text: estimate of$45,200 fortheCommittee onthePeaceful UsesofouterSpace. B.Department ofPolitical andSecurity Council Affairs Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••••••• Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••$ 11850600 11828200 10836300 10434900 9628400 2A.5Theestimate of$11,850,600 fortheDepartment ofpolitical andsecurity Council Affairsis$1,C14,300, or9.3percent,higherthantherevised 1984-1985 appropriation. Asshownintable2A.9,theestimate reflects anegative resource growthof$6,700(atrevised 1985rates;J therateofrealgrowthhasbeen calculated atminus0.8percent. 2A.6Asshownintable2A.13,theSecretary-General proposes tomaintain the numberofestablished postsat94,comprising 58intheProfessional category and above(1USG,20-2,80-1,10P-5,20P-4,11P-3and6P-2/1)and36General -42-I I. $ 157600 '15200 ,55600 ,55300 84400 leSecurity the Igrowth lissionsis It,the the esin leof an eceived ul)derlying onvinced ranted. reduced by ofthe $ 50600 28200 36300 34900 28400 urity 984-1985 resource n the goryand llera1Service (including 6atthePrincipal level). Thetotaloffourtemporary regular budgetposts(1D-l,1P-5and2General Service, including 1attheprincipal level)showsadecrease ofoneP-5post,thereasons forwhichareprovided in paragraph 2A.24oftheproposed programme budget. 2A.7Included intheestimate fortheOfficeoftheUnder-Secretary-General (table2A.14)isresource growthof$32,400 (atrevised 1985rates)forfurniture andequipment. Asindicated inparagraphs 2A.17to2A.19oftheproposed programme budget,thisamountrelates totheacquisition ofword-processin~ equipment ($22,400) andmicrofiche ($10,000) equipment. 2A.8Inthisconnection, theAdvisory Committee notestheSecretary-GeneralIs statement thattheacquisition ofword-processing equipment wouldresult, interalia,incostsavings andimproved efficiency (para.2A.18oftheproposed programme budget). Although representatives oftheSecretary-General wereunable toquantify therelated savings, theCommittee wasassured thatasaresultofthis acquisition futurerequests foradditional staffwouldnotbenecessary. The Committee wasfurther informed thattheNewsService, referred toin paragraph 2A.18oftheproposed programme budget, wasestablished inSeptember 1984 andthatanevaluation ofitsusefulness wouldbeundertaken induecoursebythe Administrative Management Service. Subject tothe·foregoing observations, the Advisory Committee hasnoobjection totheSecretary-GeneralIs request. 2A.9Theestimate fortheSecurity Council andpolitical committee activities (table2A.16)includes resource growth ($45,000 atrevised 1985rates)related to theacquisition ofword-processing equipment neededtofacilitate thetimely preparation ofSecurity Council documentation (para.2A.28oftheproposed programme budget). Inresponse toinquiries, theCommittee wasinformed thatthe estimate wouldcoverthepurchase andinstallation costsofonecentral processing unit,fourworkstations andtwoprinters. TheCommittee concurs withthisrequest. 2A.10Resource requirements fortheService forpolitical andsecurity affairs (table2A.18)include aprovision of$4,800(atrevised 1985rates)forthe conSUltancy described inparagraph 2A.30oftheproposed programme budget. The Advisory Committee isof.theviewthattheproposed tasksshouldbeundertaken by regularstaffmembers. Accordingly, itrecommends thattheproposal notbe approved. Theconsequential reduction intheSecretary-GeneralIs estimate for 1986-1987 wouldbe$5,200. 2A.llTheexplanation intheproposed programme budgetandadditional oral information provided byrepresentatives oftheSecretary-General didnotconvince theCommittee thattheworkstation andprinter requested forthepolitical Affairs Division inparagraph 2A.33oftheproposed programme budgetareneeded. It therefore recommends thattheproposal notbeapproved. Theconsequential reduction intheestimate for1986-1987 WQuldbe$11,800.
analysis: This text appears to be related to the budgetary and administrative aspects of international organizations, specifically the United Nations. The estimates and proposals mentioned in the text are related to the allocation of resources for various departments and activities within the organization, such as the Department of Political and Security Council Affairs, the Office of the Under-Secretary-General, and the Security Council and political committee activities.