centre, monitoring the ways in which the capacities and resources of the North American region could be employed on UNEP's behalf. He hoped that representatives would agree that the level of the post of Chief of the Office should be sufficiently senior to facilitate his task. His delegation urged the Fifth Committee to approve the reclassification. The additional expenditure would not be large and he believed that the Secretary-General intended to absorb the consequential increase. 5. ~4r. ANNAN (Director, Budget Division) informed the Committee that, if the proposals of the Kenyan delegation were adopted, the cost of retaining the P-5 post would be $135,200 and the reclassification of the D-1 post to the D-2 level would cost $14,900. He noted that the UNEP Liaison Office would not be the only one to be headed by a D-2. The UNHCR Liaison Office also carried out representative functions in North America, and the head of that Office was also at the D-2 level because of the enhanced functions . He noted that the present incumbent of the UNEP post was actually a D-2 already. The considered opinion of the senior management had been that the duties of the post required a D-2 official. 6. Mr. YAKOVENKO (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) said that his delegation felt that the recommendations of ACABQ regarding section 18 were warranted. It would therefore not support the request for the transfer to the regular budget or the proposal for reclassification. He asked for a vote on the Kenyan proposals, bearing in mind the recommendation of ACABQ. If that recommendation was overturn ed, his delegation would be unable• to endorse the appropriation for the entire section. 7• The CHl\IRMAN invited the Committee to consider the recommendations of the Committee for Program me and Co-ordination on section 18 in paragraphs 667 and 668 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the budgetary and administrative aspects of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the reclassification of a post within the organization. The focus is on the allocation of resources and the seniority level of the post, which suggests that the category should be related to the management and administration of an organization.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Administration