A.Extent, rateofincrease andcomposition oftheshort-term deficit 3.Thebasicdefinition oftheshort-term deficit oftheUnitedNations wasestablished bytheNegotiating Committee ontheFinancial Emergency of theUnitedNations, initsreporttotheGeneral Assembly atits thirty-first session. 2/Sincethattime,ithasbeentraditional to provide ananalysis of-theshort-term deficit eachyearinthereportofthe secretary-General onthefinancial emergency. 4.AsshCMninannexI,theshort-term deficit oftheUnitedNations is composed of:(a)amounts outstanding asaresultofwithholdings bysome MemberStatesoftheirsharesofassessed contributions inresPeCt of certain itemsintheregular bUdget~ (b)unpaidassessments whichwere transferred toaspecial account pursuant toGeneral Assembly resolutions 3049C(XXVII)of19December 1972and36/116Aof10December 1981~ (c)withholdings ofassessments inrespect oftheUnitedNations Emergency Force(UNEF)(1973), theUnitedNations Disengagement Observer Force(UNDOF) andtheUnitedNations Interim ForceinLebanon (UNIFIL) bycertain r-Eniber States~ (d)netobligations incurred inexcessofavailable fundsinrespect ofUNEF(1956)andtheUnitedNations Operation intheCongo(CNUC) ~(e)the repayment dueto~erStatesforcredits insurplus accounts forUNEF (1956)and <::NtX::~less(f)voluntary contributions totheUnitedNations Special Account. 5.Anyunpaidassessments pertaining totheregular budgetandto peace-keeping operations whichhavenotbeencharacteriZed by~niberStates aswithholdings onthebasisofpositions ofprinciple aretherefore excluded fromtheestinate oftheshort-term deficit (seepara.8below). 6.Thecombined short-term deficit, sodefined andprojected to 31December 1990,iscurrently estinated at$260.7million, compared withan estinated $315.0million for1989.Thedecrease ofanestinated $54.3 million between 1989and1990results from:(a)thepayment infullbyfour MemberStatesandpartial payment byoneMeniberStateofamounts previously withheld fromtheirassessed contributions totheregular budget; (b)the partial payment byeightMemberstatesofamounts previously withheld from theirassessed contributions topeace-keeping operations~ and(c)an increase intheleveloftheSpecial Account resulting frominterest earned onthebalance available intheAccount. 7.AnnexIItracestheevolution oftheshort-term deficit since1974. /...A/C.5/45/17 English Page2 1.CURRENT ANDFORESEEN DEFICIT ANDTHECASH-FILW SITUATION OFTHEORGANIZATICN 2.Everyyearsince1965theGeneral Assembly hasincluded anitem entitled "Financial emergency oftheUnitedNations" initsagenda. Despite theappeals andexpressions ofcommitment contained intherelated resolutions adopted bytheGeneral Assembly, solutions havenotbeen found~ thusthefinancial situation oftheOrganization continues tobeas precarious asever. A.Extent, rateofincrease andcomposition oftheshort-term deficit 3.Thebasicdefinition oftheshort-term deficit oftheUnitedNations wasestablished bytheNegotiating Committee ontheFinancial Emergency of theUnitedNations, initsreporttotheGeneral Assembly atits thirty-first session. 2/Sincethattime,ithasbeentraditional to provide ananalysis of-theshort-term deficit eachyearinthereportofthe secretary-General onthefinancial emergency. 4.AsshCMninannexI,theshort-term deficit oftheUnitedNations is composed of:(a)amounts outstanding asaresultofwithholdings bysome MemberStatesoftheirsharesofassessed contributions inresPeCt of certain itemsintheregular bUdget~ (b)unpaidassessments whichwere transferred toaspecial account pursuant toGeneral Assembly resolutions 3049C(XXVII)of19December 1972and36/116Aof10December 1981~ (c)withholdings ofassessments inrespect oftheUnitedNations Emergency Force(UNEF)(1973), theUnitedNations Disengagement Observer Force(UNDOF) andtheUnitedNations Interim ForceinLebanon (UNIFIL) bycertain r-Eniber States~ (d)netobligations incurred inexcessofavailable fundsinrespect ofUNEF(1956)andtheUnitedNations Operation intheCongo(CNUC) ~(e)the repayment dueto~erStatesforcredits insurplus accounts forUNEF (1956)and <::NtX::~less(f)voluntary contributions totheUnitedNations Special Account.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on the financial situation of the United Nations, specifically discussing the short-term deficit and its composition. The language used is technical and focused on financial concepts, such as assessed contributions, withholdings, and special accounts. This suggests that the text is related to the organization and management of the United Nations, rather than any specific economic or social development project.

**Category**
International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief