generally supported. Delegations also seemed to recognize that voluntary contributions must be encouraged. At the same time, the statement of the draft decision's programme budget implications had elicited a number of reservations, and some delegations had even asked to have it revised. 30. In the light of all those factors, he suggested a three-part decision. Firstly, the Committee should tell the General Assembly what costs the adoption of the draft decision in paragraph 55 of document A/44/48 would entail. Secondly, in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, it should recommend that the General Assembly should authorize the Secretary-General to incur obligations pending its forty-fifth session, at which the Assembly would make the appropriations that might be necessary. It would rely for that purpose on a report in which the Secretary-General would clarify various matters: actual and projected requirements, resources to be made available to the secretariat, composition of the staffing table and retention or dissolution of the secretariat. The current procedures did not provide for revised statements of financial implications, but the report would take their place and would reflect specifically the decisions that might be taken by the Preparatory Committee in July 1990. Thirdly, the Committee would invite the Secretary-General actively to solicit voluntary contributions to finance the costs of the Conference. /. A/C.5/44/SR.63 English Page 8 31. Mr. ELGHOUAYEL (Tunisia) noted that one of the most important aspects had not been mentioned, namely, the fact that the use of the contingency fund would undermine the Organization's normal activities. He also did not question the cost evaluation made by the Secretariat. 32. The CHAIRMAN said he assumed that that question, which was of very general interest, would be dealt with by the General Assembly when it examined the report 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the financial and organizational aspects of a conference or meeting, specifically the costs and budget implications of adopting a particular decision. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that it may be related to international organizations or diplomatic gatherings.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development