text: Public information activities Miscellaneous supplies andservices Freight andrelated costs Acquisition ofvehicles Communications equipment Otherequipment Nettotal198000 363100 1128400 509900 1398500 1483600 67100 1449500 103000 600000 200000 271500 255000 960000 66000 ~4700 9368300 Adetailed breakdown oftheaboveestimated requirements iscontained inannexII tothepresent document. D.Potential forabsorption 8.Itisnotanticipated thattheadditional requirements outlined abovecouldbe absorbed fromwithin theresources appropriated undersection 2Aoftheprogramme budget forthebiennium 1990-1991. /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library-------------------~ AlC.5/45113 English Page4 E.Indication ofadditional requirements 9.Accordingly, should theGeneral Assembly adoptthedraftresolution, itis estimated thatanadditional non-recurrent appropriation of$9,368,300 wouldbe required undersection 2Aoftheprogramme budget forthebiennium 1990-1991. 10.Furthermore, anadditional appropriation of$353,300 wouldberequired under section 31(Staffassessment), offset bythesameamount underincomesection 1 (Income fromstaffassessment). F.Contingency fund 11.Inannex ItoGeneral Assembly resolution 41/213of19December 1986,which setsoutthenewbudget process, paragraph 11provides, interalia,that"the revised estimates arising fromtheimpactofextraordinary expenses, including thoserelating tothemaintenance ofpeaceandsecurity, aswellasfluctuations in ratesofeT-change andinflation, shallnotbecovered bythecontingency fundand shallcontinue tobetreated inaccordance withestablished procedures andunder therelevant provisions oftheFinancial Regulations andRules". 12.Although theroleoftheUnited Nations inobserving, supervising and organizing elections andreferendums hasgenerally beeninthecontext ofthe decolonization process orinNon-Self-Governing Territories, theOrganization has, onanexceptional basis,participated inobserving elections inindependent countries whenthoseelections hadaninternational dimension. Afteryearsof political andinstitutional instability, itistobefearedthatHaiticouldbein dangeroffalling deeper intoacrisis whichhasalready produced amassive flowof Haitians tocountries intheregion witharesulting strain onthem. Elections conducted withaninternational presence couldaccordingly helptowards the solution ofthiscrisis. ItmaybenotedthattheSecretary-General hasreceived numerous expressions ofsupport forthisproposed assistance toHaiti. The President oftheSecurity Council onbehalf ofitsmembers haswritten tothe Secretary-General inreplytohisearlier letter onthisquestion. Inthisletter thePresident expressed thehopeoftheCouncil members thattheGeneral Assembly willtakeurgent action sothattheUnited Nations assistance canbeextended within thetime-frame required byHaititoholditselections. Itistheviewof theSecretary-General thattheactivities outlined insection Baboveshould be dealtwithundertheprovisions ofparagraph 11ofannex ItoGeneral Assembly resolution 41/213 andshould thusbetreated outside theprocedures related tothe contingency fund. 11A/44/965, annex. IlA/44/973, annexII. I ...-------------------~ AlC.5/45113 English Page4 E.Indication ofadditional requirements 9.Accordingly, should theGeneral Assembly adoptthedraftresolution, itis estimated thatanadditional non-recurrent appropriation of$9,368,300 wouldbe required undersection 2Aoftheprogramme budget forthebiennium 1990-1991. 10.Furthermore, anadditional appropriation of$353,300 wouldberequired under section 31(Staffassessment), offset bythesameamount underincomesection 1 (Income fromstaffassessment). F.Contingency fund
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budgetary requirements for a specific project or activity, which is related to the maintenance of peace and security, specifically in the context of elections and referendums. The text mentions the United Nations' role in observing, supervising, and organizing elections and referendums, particularly in countries with international dimensions. The proposed project is estimated to require a significant non-recurrent appropriation, which suggests that it is not a routine or ongoing activity.