sessions of the General Assembly was discussed in paragraph 29.24, where the Advisory Committee recommended a small reduction in the number of posts requested, in the light of its acceptance of the Secretary-General's proposal on the strengthening of the Translation Division (para. 29.1~. 63. The major element of the estimate submitted for the Conference Services Division, Geneva (A/38/6, vol. III, para. 29.67 (a)) was the proposal to convert funds for temporary assistance in order to create 25 posts on an established basis. The Advisory Committee had scrutinized the justification for that request and had sought to ascertain whether the statistical information in the proposed programme budget (A/38/6, vol. III, tables 29.33 and 29.36) was consistent with the information presented to the Committee in June 1981 (A/CN.l/R.938) and that submitted to the General Assembly in documents A/C.5/36/105 and A/C.5/37/103. After considering the information in question, the Advisory Committee had concluded that the method used at Geneva for compiling statistics needed to be improved. Accordingly, it recommended against the proposed conversion of 23 posts and in favour of the creation of only two posts, for meeting-room attendants (A/38/7, para. 29.32). He hoped that the necessary equipment and technological programme to increase the accuracy of the statistics used in projecting staffing requirements would be introduced at Geneva. 64. The financial implications of the Advisory Committee's recommendatiorrwere given in paragraphs 29.32, 29.34 and 29.35 of its report. 65. The Advisory Committee noted that the estimate for Conference Services, Vienna, submitted in section 29C of the proposed programme budget was based on the most recent experience and endorsed the proposal to establish a nucleus of permanent staff for the translation and related services. That nucleus would comprise 40 posts: 20 Professional and 20 General Service. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and budgetary matters related to the United Nations, specifically the Conference Services Division and the Translation Division. It does not seem to be related to any specific economic, social, or environmental issue, but rather focuses on the management and organization of the UN's internal operations.

**Category**
International organization, Education