text: Independence toColonial Count~ies andPeoples. Draftresolution A/44/L.SS concerned theproposed programme ofactivities oftheSpecial Committee onthe Situation withregardtotheImplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting of Independence toColonial Countries andPeoples for1990andthesubstantive servicing oftheSpecial Committee anditssubsidiary bodies. Draft resolution A/44/L.56 dealtwithinformation activities concerning decolonization. Thethirddraftresolution wascontained inthereportoftheSpecial Committee, tl andrelated totheproposed programme ofactivities inobservance ofthethirtieth anniversary oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. 50.Inparagraph 9ofhisstatement, theSecretary-General hadindicated thatthe meetings oftheSpecial Committee anditssubsidiary bodiesatHeadquarters were included inthe1990calendar ofconferences andmeetings andwouldbemetfromthe resources programmed undersection 29(Conference ~ndlibrary services) ofthe proposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1990-1991. 51.Inparagraph 17ofhisstatement, theSecretary-General hadestimat~~ at $615,800 theconference-servicing costofholding seminars intheCaribbean andthe Asia/Pacific reqions andatHeadquarters inconnection withtheprogramme of activities inobservance ofthethirtieth anniversary oftheDeclaration. However, forthereusons giveninparagraph 24,theSecretary-General hadstatedthatno additional rpsources wouldberequired undersection 29oftheproposed programme budget. 52.Non-conference-servicinq costsforactivities planned in1990underthethree draftresol'Jtions wereestimated at$972,500 onafull-cost basis,ort744,100 afterapplying theratioofactual utili~ation overthepastthreebienniums. Aftersetting thefigureof$744,100 against the1990portion oftheprovisions madeundersection 3(Political affairs, trusteeship anddecolonization) and section 27(Public information) oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1990-1991, theSecretary-General hadestimated anetrequirement of$426,900, comprising $271,800 unders9ction 3and$1.55,100 undersectior. ~7. 53.Inparagraph 26ofhisstatement, theSecretary-General proposed thatthe additional estimate of$271,800 undersection 3 -whichwaslargely attributable to *Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoples. -48-dubstantive servicing requirements fortworegional seminars tobeheldin connection withtheobservance ofthethirtieth anniversary -shouldbefinanced forthetimebeingfromthe1991portion oftheprovision madeundersection 3of theproposed programme budget. Atthesametime,theSecretary-General indicated tha':shouldtheGeneral Assembly decideatitsforty-fifth sess10n toauthorize a~tivities atacomparable levelfor1991,theremightbeneedforrecourse tothe contingency fundatthattime. 54.Inparagraphs 27and28,theSecretary-General statedthattheadditional estimate of$155,100 undersection 27wouldbesubject totheguidelines forthe contingency fund.Inthatconnection, theSecretary-General identified, in paragraph 29,anumberofinformation activities thatcouldbedeferred untilthe biennium 1992-1993 iftheadditional requirement of$155,100 couldnotbefinanced fromthecontingency fund. 55.TheAdvisory Committee hadreviewed thesupporting information onthe activities proposed inthedraftrusolutions. TheCommittee hadnotedthatwith theexception oftheproposed production ofinformation kitsnotcurrently programmed undersection 27andtheactivities proposed inconnection withthe observance ofthethirtieth anniversary oftheDeclaration, theactivities planned forthe19908were ~ssentially acontinuation ofactivities undertaken in1989. Accordingly, theAdvisory Committee hadnoobjection totheestimate ofadditional requirements arising outofthethreedraftresolutions andrecommended tothe General Assembly thatnoadditional requirement shouldarIseundersection 3for thetimebeing. Additional requirements wouldariseintheamountof$155,100 und~rsection 27,butwouldbesubject totheguidelines fortheuseandoperation ofthecontingency fundsetoutintheannextoAssembly resolution 42/211of 21December 1987. Anyadditional appropriations requested bytheSecretary-General
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and program of activities for the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The content focuses on the planning and financing of seminars, conferences, and other activities related to decolonization and international relations. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that the text is a report or proposal from a United Nations agency.