report of the Advisory Committee made it clear that 65 per cent of the "real" increase in personnel proposed for the forthcoming biennium -and, thus, a large proportion of the proposed 0.7 per cent real growth in the regular budget- did not in fact correspond to any increase in the activity of the organization but rather was designed to offset dwindling extrabudgetary resources. In his delegation's opinion, that was not a valid solutionJ when extrabudgetary resources declined, there should be a corresponding reduction in the activities financed by them. 7. The majority of Member States were facing urgent needs for economic and social development and each and every State was striving at the national level to make the most efficient use of its material and human resources. It would be improper to permit an opposite tendency in the United Nations Secretariat. 8. His delegation welcomed the fact that the Secretary-General had suggested priorities in the programme budget document. It was difficult, however, to see how those priorities were reflected in the budget proposals. Priority-setting ought to mean that all necessary resources were provided for activities to which Member States accorded the highest priority, while activities of low priority were carried out to the extent that the remaining resources allowed, or with savings ar.hieved in the performance of high priority and regular activities. In the proposed programme budget the activities rated as being of "lowest priority" received the same level of resources as those of "highest" priority. Since there was little use in setting priorities if they had no practical impact on budget estimates, agreement should be reached on how properly to reflect programme priorities in the budget. I ... A/C.5/38/SR.l4 English Page 4 9. Mr. MORENO-SALCEDO (Philippines) commended the Secretary-General on the balanced manner in which he had sought to meet the requirements of General Assembly 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the budget and resource allocation within the United Nations Secretariat, highlighting the need for efficient use of resources and prioritization of activities. It seems to be more focused on administrative and organizational aspects rather than specific sectors or areas.

**Category**
Economic development, Administration