insurance plan suited to their needs and, at the same time, towards increasing the proportion of the burden borne by organizations. Under the new formula proposed by ICSC, the latter proportion, which had thus far been 50 per cent, would gradually be increased to 71 per cent, according to the .Advisory COI.unittee 's recommendations, those in areas where health insurance costs were the highest, in other words, primarily in New York. However, his delegation believed that, if the contribution paid by organizations reached such a high percentage, staff members would no longer have any reason to choose an economical plan. Therefore, a ceiling must be set on the proportion borne by the Organization. 19. Mr. MERIEUX (France) said that, as he understood it from the explanations provided by the Controller, the percentage of the staff contribution was higher than the average only in New York and the rates of 1.9 per cent and 3.8 per cent would remain constant and would not be reconsidered so long as the Committee had not taken another decision on that subject. 20. The CHAIRMAN said that the proposal made by the United States delegation would be circulated as soon as possible, and he invited interested delegations to meet together in order to prepare a draft decision that could be broadly accepted. I ... A/C.5/38/SR.49 English Page 8 United Nations lanQuage training programme (A/C.5/38/5) 21. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that in its most recent report on the matter (document A/36/7/Add.2, dated 5 October 1981) the Advisory Committee discussed the proposals made by the Secretary-Gener;al in his report on the review and evaluation of the United Nations language training programme (A/C.5/36/2). Among other things, in recommendation (d), the Secretary-General had suggested limiting to two the maximl.ml 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a specific issue related to the United Nations, specifically the ICSC's proposal for a new formula for health insurance costs, and the potential impact on staff members and organizations. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the topic is related to administrative or financial matters within the UN.

**Category**
Health, Employment