inflationary assumptions forthebiennium 1990-1991 thathadbeenrevised mainlyon thebasisofanupwardrevision forNewYorkandGeneva. 71.Thebulkoftheprojected savings of'60,290,100 stemmed fromcurrency fluotuations attributable totheincrease inthevalueofth~UnitedStatesdollar against theSwissfranc,theAustrian schilling andtheKenyanshilling. 72.Theincreased requirements of'45,892,100 included $27,356,100 related tothe implementation oftherecommendations oftheInternational Service Commission (ICSC)andtheUnitedNations JointStaffPension board(UNJSPB). Inthat connection, therepresentatives oftheSecretary-General hadinformed theAdvisory Committee thatthecalculations fortheincrease of$19.6million and$7.8million fortheimplementation oftherecommendations ofICSCandofUNJSPB, respectively, tookfullaccount ofthedraftresolutions justadopted bytheFifthCommittee on thosesubjects. Theyhadalsomadeavailable totheAdviYory Committee abreakdown ofthecomponent elements ofthoseadditional requirements inaformatcomparable tothatofparagraph 28oftheSecretary-General's statement ofadministrative and financial implications ofthedecisions andrecommendations ofICSCandUNJSPB (A/C.5/44/18). 73.Withregardtotheestimated increase of$12,603,000 under t~eincome sections, itwouldbenotedfromHnnexItotheSecretary-Generals report (A/C.5/44/52 andCorr.l) thatitwasthenetresultoftheexpected increased incomefromstaffassessment andfromrevenue-producing activities andthe projected reduction ingeneral income. 74. Th~representatives oftheSecretary-General hadinformed theAdvisory Committee, inresponse toitsinqniry, thattheprojected reduction ingeneral incomewaslargely theresultofthedownward revision ofestimates of reimbursement incomefromrentalofpremises, in{,articular inNewYork,Geneva and Vienna, 75.TheAdvisory Committee hadfoundnotechnical basisforobjecting tothe Secretary-GeneralIs revised estimates andaccordingly recommended thattheFifth :ommittee shouldadopttherevised budgetproposals forthebiennium 1990-1991. (SeeA/C.5/44/SR.60, paras.29-33.) Progromme budgetimplications ofdraftdecisions contained inthe reportofthePreparatory Committee fortheUnitedNations Conference onEnvironment andDevelopment 76.Atthe62ndmeeting, theChairman oftheAdvisory Committee recalled thatthe decision toholdtheUnitedNatiolls Conference onEnvironment andDevelopment in 1992andtoestablish aPreparatory Commi~tee fortheUnitedNations Conference on Environment andDevelopment tooversee th~organi~ation oftheConference was contained inGeneral Assembly resolution 44/228of22December 1989.Inthesame resolution theGeneral Assembly haddecided thatthecostsofthepreparatory process andtheConference ttselfshouldbefundedfromtheregular budget. The -54-Assembly alsohadmandated theestablishment ofanadhocsecretariat atGeneva withunitsinNewYorkandNairobi andtheholding ofregional conference. aspart ofthepreparatory process. TheSecretary-General's estimates, ascontained inhis statement ofprogramme budgetimplications (A/C.5/44/54) ofdraftdecisions contained inthel~portofthePreparatory Committee, g/were,therefore, basedon thepattern oftheConference asd·1dedbytheAssembly andthePreparatory Committee. 77.The8ecretary-General's estimates forthepreparation andtheholding ofthe Conference amounted to$15,455,300. Ofthisamount$10,481,100 related to requir~ments forthebiennium 1990-1991 &nd$4,974,200 related torequirements for thebiennium 1992-1993. 78.TheChairman notedthatthelargest itemofexpenditure forthisConference related totemporary posts. Aiindicated inparagraph 24ofhisstatement, the Sncretary-General hadestimated atotalof$8,223,300 forthisitem,ofwhich $5,589,100 wouldberequired intheblennlum 1990-1991 and$2,634,200 in1992. A totalof44staf!,including 20Professional andaboveand24General Service had beenrequested, thedistribution ofthosestaffamongthethreecentres was outlined inparagraph 7ofdocument A/C.5/44/54. TheAdvisory Committee foundthe functional descriptions orthesepoststobeinadequate. 79.Withrespect totherequest forapostoftheUnder-Secretary-General level andoneatAssistant Secretary-General lavel,theAdvisory Committee pointed out thattheprovision oftwohigh-echelon postswasnotnormalforaUnitedNations conference andfromatechnical pointofviewtheAdvisory Committee questioned the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing budgetary and financial aspects of the United Nations, specifically the budget proposals for the biennium 1990-1991 and the preparations for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The text mentions various financial and economic aspects, such as currency fluctuations, staff assessment, and revenue-producing activities. However, it does not seem to be focused on any specific sector or industry, but rather on the administrative and financial implications of UN decisions and recommendations.

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Economic development, International trade, Health