had to have extrabudgetary resources for the inplementation of technical co-operation projects and programmes. 14. With regard to the streamlining of the Department's organizational structure, the staff members who had voluntarily agreed to separation had received a termination indemnity as provided for in the Staff Rules. The expenditure involved was less than what the staff members in question would have cost had they remained in the service of the Organization. The streamlining operation had thus led to savings. 15. Miss Al'STEE (Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Technical Co-operation for Development) thanked those delegations which had expressed support for the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development, in particular the developing countries, which were most directly concerned by technical co-operation. Such support seemed to be an indication that the quality of the services provided by the Department had improved in recent years. It was therefore surprising that one or two delegations had spoken of a decrease in the Department's capacity to deliver technical co-operation services to the developing countries. When the financial crisis had first hit, the Department had been more active than ever, and the difficulties which it was currently facing stemmed both from a decrease in resources made available to its main funding agencies -UNDP and UNFPA -and an increase in common staff costs, which were not reimbursed by extrabudgetary sources of funding. 16. A programme such as the one which the Department was responsible for carrying I ... • A/C.S/38/SR.43 English Page 6 (Miss Anstee) out posed countless difficulties from the point of view of both implementation and the management of resources. Indeed the Department's programme was not known in advancea it was the sum of the various programmes which developing countries called upon it to undertake. The amount of resources could likewise not be determined beforehand, since they were provided from voluntary contributions. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the challenges faced by the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development, which is responsible for implementing projects and programs aimed at developing countries. The department is struggling to deliver its services due to a decrease in resources and an increase in common staff costs. The text also mentions the importance of extrabudgetary resources and the need for flexibility in managing resources. These themes suggest that the category should be related to economic development or humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief