text: Subtotali lInt'lLocalTotalMajor conference ~/ 6 2 527. se ge Ad co to no sma 27. 3.6 fro dir 27. corn for and Co req at Pro 27. fo12 1TotalI 11LocalSmall conference y 2 2Int'l 255 3 24 1 11 1 11 2 1Medium conference ~/ 22 11Int'lLocalTotal 5 414 2 228 111 236 1 111 1 SubtotalSubtotal TV-News Producer Photographer Darkroom TechniciansRadioOfficers (A,C,E,F,R,S) Production Assistants RadioEngineers Distribution Assistant FilmProducer FilmCameraman Assistant Film Cameraman FilmSoundman Projectionist Subtotal NGOLiaison Officer UNIC'sLiaison Officer Feature Writer Secretary SUbtotal1 1 1 1 42 2 61 11 1 2 Total 26 28 54 11 21 32 5 712 27.YMajorconference: Wheretherearetwoormoresimultaneous openmeetings, tha Mediumconference: Wherethereisonlyorieopenmeeting butwithlargedelegate (se participationJ Smallconference: Wherethereislimited delegate participation or of limited pressinterest. ~Ifconference wereinaSpanish-speaking country, therewouldbeneedfor additional staffforSpanish coverage.27. is the 198 a r 27. pro $pr Illat -128- 'I,:'I I. 27.15Theestimate of$42,579,700 forProgrammes ofactivity includes the following: 27.16Asstatedinparagraph 27.4oftheproposed programme budget,itisproposed thattheRadioandVisualServices Division besplitintotwoseparate divisions (seepara.27.6above). Anexplanation ofthisproposal isgiveninparagraph 27.6 oftheproposed programme budget. 27.17Abreakdown oftheestimate of$13,927,800 fortheVisualServices Division isprovided intable27.10oftheproposed programme budget. Inthisconnection, theAdvisory Committee wasinformed thatthedecrease of$9,616,900 (atrevised 1985rates)underrevaluation ofthe1984-1985 baseisanetfigurewhichincludes areduction of$10,619,500 transferred tothenewRadioServices Division.beseen Executive $ 13927800 11146300 10705200 4217400 2454 400 128600 42579700VisualServices Division RadioServices Division PressandPUblications Division External Relations Division Division forEconomic andSocialInformation Special pUblicinformation activities1.Department ofPublicInformation, Headauarters27.12Thefunctions ofthestaffcompr1s1ng theabovetotalsrelatetoseveral services suchastelevision, filmandradiocoverage, aswellastomore generalized work(typing, documentation, etc.). Fromtheinformation provided, the Advisory Committee notesthatthedifference inthecoverage provided formedium conferences, ~scompared withthatprovided foramajorconference, ismainly due tothedecreased numberofstaffassigned toeachfunction ratherthantothe non-provision ofstafftocertain functions. Ontheotherhand,inthecaseof smallconferences nostaffisassigned toanumberoffunctions. 27.13Theestimate of$48,800,100 underthisheading is$1,698,000, or 3.6percent,higherthanthe1984-1985 revised appropriations. Ascan fromtable27.3,theestimate isdivided intothreemainsubdivisions: direction andmanagement, Programmes ofactivity andProgramme support. 27.14Theestimate forExecutive direction andmanagement amounts to$1,821,100, comprising $1,169,000 fortheOfficeoftheUnder-Secretary-General and$652,100 forthePlanning, Programming andEvaluation Unit. Ascanbeseenfromtables27.6 and27.8,neither oftheseestimates entails resource growth. TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection totheSecretary-General's proposals, including the request inparagraph 27.13oftheproposed programme budgetforthecontinuation of
analysis: The text appears to be related to the budget and organization of a UN conference or event, with details on staff assignments, estimates, and divisions. The focus is on the management and coordination of a large-scale event, rather than a specific sector or issue. The text also mentions the separation of Radio and Visual Services divisions, which suggests a focus on communication and information dissemination.