Questions) said that the amount requested by the Secretary-General for section 28 was $312,307,100. The Advisory Committee was recommending an amount of $308,989,200, or a reduction of $3,317,900. Paragraph 28.192 of the Advisory Committee's report (A/38/7) gave a breakdown of the proposed reduction by each subsection. ; ... A/C. 5/38/SR. 31 English Page 5 (Mr. Msell e) 22. The Secretary-General had later submitted revised estimates (A/C.5/38/28) for subsection 28L.l, International Civil Service Commission. Initially the Secretary-General had requested $6,740,900 for ICSC; the revised estimate was $7,107,100, an increase of $366,200. The Advisory Committee recommended acceptance of the increase. 23. Moreover, in connection with the Secretary-General's proposals in document A/C.5/38/28, the Advisory Committee also recommended a small reduction of $15,900 in section 31, Staff Assessment, and an increase of $218,000 under income section 2, General Income. 24. Most of the reductions recommended under the initial estimates for section 28 were under subsection D, Office of General Services, Headquarters, subsection I, General Services, Geneva, and subsection M, Administrative Services, Vienna. 25. The Secretary-General requested $135,607,900 for the Office of General Services in New York, and the Advisory Committee was recommending a reduction of $1,585,100. In paragraph 28.50 of its report, the Advisory Committee recommended a small reduction in the amount for staff travel under subsection D. 26. In paragraph 28.52, the Advisory Committee indicated that the request for a new Manual Worker post for the Buildings Management Service should not be approved, with a consequent reduction of $38,600. 27. But the largest reduction for the Office of General Services related to requirements for utilities and communications. The estimates for utilities were discussed in paragraph 28.58, and the Advisory Committee had reached the conclusion that, as it was not always possible to forecast precise requirements for steam, the estimate for that item should be reduced by $336,000. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing budgetary matters and administrative expenses related to the United Nations. The Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee are reviewing and revising estimates for various subsections of the organization's budget. The text mentions specific areas such as the International Civil Service Commission, staff travel, utilities, and communications, which are likely administrative or operational expenses. Given the focus on internal UN operations and budgetary matters, it seems unlikely that the text would fall under categories related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, or humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Administration, Employment