on Human Rights. It therefore supported the Australian proposal. 21. Mr. FORAN (Controller) said that any savings that would accrue because of fewer meetings of the two working groups would be savings in respect of conferenCf' servicing and there would be no direct savings for section 23 as a whole. I ... A/C.5/38/SR.29 English Page 6 22. The CHAIRMAN said that the Australian proposal referred to CPC's recommendation in paragraph 347 (e) that output (iii) of programme element 2.1 should be deleted. The Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities would be requested to examine the operating procedures of the Working Group on Slavery with a view to increasing its efficiency and effectiveness. Since he heard no objection, he took it that the Committee approved the Australian proposal. 23. It was so decided. 24. The CHAIRMAN said that as he heard no objection, he took it that the Committee wished to endorse the conclusions and recommendations of CPC regarding section 23 (A/38/38, Part II, paras. 347 and 348), as amended, without a vote. 25. It was so decided. 26. An appropriation in the amount of $9,714,300 under section 23 for the biennium 1984-1985 was approved in first reading without a vote. 27. Mr. KELLER (United States of America), referring to the information provided by the Controller in connection with the CPC recommendation on the spacing of the meetings of the two working groups, said that the two outputs would presumably require substantive as well as conference services. His delegation assumed that in the course of the next 12 months or so, some savings in regard to substantive servicing would appear, and he trusted that efforts would be made to take advantage of them. Section 24. Regular programme of technical co-operation 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and operations of the United Nations, specifically the Commission on Human Rights and the Working Group on Slavery. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, indicating that it is a report or meeting transcript. The topic of discussion is the proposed budget for the biennium 1984-1985, which suggests that it falls under the umbrella of international governance and administration.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International governance and administration