rented at Bangkok and Santiago (because of construction taking place in the former and a lack of space in the latter), a fact which explained the costs indicated in paragraph 16 of the statement of implications. 20. Replying to the representative of Uganda, he said that the amounts shown in paragraph 15 were sufficient to cover the cost of scheduled activities, which did not mean that other needs might arise. He recalled that General Assembly resolution 44/228 attached great importance to voluntary contributions and that the Secretariat was always trying to achieve maximum efficiency and savings. A/C.5/44/SR.63 English Page 6 (Mr. Gomez) 21. Like the representative of Egypt, he was aware of the need to monitor the situation of the contingency fund closely. Some $2 million had already been withdrawn from the fund. If the Committee followed the Advisory Committee's proposal, no further withdrawals would be made before the end of 1990, i.e. before the Secretary-General submitted his consolidated statement of programme budget implications. 22. With regard to the redeployment of resources and the distinction made in that regard, there was no question at present of adding posts to the existing staffing tables, and proposals that would draw further on existing resources or involve reallocations thereof must be given careful consideration. The Advisory Committee's recommendation that the Secretariat should submit a report to the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly indicating the resources utilized in 1990 and resources budgeted for 1991 and 1992 seemed extremely prudent. It would then be possible to determine whether the human resources seconded to the ad hoc secretariat had been adequate or not. 23. The Secretariat had planned for the legal working group to hold two sessions in 1991 at Geneva. The Secretariat was well aware that the Preparatory Committee 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the management of a contingency fund and the allocation of resources within the United Nations Secretariat. It mentions specific locations such as Bangkok and Santiago, which suggests that the context is international and perhaps related to international organizations or diplomatic activities. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that the topic is likely related to administrative or bureaucratic matters.

**Category**
International trade, Employment