therefore developitsownsystem, andtheinitial appropriation forpurchasing FAO software wouldbespentinstead onthedevelopment ofIMIS.Lengthy negotiations withFAOhaddelayed theproject bysixmonths, butthatd.1ayneednotbeof particular concern. Indeed, theUnitedNations mightultimately benefit from developing itsownsystemusingtheverylatesttechnology. TheAdvisory Committee concurred withtheSecretariat's dectsion nottoengageinprotracted negotiations withFAO.Itrecommended thattheGeneral Assembly shouldtakenoteofthe progress reportoftheSecretary-General. (SeeA/C.5/44/SR.34, paras.16and19.) International Computing Centre! 1990 budp'~ltimat .. 18.Atthe34thmeeting, theChairman oftheAdvisory Committee, inthecontext of hiscomments onsection 28D(Office ofGeneral Services, Headquarters) ofthe proposed programme bUdgetforthebiennium 1990-1991, notedthatthe1990budget estimates fortheInternational Computing Centre wer~contained inthereportof theSecretary-General (A/C.5/44/4). TheAdvisory Committee recommended thatthe General Assembly shouldapprove theSecretary-GeneralIs estimate of16,215,000 Swissfrancs, corresponding to$11,260,400. Thatappropriation wouldinvolve no changeintheestimates intheproposed programme bUdgetwhichhadalready been submitted undersection 28Dandsection 28F(Administration andcommonservices, Geneva). (SeeA/C.5/44/SR.34, para.44.) Programme budgetimplications ofthedraftresolution contained indocument A/44/L.23, concerning agendaitem 31~ 19.Atthe40thmeeting, theChairman oftheAdvisory Committee, referring tothe Secretary-General's statement ofprogramme budgetimplications (A/C.5/44/25) ofthe draftresolution contained indocument A/44/L.23, saidthattheactivities covered bysection Iofthestatement wouldnotgiverisetoanyadditional costs,since theyhadbeenprogrammed undersection 3E(South-East Asia:Political and humanitarian affairs) oftherroposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1990-199l. 20.Withregardtotheactivities dealtwithinsection 11ofhisstatement, the Secretary-General ind!cated thatitwasdifficult atthecurrent stagetoestimate withanydegreeofcertainty whatresources wouldberequired. Shouldadecision bereached inthecourseof1990toreconvene theInternational Conference on Kampuchea ortoorganize anyotherintQrnational conference onthequestion, he wouldendeavour toaccommodate therequirements fromwithintheresources programmed undersections 3(Political affairs, trusteeship anddecolonization) and29(Conference andlibrary services) oftheproposed programme budgetforthe Thesituation inKampuchea. -37-biennium 1990-1991. Ifthoseresources provedtobeinBufficient lthe Secretary-General wouldleektheconcurrence oftheAdvisory Committee toenter intothenecessary c~mmitmentl. TheAdvisory Committee wasinagreement withthis procedure. 21.Insection 111ofthestatement, concerning thegoodoffices ofthe Secretary-General IitwaBindicated thatresources totalling '833 1600hadbeen included intheproposed programme bUdgetundersection 3Eandthataneffortwould therefore bemadetoaccommodate theactivities inquestion fromwithinthe resources already requested. TheAdvisory Committee trusted thateveryeffort wouldbemadeinordertoensure Jasfaraspossible, thatnoadditional resources wouldberequired. 22.Withregardtotheactivities referred toinsection IVofthestatement, related resource requirements intheamountof$371 1100hadalsobeenproposed undersection 3£oftheproposed programme budget. Itwasestimated thatthose resource. wouldbesufficient toaccommodate theactivities aBproposed in paragraph 13ofthedraftresolution. 23.TheAdvisory Committee ther~fore recommended thattheFifthCommittee should informtheGeneral Assembly that,shoulditadoptdraftresolution A/44/L.23, no additional appropriations wouldberequired atthecurrent stageintheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1990-1991. (SeeA/C.5/44/SR.40, paras.74-78.) Programme budgetimplicationa ofthedraftre.olution SUbmitted ~ytheThirdCommittee initsreport CA/44/73ft andCorr.1, para.13).concerning agendaitem108* 24.Atthe43rdmeeting, theChairman oftheAdvisory Committee notedthat,as indicated inthestatement ofprogramme bUdgetimplications submitted bythe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and financial implications of a resolution related to international conferences and the United Nations' operations. It mentions the development of a system, negotiations with FAO, and the allocation of resources. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on administrative and financial matters.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Science and technology