text: 347.Atits28thand30thmeetings, on16and17May,theCOmmittee considered section 21oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Forthe conclusions andrecommendations oftheCOmmittee, seeparagraphs 672-675 below. 2.·Discussion 348.Strongsupport wasexpressed fortheworkoftheOfficeoftheUnitedNations HighCommissioner forRefugees (UNHCR). Anumberofdelegations requested justification andclarification oftheproposed reclassification ofpostsandthe transfer ofpoststotheregular budget. Onedelegation raisedserious objections totheproposed transfer ofpoststotheregular budgetandaskedwhatprogrammatic requirements gaverisetotheproposed transfer andtotheproposed reclassification. Therepresentative oftheHighCOmmissioner explained thatthe proposals forreclassification weretheresultofajobclassification exercise thatwasundertaken attherequest oftheExecutive Committee oftheUnitedNations HighCommissioner forRefugees Programme andtheAdvisory Committee on Administrative andBudgetary Questions. Itwascarried outwiththeassistance of theOfficeofPersonnel Services forthepurpose ofdetermining, forthefirsttime onaglobalbasis,thepropergradeofeachpostwithin UNHCR. Asaresult, one outofeveryfourpostswassuggested foreitherupgrading ordowngrading~ therest weretobemaintained atthesamelevel. Healsodrewtheattention ofthe Committee tothenotebytheHighCommissioner ontheProfessional job -69-classification exercise (A/AC.96/639/Add.l), whichcontained detailed and comprehensive information onthematterandgaveafurther explanation onthe agreement reached between theSecretary-General andtheHighCOmmissioner as cont~ined inthereportoftheSecretary-General onthereviewofthefinancing of theadministrative costsofUNHCR(A/C.5/37/l andoorr.l), andtheCOmmittee was assured thatallthepostsproposed fortransfer hadbeenreviewed against the criteria outlined inthatreport. Hepointed outthatthetransfer ofpostshad beenthesubject ofconsiderable discussion byintergovernmental bodies andthat theabove-mentioned reporthadbeenreviewed in1982bytheAdvisory COmmittee, whoserecommendations hadbeenendorsed bytheGeneral Assembly. Thepr~sent proposals formedpartofthecontinuing implementation ofthoserecommendations. 349.Twodelegations expressed theirGovernments' opposition totheproposed reclassification ofpostsandtothetransfer ofpostsfromextrabudgetary resources totheregular budget. 350.Onedelegation notedthatthehighest andlowest p~iority programme elements hadnotbeenindicated andaskedwhether UNHCRhadbeenexempted bythe Secretary-General fromthatrequirement. Another delegation considered thatthe difficult functions ofUNHCRcouldnotbeviewed fromthestandpoint of priorities. Inresponse-, therepresentative oftheHighCommissioner statedthat because oftheintermingling ofprotection andassistance activities andthe intricacy ofbudgetpresentation, ithadnotbeenpossible todesignate the programme elements ofhighest andlowestpriority representing 10percentoftotal programme resources. 351.Onedelegation referrea totheactiviti~s described inoutputs (i)and·(ii) of programme element 2.3(Implementation ofrefugee rights), output(i)and(iii)of programme element 3.1(Promotion ofrefugee law),output(ii)ofprogramme element 3.2(Dissemination ofrefugee law)andoutput(vii)ofprogramme element 5.2(Implementation ofself-support activities) andaskedwhether mandates existed forthoseactivities, howtherelated figures weredetermined andwhatwerethe measures involved intheirimplementation. Inreply,itwasstatedthatUNHCR considered thatarticle Iofitsstatute, ascontained intheannextoGeneral Assembly resolution 428(V)of14December 1950,wasthemandate forallthe Office's activities. Thenumberofconferences, seminars andworkshops was determined byneedsarising fromefforts tosecuretherightsofrefugees throughout theworld. Thoseactivities involved initiatives by,andthe participation of,theauthorities ofthecountries concerned, individuals, non-governmental organizations andregional organizations inacommonendeavour to promote therightsofrefugees. Although UNHCRissuedanumberofpublications itself,italsomadecontributions onaselective basistosupport external publications inordertoassistinthedissemination ofrefugee laws.Theissuance ofpublications invarious languages madethemmoreeffective. 352.Inreplytoquestions, itwasexplained thattheservices ofconsultants were
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and reclassification of posts within the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office. The content revolves around the financial aspects of the organization, including the transfer of posts from extrabudgetary resources to the regular budget, and the justification of this transfer. The text also touches on the humanitarian activities of UNHCR, such as promoting refugee rights and disseminating refugee laws. This suggests that the text is related to humanitarian aid and relief.