text: '27,801,700 currently included inhisinitial programme bUdgetproposals forti. bienniwm 1990-1991 (seepara.7above). -6-II.EXPANSION OFTHECONFERENCE FACILITIES OFTHEECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FORASIAANDTHEPACIFIC ATBANGKOK 9.Inparagraphs 15to17ofhisreport (A/C.5/44/7), theSecretary-General provides information onthecurrent status anddevelopment oftheproject. According totheinformation submitted, theconstruction contract hasbeenawarded, workhascommenced andtheproject isexpected tobecompleted asscheduled inthe period January-March 1992. 10.Reference ismadeinparagraph 16(d)totheinitiation ofdiscussions between representatives ofthehostGovernment andESCAPregarding "procedures for exemption oftheproject fromthenewvalue-added taxtobeintroduced in July1990". TheAdvisory Committee truststhatthismatterwillbesatisfactorily andexpeditiously resolved. 11.Financial aspects oftheconstruction project atBangkok aredealtwithin paragraphs 18to22oftheSecretary-General's report. Inparagraph 20,the :::ecretary-General statesthat"ontheassumption thatnomajorchange fromthe current situation willoccurandthatnomajorunforeseen costswillariseduring thebal~nce oftheproject, itisexpected thatthetotalproject costof $44,177,700 already approved bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session wouldbesufficient tocoverthecostoftheconstruction project atBangkok". However. theAdvisory Committee notesthatforthereasons outlined inparagraph 19 oftheSecretary-General's report, thepattern ofexpenditure foreseen forthe project hasbeenadjusted. 12.Inapproving initsresolution 39/236, section XI,inprinciple, the construction project atBangkok atanestimated costof$44,177,700, theGeneral Assembly decided thattheappropriation forthatpurpose shouldbeplacedina construction account andthatanyunexpended balance shouldbecarried forward untiltheproject wascompleted. Totalappropriations uptotheendof1989for theproject amounted to$22,698,000. Theproposed programme budgetforthe biennium 1990-1991 includes anestimate of$16,861,500 fortheproject. 11Inits related report, theAdvisory Committee interposed noobjection tothe Secretary-General's estimate ($16,861,500) andnotedthatprovision forthis project was"included intheproposed programme budgetoutline forthebiennium 1990-1991, whichwasapproved bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 43/214". ~I 13.Inparagraph 22ofhisreport (A/C.5/44/7), theSecretary-General provides an updated assessment ofexpenditure requirements fortheproject, whichtakesinto account thecontractor's schedule ofworkandprojections ofcashdisbursements by thequantity surveyor. Onthebasisoftherevised expenditure schedule, the Secretary-General requests anactualappropriation of$16,851,500 undersection 32 (Construction, alteration, improvement andmajormaintenance ofpremises) ofthe proposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1990-1991 fortheconstruction project atBangkok (ibid., para.23).TheAdvisory Committee recommends acceptance ofthe amountrequested forappropriation bytheSecretary-General, thatis,$16,851,500, whichis$10,000 lessthantheamountof$16,861,500 currently included inhis initial programme budgetproposals forthebiennium 1990-1991 (seepara.12above). -7-Not,s 11s••Qfflpill R,cords oftb'Gen,ral Ass,mbly, [arty-fourth ~,ssion, 'MlR1MmlPt No,A(A/44/6/Rev.l), vol.11,table32.3andparas.32.5and32.6. 11~.,Su;pl,m.nt No.7andcorrigenda (A/44/7 andCorr.l and2), para.32.3. 11~.,Su;pl,ment Ng.6(A/44/6/Rev.l), vol.11,tabl~32.3and para••32.7-32,9, -8-DOCUMENT A/44/7/Add.3 Fourthreport Section 15.UnitedNations Conference onTradeandDevelopment [Original: English] [16November 1989] 1.Inthecontext ofitsfirstreading oftheSecretary-General's proposed programme bUd_etforthebiennium 1990-1991, 1/theFifthCommittee debated section 15(United Nations Conference onTradeandDevelopment (UNCTAD» atits 29thmeeting, on6November 1989. Atthatmeeting, questions wereraised
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the construction project of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the topic is related to international trade and economic development. Additionally, the text mentions the Secretary-General's report and the General Assembly's resolutions, indicating that the topic is related to international governance and policy-making.