEconomic andSocialCouncil ortheGene~al Assembly, or,inthelatter's stead,theCOmmittee onCOnferences, approved suchachange. (b)UnitedNations COnference forthePromotion ofInternational Co-operationinthePeaceful UsesofNuclear Energy 94.Withrespect totheUnitedNations Conference forthePromotion ofInternational CO-operation inthePeaceful UsesofNuclear Energy, severaldelegations objected tothenumberoftemporary poststhatwereproposed tobemaintained onthebUdgetduringtheperiodbetween theconclusion oftheCOnferenceinNovember 1986andtheconsideration ofitsreportbytheGeneral Assembly ayear later. Theypointed outthatnoprogramme activities ormandate justified thecontinuation ofthosepostsduringthatperiod. Othermembers oftheCOmmitteevoicedtheirconcern aboutthenumberofwork-months requested forconsultants'services whentherewerealsoplansforholding an adhocexpertgroupmeeting ofinternationally eminent persons. 95.Onedelegation askedwhythefollow-up activities oftheCOnference couldnotbecarried outbytheInternational AtomicEnergyAgency (IAEA). Itwasalsoaskedwhytheworktobeassigned toconsultants couldnotbedonebyIAEA.Severaldelegations questioned thelargenumberofstaffproposed tohandlethepublicinformation aspects oftheCOnference ascompared withthenumberofstaffservicing theCOnference asawhole.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and travel arrangements for various United Nations bodies and conferences, including the Committee for Development Planning and the United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. The text also touches on the role of regional commissions and the use of consultants. Given the focus on UN bodies and international cooperation, it seems likely that the text falls under a category related to international cooperation and development.