machine., satellite earthstations andelectronic transmission ofdatahasallowed Cl.fHst.rrelponse bytheOrganization totheneedsofpeace-keeping operations and r€Jll!lted activitie&. Rapiddevelopments intechnology, however, create aconstant n@~dtoupdate ~xisting equipment. Furthermore, inordertodevelop thenecessary Bpplicationl, .killsthatdiffer fromthosereadily available intheSecretariat areoftenrequired, witharesulting reliance onexternal expertise. Also,the c~LH'~l!1Ge or ~lcompreh@lIH:live training programme seriously limits theuseandbenefits tob.derived fromtechnological innovations. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library,S Tt,1t~ fic~t rscr>1ifJ of ~~~drl1h\tcd ,~,t::tlt:!!",'iti""s m~ ~l'Iit~:U:'S:~~~ltt ot' litntl.I'Jl'~~1t offi1f!lfldllld.ssions du,d.l'l:~ rl1C(i!:nt. Y~,S?iI'~: b:&i,~ ~:train~.o. jtl~~;~b!li of' tJ"~t:1? S~lcr@t.~,r'i~t 'too, t.htlservtitHlS r~q\tir~(l ;;;;:n:-a tif~~i:~l~_i,~ter tJIi,e' i~c'r-~.\Nil,~Qd ~..'li~~r (:1,fPt:~~"o~ ("",,~r~tiOl'lS \\~it,.l1th~ <ef~ ~t~tiJ2!~:t,!:~",~- t_~&t t.h:1'S~@:"~~:~ja.. DiffiC,t,J;_lti@~ b.l:a~f.-~ b~~n ~,fieQlrntor~·dit toth~ :nt::C~'!i $~ry o-f lf~,~'~ O"'''~r'~ti~i,l~~ ~llOttJ1-e p~rot:ic'alt:\r1y-s110rt~ ]t:h*td.~tlif7E~' ~110,w,~d i'ortheir est,,&bJi~'hw%Jd~:~t"" ~'W:"1.\.'1@ r,~~~:~ofC,O!~.t~rllS l1i~~dstob·@ ad:£K:t'~~~-,~,d if~~1't1,ist>rat.lvl2' ~nd $·~ppt:}t"'t t'ope~\-c:'1"" ol")~reltion,s, is 'tC,'h~ inth~ fut'tlr~ iil~ ~.~ffici€l:-nt t"t-!{:&d cos.t.,-·~fft}ct-iv-e "rt.'!) l~othe:r cha.l is;toiH!S\JX~ th~tthl!llth:d.tl!lld: Nations obtail'l$ th~ an,o!!HHVict1H!l on ti!'~tl\<:lnd:fn~thl11i 10Wf~~5t bidoe:rs inl\r~IlS end 43.'1C"W>!l1tt.h1:l p~;stfll\\W" Y(i!alt~, t.he toft!Hii currln~t t'1l:H'!ncial erislseml'U'ljCH: mairl't€inance b,ll>S:incr(i!asll\\d thlllneedton~nO""t\t~ tmdfztOQIH'I'lize \1Cxistitl9 factI!t!(il$. Agingstructures and technic~l l11stalL1ltions inrl'!o~toftheOlOtH"I:mi hl!lvtr! sufferl1!o inreCf£ntyearsfro!!,apiec(i!¥!'teal tomt~jor!lH"linttlll'1anct:l. altiH'atic:mlt andimprovement. Itisnow imptH·t~tiv(t to~stabli$h amajorI'M\hitl!!llanCI? progra."!'i!1!€l capable ofbringing electr'ical !Cu1dmechanical tooptimum p~:rfonmance l!:lvels, introducing mod~rXl energy-saving systt~ms, aOl!lpting ~xisting facilities tonewusesastheOrganil!Hitlon's nlcHe'ds ,a~1d.mostimpor"t,antly, preventing further det€lrioration ofUnit£,d Nations facilit!IH!. I\nOVIH"lill integrated facilitil!'ls ml'Hlagement policyforthe:principal l?rop~rtil:Js neeclStobe formulated andexecuted tomeetfunctional demands. owingtotheffiBgnitudm of properties currently occupied andmaintained bytheOrganization andthoseundlr construction. 43.8Withregardtoarchives andrecords management. therapidevolution of information andcommunication technologies isgl"<idually makingreliance on paper-based information obsolete. Newmethods forpreserving thefullcontent of records andarchival materials inmachine readable files. inclUding theoptlc&l disc.mustbeintroduced toprovide access tofragile archive documents without tho necessity ofhandling thosedocuments. 43.9Activities undertheprogramme willbecarried outbytheOffice ofGeneral Services atHeadquarters. Withintheirrespective spheres. theorganizational unitsofUnited Nations offices awayfromHeadquarters andattheregiollBl commissions undertaking general services support willalsocarryouttheactivities undertheprogramme. Thoseunitsinclude, inter__aLi~,theGeneral Servicas Service within theDivision ofAdministration attheUnited Nations OfficeatGeneva and theDivision ofAdministrative Services andCommonServices attheUnited Nations OfficeatVienna. CommonServices. Nairobi, andthedivisions ofadministration at theregional commissions. Incarrying outthosefunctions. Clco~ordinated and systematic approach totheproblems ofcommon concerns related tosecurity and
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges and needs of the United Nations in terms of technological updates, infrastructure maintenance, and management of resources. It highlights the importance of modernizing and optimizing the use of resources, including energy-saving systems and digital archiving. The text also mentions the need for a coordinated approach to security and common concerns. Based on this, it seems that the text is focused on the operational and administrative aspects of the United Nations, rather than specific policy areas like economic development or humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Science and technology