lment :essary the ,ility 7.6of ance ved 0/2) mittee comeEstimate sUbmitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••• Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••4585700 4585700 3926600 3774800 2944000I i 1,) I 1I ~1I I ~ 'I [1 I j .) 8.4Inparagraph 8.16oftheproposed programme budget, arequestismadefor theprovision ofonetemporary P-3postforafullbiennium, interalia,to eliminate thetwo-year backlog inediting salespUblications. Although the related requirements wouldbeincluded inthebudgetonanon-recurrent basis, theCommittee Questions whether theneedforthispostwouldendwiththe biennium. 8.5TheAdvisory Committee recommends approval oftheSecretary-Generalis estimate of$4,585,700 forsection 8. -71-Section 9.Transnational corporations $a e f Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••• 10793200 9 Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee ••••••••• Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985.......................10671900 97835('0 9608200c 1 $ f e 9.1TheSecretary-General's estimate of$10,793,200 coverstheCommission onTransnational Corporations ($241,300), theUnitedNations CentreonTransnationalCorporations ($8,093,500) andthejointunitswiththeregional commissions($2,458,400). Theoverall estimate exceeds by$1,009,700, or10.3percent,therevised appropriation of$9,783,500 for1984-1985. Table9.4showsanegativeresource growthof$235,500 forthissection, mainlyduetoreductions of$210,300(atrevised 1985rates)forconsultants, and$100,000 (atrevised 1985rates), fortravelofparticipants,· whichmorethanoffsetincreases inotherobjects ofexpenditure suchasadhocexpertgroups. Therateofrealgrowthhasbeencalculated bytheSecretary-General atminus2.4percent. 9.2Extrabudgetary resources areestimated at$4,126,000, comprising $474 p700forreimbursement ofservices insupport ofextrabudgetary programmes and$3,651,300foroperational projects.I :~Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8314400 9 e r c 9 P t 9 $ $ R s. :1: 1',". -!,,'• -- -;,.;. .~9.3TheCommittee wasinformed thatthespecial adjustments shownintable9.2forthejointunitsinSantiago andBangkok aretocorrect atechnical errormadeinthe1984-1985 estimates. 9.4Ascanbeseenfromtable9.5,atotalof83established postsareproposedfortheCentreandthejointunits: 48intheProfessional category andabove(1ASG,2D-2,4D-l,11P-5,14P-4,11P-3and5P-2/l), 31General Service (ofwhich7areatthePrincipal level), andfourLocallevel. Although thetotalnumberofpostsisthesameasthatfor1984-1985, the1986-1987 proposals includethereclassification ofaP-4posttotheP-5level. 9.5Asindicated inparagraph 9.2oftheproposed programme budget, theestimatefortheCommission onTransnational Corporations coversthetravelandsubsistencecostsof16experts who,serving intheirindividual capacities, assisttheCommission duringitsannualsessions. Itisstatedinparagraph 9.3oftheproposed programme budgetthat,basedonprevious experience, theestimatedrequirements reflect adecrease of$100,000 (atrevised 1985rates). 9.6TheAdvisory Committee notesthat,inaccordance withEconomic andSocialCouncil resolution 1913(LVII)of5December 1974,theparticipation oftheexpertsistobe"inamannertobedecided" bytheCommission. TheAdvisory Committeeinquired intotheroleandfunction oftheseexperts andwasinformed thatthisisyettobeprecisely defined. TheCommittee believes that,pursuant totheresolution referred toabove,theCommission shouldreviewtheroleandfunction oftheexperts andthatareportthereon shouldbesubmitted totheGeneral Assembly -72- :...I I. 00 00 ['0 DO lO >non ;national ms mt,the ,ative :$210,300 Ites),for :ofatitsforty-first session. Inthemeantime, theCommittee recommends thatthe estimate fortravelandsubsistence ofexperts bereduced by$121,300 to$120,000 for1986-1987. 9.7TheSecretary-General estimates requirements fortheUnitedNations Centreon Transnational Corporations (including thejointunitswiththeregional
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and expenditures of the United Nations in relation to transnational corporations, with a focus on the Commission on Transnational Corporations and the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations. The topics covered include the estimated costs of consultants, travel, and other expenses, as well as the proposed classification of certain posts and the role of experts in the Commission.

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