text: anestimate of$2,168,300 forsection 4.4.18TheSecretary-General alsoreauests aprovlslon of$13,400 (atrevised 1985 rates)toenable"conference secretariat stafftorelocate twoweeksbeforethe Conference andtoremainoneweekaftertheConference" (para.4.42(b) (v) ofthe proposed programme budget). Intheopinion oftheAdvisory Committee thisamount shouldbeabsorbed fromwithinthetotalappropriation fortheconference, andit therefore recommends thattheSecretary-Generalis estimate bereduced by$14,100 for1986-1987. $ 428600Section 4.Policy-making organs (economic andsocialactivities)withanyaral ingthe rvice, he 5,1P-2, ary Idget, :-months :ingof :revised :linedin !staff:ial Idget. !ration :the ithat totalofine le [nthis rities :inuation terence !stimate lonof :he IfPublic 'ormation ion aff et,an 7,400 mbers tobe re hese -61-, I. Section SA.OfficeoftheDirector-General forDevelopmentandInternational Economic Co-operation $ Estimate sUbmitted bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee ••••••••• Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985.......................4027500 4027500 3772200 3655600 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3153200 l::rsA.lTheSecretary-Generalis estimate of$4,027,500 forsection SAis$255,300, or 6.7percent,higherthantherevised appropriations for1984-1985. IntablesA.loftheproposed programme budget, theSecretary-General indicates anegativeresource growthof$132,300 (atrevised 1985rates), therateofrealgrowthhasbeencalculated atminus4.1percent. sA.2Ascanbeseen.from tablesA.3,thenegative resource growthof$132,300 isa· netfigure, thebulkofwhichrelates todecreases underestablished postsandcommonstaffcosts. Inthisconnection, theAdvisory Committee notesfromtablesA.4that26established regular budgetpostsareproposed for1986-1987 comprisingoneDirector-General, oneASG,three0-2,four0-1,fourp-sand13General .Service, including twoatthePrincipal level,anetdecrease ofonepostfromthe1984-1985 staffing level. ASexplained inparagraph sA.9oftheproposed programmebudget, theSecretary-General isproposing toupgrade one0-2posttotheASGlevelandtoabolish onep-spost. sA.3Basedonadditiona~ information itreceived regarding thenatureandlevelof responsibilities oftheAssistant Secretary-General post,theAdvisory Committeerecommends thattheSecretary-Generalis proposal beapproved. sA.4TheAdvisory Committee recommends approval oftheSecretary-Generalisestimate of$4,027,500 forsection SA. -62-•\I. t iOO iOO !OO ;00 00 $255,300, or table5A.l ative rowthhas 132,300isa. ;tsand ~omtable 7comprising lral. Itfromthe !dprogramme leASGlevel ndlevelof ommittee lisSection 58.CentreforScience andTechnology forDevelopment $ Estimate sUbmitted bytheSecretary-General ............ 4457800 Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee......... 4451300 Revised appropriations 1984-1985....................... 3995200 Initial appropriations 1984-1985....................... 3872500 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 ••••••••••••••• $•••••••••••••• 3616800 58.1TheSecretary-General's estimate of$4,457,800 forsection 58is$462,600, or 11.5percent,higherthantherevised appropriations for1984-1985. Table58.1 ~howsresource growthof$15,600 (atrevised 1985rates)andarateofrealgrowth ofthathasbeencalculated atminus.03percent. 58.2Ascanbeseenfromtable58.4,theresource growthof$15,600 (atrevised 1985rates)isanetfigurecomprising decreases intheestimates forconsultants andotherofficial travelofstaffandincreases undervarious otherheadings, such asfurniture andequipment, rentalandmaintenance ofequipment, andexternal printing andbinding. Whileanincrease isalsoproposed undertravelofstaffto service meetings, thisismorethanoffsetbythedecrease underotherofficial travelofstaff. TheAdvisory Committee notesfromtable58.5thatthe Secretary-General isproposing nochanges intheexisting staffing tableofthe Centrewhichconsists of32established posts(1ASG,2D-2,3D-l,4P-5,3P-4, 2p-3,2P-2/land15General Service, including 3atthePrincipal level). 58.3Ascanbeseenfromtable58.9,theestimate of$3,525,600 fortheprogramme "Science andtechnology fordevelopment" includes resource growthforgeneral
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and resource allocation for various programs and organizations related to international development and cooperation. The estimates and recommendations presented are focused on specific sectors, including development, science, and technology. The text does not explicitly mention natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, or humanitarian aid and relief, which suggests that these categories may not be the most fitting.