theSlkond Committee initsreport(A/44/832/Add.1. para.47), concerning agendaitem12* 60.Atthe57tnmeeting, theChairman oftheAdvisory Committee saidthatbydraft resolution VItheGeneral Assembly wouldproclaim theperi~d1991-2000 theSecond Industrial Development DecadeforAfrica, wouldproclaim 20November ~sAfr.ica Industrialization Day,andwould end~tse theproposals oftheSecretary-General, contained inhisreport (A/44/812) cntheparticipation oftheUnitedNations in thepreparation oftheprogramme fortheSecondIndustrial Development Decadefor Africa. Inaddition, itwouldrequest theSecretary-General, inconsultation with theUnitedNations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), theOrganization of African Unity,therelevant subregional andregional economic groupings inAfrica andtheUnitedNations bodies con~erneu, toundertake thenecessary preparations fortheDecade. Inhisstatement ofprogramme budgetimplications (A/C.5/44/49), theSecretal"y-General estimated at$1,345,800, onafull-cost basis,thecostsof implementing theactivities arising outofthedraftresolution. Ofthatamount, UNIDOwouldberesponsible for$883,900 andtheUnitedNations for$461,900. The Secretary-General indicated that$280,000 oftheUnitedNations portion wouldbe financed fromtheprovision undersection 24(Regular programme oftechnical co-operation) oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1990-1991, since thatamountrelated totheprovision ofadvisory serv~ces forthepreparation of country programmes. Thebalance of$181,900 wouldhavetobeprovided fromthe contingency fund. Asindicated inparagraphs 9to12ofhisstatement, the Secretary-General therefore intended toinclude theamountinhisconsolidated statement ofprogramme bUdgat im~licQtions andrevised estimates, QItobeexamined bytheFifthCommittee shortly, whentheCommittee wouldbeinformed ofanyactual additional appropriations thatmightberequired. (SeoA/C.S/44/SR.57, para.9.) R.lyJ..s"tiL_utiDult.u._"_~r-1.n~e secilin.. 2(General income) -United Nations Conference onTradeandDeyelopmentl advance tobringthe C2mmon FundforCommodities intooperation 61.Atthe58thmeeting, theChairman of'·.heAdvisory Committee saidthatatits thirty-fifth session, theGeneral Assembly hadappropriated $1,750,500 under •Reportofthe£conomic andSocialCouncill SecondIndustrial Development DecadeforAfrica(1991-2000). -51-section 15(United Nations Conference onTradeandDevelopment) oftheprogramme budgetasanadvance forthepreparatory work.0bringtheCommon Fundfor Commodities intooperation. Thesumwastoberepaidassoonaspossible afterthe entryintoforceoftheAgreement Establishing thoCommon FundforCommodities. At thesametime,theAssembly hadapproved anamountof'1,750,500 underinoome section 2(General income), representin9 reimbursement oftheadvance fromthe CowmonFund. 62.Thea~vance hadbeenspent,andtheAgreement Establishing theCommonFundfor Commodities hadentered intoforceon19June1989.Th'administrative expenses of theFundwera,undertheAgreement, tobemetfromtheinvestment revenues ofthe Fund;theSecretary-General detailed therevenue expected inparagraph 5ofhis report (A/C.~/44/47). 63.Inordertoe~surethattheFundwesnotputunderseverefinancial constraints byhavingtorepaytheenti'eadvance Lnitsfirstyearofoperation, theSecretary-General suggested that ~~amountof$1,750,500 shouldbeincluded underincomesection 2(General income) oftheproposed programme budgetforthe biennium 1990-1991, representing fullreimbur$ement oftheadvance. TheAdvisory Committee recommended approval oftheSecretary-General's suggestion. (See A/C.5/44/SR.58, paras.36-38.) Emoluments oftheDirector-Gen~l forDevelopment and International Economic Co-operation. theAdministrator oftheUnitedNations Development Programme andthe Secretary-General oftheUnitedNations 64.Atthe58thmeeting, theChairman oftheAdvisory Committee saidthatthe FifthCommittee wouldshortly betakingadecision onthereportofthe International CivilService Commission. ~ITheGeneral Assembly's decision might entailchanges intheemoluments oftheDirector-General forDevelopment alld International Economic Co-operation, theAdministrator oftheUnitedNations Development Programme andtheSecretary-Ger~ral oftheUnitedNations. The
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' initiatives and budget allocations for economic development, particularly in Africa. It mentions the Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa, the Common Fund for Commodities, and the emoluments of various UN officials. The text also touches on the theme of international cooperation and the preparation of country programs.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade