Secretariat tocarryoutefficiently thetasksentrusted toitbyMemberStatesis diminished. 71.Underthecircumstances, theAdvisory Committee believes thatthereisan urgentneedtosimplify administrative procedures withaviewtoachieving a significant reduction inthenumberofcasesrequiring full-scale formalreview. 72.TheAdvisory Committee recommends thattheSecretarY-General shouldbe requested toprepare ananalysis oftheproblem, together withanindication ofthe specific stepshehastakenorplanstotaketoremedyit.Therepor~tobe prepared bytheSecretary-General shouldfocusonthefollowing: (a)Simplifying rulesandprocedures sothatthestaffcanmoreeasilyinform itselfofitsrightsandobligations. Inthisway,misunderstandings andappeals astheresultofconfusion overtheproperinterpretation ofcomplex textscanbe minimized) (b)Identifying thoseaspects ofstaffadministration whichgiverisetoan inordinate numberofappeals, withaviewtoreforminthoseareas) (c)Streamlining theappeals procedures soastoprovide for(i)quick settlement ofminordisputes priortotheappeals stage,(ii)amechanism toreject applications forreviewthatarefrivolous, and(iii)amoreefficient handling of casesthatreachtheJointAppeals BoardandAdministrative Tribunal. 73.TheCommittee stresses thatinmakingthisrecommendation itisnotintended toimposeanyspecific setofsolutions nortointerfere withthe Secretary-General's responsibility toadminister thestaff. However, inthelight ofthesituation referred toinparagraphs 69and70above,theCommittee believes thattheGeneral Assembly shouldbegiventhenecessary information toassure itselfthatthecausesoftheproblem havebeenidentified andthatsolutions have beenformulated. Thereportrecommended bytheCommittee couldbesubmitted tothe General Assembly atitsforty-second session, bywhichtimeinformation shouldalso beavailable onwhatprogress hasbeenmadeastheresultofmeasures already taken. -24- /oelasin 74.The reports b latterpa theGener othersub MainComm Advisory andasiz 75.The devoted, programme plenary a therefore complicat reports b 76.The tobesub that,sta special c whichreq recommend paragraph 77.Incc modified I managemen1 Administrc usefulto biennium : below,hal Nations pI referred 1 Company. procedure viewsin 78.The session f consideri 79.Ina Planning, theMetho,.. •Delaysindocumentation 74.TheAdvisory Committee hasnotedanincreasing tendency inrecentyearsfor reports bytheSecretary-General withwhichitisconcerned tobesubmitted inthe latterpartoftheGeneral Assembly session. Duringthethirty-ninth session of theGeneral Assembly, excluding statements ofprogramme budgetimplications and othersubmissions whicharedependent onprioractionatthatsession byeithera MainCommittee ortheplenary, mostofthereports ofdirectconcern tothe Advisory Committee weresubmitted toitbytheSecretary-General after15October, andasizeable numberwerenotreceived untilafter10November. 75.ThetimeoftheAdvisory Committee andoftheFifthCommittee isincreasingly devoted, duringthelatterpartofaGeneral Assembly session, tostatements of programme budgetimplications andothermatters arising outoftheworkofthe Plenary andoftheotherMainCommittees. Astheendofthesession nears,it therefore becomes increasingly difficult togiveadequate attention tothemany complicated matters offar-reaching importance thatareraisedinthevarious reports bytheSecretary-General. 76.TheAdvisory Committee seesnoreasonforthereports oftheSecretary-General tobesubmitted totheGeneral Assembly lateinthesession. TheCommittee expects that,starting withthefortieth session oftheGeneral Assembly, unlessthereare special ci~cumstances, itwill,by15October ofeachyear,receiveallreports whichrequireitsconsideration, andwhicharenotlinkedtodraftresolutions recommended bytheMainCommittees orsponsored directly inPlenary. (Seealso paragraph 13above.) ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICE 77.Incompliance withparagraph 1(e)ofGeneral Assembly resolution 31/94C(as modified byresolution 36/235), theAdvisory Committee hasreceived areportonthe management improvement projects andotheradvisory services rendered bythe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the internal management and administrative procedures of the United Nations, specifically the Secretariat and the Advisory Committee. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on bureaucratic processes rather than specific policy areas. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. However, it does mention "staff" and "administration", which could suggest a connection to employment or human resources. Overall, the text seems to be more focused on organizational management rather than a specific policy area.

**Category**
Administrative Management