wished to know what the United Nations Secretariat thought of the assertion that the language incentive as applied by the United Nations was an anomaly, was not achieving its objective, and was also applied restric~ively even within the Organization (para. 53) • 93. His delegation supported the Commission's decision, in the course of its periodic consideration of allowances, to fix a new amount for the education grant (para. 83) since the rise in the cost of education was a reality which ought to be periodically reflected in the amount of the grant. Moreover, the rise would only mean an increase of about 0.1 per cent in the budget of all the organizations in the common system ($1.7 million). FICSA's suggestion that the General Assembly should advocate the introduction of a continuous monitoring procedure to keep the grant in line with rises in education costs was therefore worth considering. 94. He was pleased to see the careful analysis carried out by ICSC, during its previous two sessions, of the status of staff contributions to health insurance (para. 105) , which were approximately 3 per cent of net salary for staff at Geneva and Vienna, and 6 per cent in New York. The proposal to be submitted by the Secretary-General in that regard was still awaited. Likewise, his delegation would like to know why ICSC had not given due retroactive effect to its recommendations when fixing the date for their implementation (para. 107). 95. With regard to the comprehensive review of conditions of service in the field (paras. 117 to 123), he expressed satisfaction that ICSC had studied detailed documents on the subject prepared by its secretariat and by staff associations. A considerable number of officials who were carrying out important tasks for I ... A/C. 5/38/SR. 31 English Page 18 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and financial aspects of the United Nations Secretariat, specifically the allowance and grant system for staff members. It mentions education costs, health insurance, and conditions of service in the field, which are all related to the well-being and compensation of UN staff.

**Category**
Education, Employment