text: ascurrently formulated, ~'is-i-yis recentdevelopments andcurrent requirements. 11 Inparagraph 26ofitsreporttotheAssembly concerning UnitedNations peace-ke.ping operations (A/44/725), theAdvisory Committee statedthatitagreed inprinciple that,inrespect ofunforeseen andextraordinary expenses, thelevel ofcommitment authority provided toitshouldbeincreased. TheCommittee stated further thatitintended toreverttothematteruponreceipt oftheanalysis that itrequested fromtheSecretary-General. 2.TheAdvisory Committee, havingreceived theinformation itrequested fromthe Secretary-General, n~wsubmits, intheparagraphs below,itsobse~vations and recommendations ontheresolution onunforeseen andextraordinary expenses forthe bi.nnium 1990-1991. Apossible textofadraftresolution onunforeseen and extraordinary expenses forthebiennium 1990-1991 isalsoincluded asanannexto thepresent report. 3.Overtheyears,theattention oftheAdvisory Committee hasb.endrawntoa numberofanomalies andotherdifficulties thatexistwithregardtowhathas b.comethestandard textfortheresolution onunforeseen andextraordinary expenses. 4.Inparagraph 1(A)ofGeneral Assembly resolution 42/227of21December 1987, theAssembly authorized theSecretary-General toenterintocommitments without the priorconcurrence oftheAdvisory Committee fori "Suchcommitments, notexceecllng atotalof$US2million inanyone year ofthebiennium 1988-1989, astheSecretary-Gen~ral certifies relatetothe maintenance ofpeaceandsecurity." 5.TheAdvisory Committee understands thatthelevelof$2million isderived fromGeneral Assembly resolution 68(I)of14December 1946.Itisobvious that thisfigureneedstobeupdated, partiCUlarly inviewoftherecentexpansion of thegoodoffices andpeace-keeping function oftheUnitedNations. Theinitiatives bytheSecretary-General intheexercise ofhisgoodoffices function, andfor whichcommitments wereentered intoonhisownauthority, haveincreased inrecent yearsbothinnumberandincostfromatotalof$804,300 forfouractivities in1986toatotalof$1,664,000 fornineactivities in1988.Thusfarin1989, commitments havetotalled $1,835,800 forsixactivities. -15-6.Furthermore, themagnitude oftherequirementa forthegoodoffices function oftheSecretary-General, giving ris~tocommitments entered intoonhisown authority, hassignificantly increased overthepastfewyearsreaching anaverage of$306,000 thusfarin1989.Itshouldbenoted,inthisconnection, thatthose initiatives whichimmediately preceded thelaunching ofapeace-keeping orgood offices operation, forwhichtheconcurrence oftheAdvisory Committee was ultimately sought, involved highcosts. Forexample, goodoffices exercised bythe theSecretary-General's Representative ontheSettlement oftheSituation Relating toAfghanistan ($423,500) priortothelaunching oftheUnitedNations GoodOffices Mission inAfghanistan andPakistan: theTechnical SurveyMission to Namibia ($285,000), whichpreceded thelaunching oftheUnitedNations Transition Assistance Group, andinitial commitments forthatGroup($450,000); andinitial commitments fortheUnitedNations Observer Mission toVerifytheElectoral Process inNicaragua ($540,300), whichwerelatersubsumed inthecommibment authorized by theAdvisory Committee forthatObserver Mission. 7.Underthecircumstances, theAdvisory Committee recommends thatthe Secretary-General shouldbeallowed toenterintocommitments, onhisown authority, inamounts notexceeding acumulative totalof$3million inany oneyearofabiennium. 8.TheAdvisory Committee isoftheopinion th~t t~eprovisions relating tothe International CourtofJustice (seeGeneral Assembly resolution 42/227, para.1(~»,aswellasthatcovering commitments forinterorganizational security measures (ibia., para.1(~»,aresufficient andcanremainunchanged. 9.Forreasons ofclarity, theAdvisory Committee recommends rewording paragraph 1ofGeneral Assembly resolution 42/227, asshownintheannextothe present report: thisredrafting implies nosubstantive change. 10.TheAdvisory Committee hasnodifficulty withtheexisting textofparagraph 2 ofGeneral Assembly resolution 42/227. Inthisconnection, theCommittee points outthatthetreatment ofsuchsupplementary estimates asmayarisefromthe
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and financial management of the United Nations, specifically the level of commitment authority needed for unforeseen and extraordinary expenses related to peacekeeping operations and the good offices function of the Secretary-General. It mentions specific amounts and figures, indicating a focus on financial management and budgeting. The text also touches on the need for updates to previous resolutions and the rewording of certain paragraphs for clarity.