connection with the pre-implementation phase of prospective operations and good offices activities that are clearly not within the confines of the biennium programme budget financing. This support account would provide the Organisation with the necessary resources to allow it to respond effectively and in a timely and efficient way to initiatives that need to be undertaken as and when the occasions arise in relation to such good offices and peace-,keeping activities. In addition, it would provide flexibility in the use of resources to respond to the administrative and political backstopping tasks of the various operations in accordance with their changing requirements. 12. The support account would also establish a single mechanism for the distribution of costs among the various peace-keeping operations. This would be a desirable development not only in respect of cash flow variances but also inasmuch as the financing of one of the existing peace-keeping operations, which currently provides a disproportionate share of overload post costs, is provided through voluntary contributions, whereas the other operations are financed through assessat! contributions. 13. Bearing in mind the Advisory Committee’s observations on the matter, the Secretary-General has given due consideration to all the possible means to bring about a fair and equitable methodology for the future financing of the support account. In this regarii, he is guide& by the need to maintain and to continue providing at adequate levels for the additional work-load requirements of the various offices outside the missions that are directly involved in work related to existing peace-keeping operations, as well as for such needs as may arise in connection with good offices activities. For this reasonr the Secretary-General I---I -..-..ro..a l *sc .AOU y’YyY”‘Y b..UC t.*.e -‘*--A”+ =“-A-“+ be fi??anc?d initia!ly from the rpyn~i~sl=l~~?J of “.-EC... . ..---....- resources already included in the approved peace-keeping budgets, specifically for I... A/45i493 English Page 5 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the financing of peacekeeping operations and good offices activities, which suggests that it is related to international security and diplomacy rather than economic development or other specific sectors. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that it is a document from an international organization, likely the United Nations.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations