text: atemporary General Service postattheprincipal levelinthePlanning, programming andEvaluation Unit. 122 1 needformeetingsl egate tionorI e!ofI Totaii -129-27.18Inparagraph 27.17oftheproposed programme budget, theSecretary-General proposes toestablish oneGeneral Service postattheprincipal levelintheVisual $prvices Division toassisttheDirector withadministrative andprogramming ~atters. TheAdvisory Committee received additional information insupport ofthis, f I~request. However, theCommittee isnotconvinced oftheneedtoprovide forthis postandconseauent1y recommends against theSecretary-General's reauest. The conseauentia1 reduction intheSecretarY-General's estimate wouldbe$51,400. 27.19TheSecretary-General alsoproposes toabolish twoposts(1D-1and 1P-3post)whicharenolongerrequired inthevisualServices Division (para.27.17oftheproposed programme bUdget). According torepresentatives of theSecretary-General, thisproposal shouldbeviewedinconjunction withthe request inparagraph 27.31oftheproposed programme budgettoestablish aD-2post intheRadioServices Division. TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection tothe abolition oftheseposts.Itsobservations ontheestablishment oftheD-2post arecontained inparagraph 27~23below. 27.20Inparagraphs 27.18and27.25oftheproposed programme budget, the Secretary-General describes therequirements forpersonal services and telecommunication services respectively. Inresponse toinauiries, theCommittee wasinformed thatsomeofthestaffdescribed underpersonal services, i.e.,the soundrecordists, areengaged onacontractual basis,as.areallofthepersonnel providing eligineering services undertelecommunication services. 27.21TheAdvisory Committee wasalsoinformed thatareviewofthecontractual arrangements fortheprovision oftheseservices isbeingundertaken. Inaddition, pursuant torecommendations oftheAdministrative Management Service, an Inter-Secretariat TaskForcehasbeenestablished toimprove co-ordination among thedepartments involyed andtodevelop guidelines andoperating standards for theirrelationship withthecontractual staff. 27.22Intheopinion oftheAdvisory Committee, theresults ofthecontract negotiations andtheinter-departmental reviewshouldleadtobetteradministration andmanagement oftheservices beingprovided, andconseauently tosavings inthe comingbiennium. Subject totheseobservations, theCommittee recommends thatthe estimate forpersonal services intheVisualServices Division bereduced by $57,200, from$257,200 to$200,000, andthattheestimate fortelecommunications services bereduced by$404,300, from$3,504,300 to$3,100,000. 27.23Theestimate of$11,146,300 fortheRadioServices Division includes $67,600, atrevised 1985rates,asresource growthunderestablished posts (table27.12). Thisrelates totheSecretary-General's reauest (para.27.31ofthe proposed programme budget) foranewD-2post,whoseincumbent wouldactasheadof theDivision. Additional oralinformation concerning thepostwasprovided tothe Committee bytheUnder-SecretarY-General forPublicInformation. TheAdvisory Committee alsoinquired intothepossibility ofproviding theD-2postthrough redeploymentJ however, itwasinformed thatthiswasnotpossible. Accordingly, andprovided thatthesplitoftheRadioandVisualServices Division isaccepted bytheGeneral Assembly, theAdvisory Committee wouldhavenoobjection tothe Secretary-General's request. 27.24 Asnotedinparagraph 27.5above,thenumberoftemporary postsrequested for1986-1987 showsadecrease oftwopostsfromtheapproved levelfor1984-1985. TheAdvisory Committee notesfromparagraph 27.32oftheproposed programme bUdget thatthedecrease isattributable tothenon-renewal ofoneP-3postandone General Service post(principal level)intheRadioServices Division inviewof thetermination ofcertain radioprogrammes. -130-I I. forthis The ,400. ld tivesof 1the aD-2post tothe D-2post he committee.e.,the personnel tractual naddition, onamong dsfor ract inistration gsinthe sthatthe dby ications des ts 7.31ofthe asheadof dedtothe visory hrough rdingly,
analysis: The text appears to be related to the administration and management of the United Nations, specifically regarding the allocation of resources and personnel within the organization. It discusses the proposed budget for various divisions and the establishment of new posts, as well as the abolition of existing ones. The text also touches on the topic of contractual services and the review of arrangements for the provision of certain services. Based on this, it seems likely that the category would be related to the management and administration of the organization.