if ~ [' i lte ;ed Ile, !d :e :em 19a ,nd :ted If ,g280.37 Requirements undersupplies andmaterials reflect resourFe growthof $118,800 (atrevised 1985lates,table280.26). Thebulkofthisresource growth ($100,000 atrevised 1985rates)isattributable tothesignificant increase inthe consumption ofphotocopy paper(para.280.67oftheproposed programme budget). The Advisory Committee has,inparagraph 280.28above,stressed theneedforbetter management ofphotocopying facilities. Furthermore, theCommittee isoftheview thatmorestringent control ofthepurchase andissuance ofotherexpendable office supplies andmaterials shouldgiverisetosavings. Inthecircumstances, the Advisory Committee recommends thatthe1986-1987 estimate forsupplies and materials b~reduced by$97,900, from$2,497,900 to$2.4million. 280.38 Requirements in1986-1987 foracquisition offurniture andequipment are estimated at$2,617,400 andcontain resource growthof$214,000 (atrevised 1985 rates,table280.27). Theestimate underthisheading provides fortheacquisition andreplacement offurniture andequipment forallunitsbasedatHeadquarters. 280.39 Ascanbeseenfromtable280.27, theestimates forfurniture andfixtures, officeequipment, conference-servicing equipment andtransportation equipment contain noresource growth. Theseestimates aredescribed inparagraphs 280.69to 280.72oftheproposed programme budget. Asregards the1986-1987 estimate of $130,900 fortransportation equipment, representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatitprovided forthereplacement purchase of onetruck,twovans,three'station wagonsandascooter. 280.40 Resource growthof$125,400 (atrevised 1985rates)fortelecommunications equipment coverstheproposed purchase ofsixoff-line Oatotek encryption machines toreplace obsolete units. Inresponse toinquiries, representatives ofthe Secretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatbecause oftheprevailing favourable pricing andcurrency exchange ratesituation itwaspossible, with approved 1984-1985 resources, topurchase 12Datotek codingmachines instead ofthe sixunitsorginally bUdgeted for.Ofthe12units,fourwereassigned to Headquarters andtheresttoJerusalem, London, Rawalpindi, AddisAbaba,Baghdad, Bangkok, Nairobi andSantiago. ThesixDatotek codingmachines proposed for purchase in1986-1987 wouldbeassigned toofficesatBeirut, Oamascus, Geneva, Nicosia, ParisandSrinagar. Shouldthecurrent favourable pricing andcurrency situation continue, itmightbepossible topurchase 10instead of6unitswiththe resources requested. Inthatevent,theextraunitswouldbeassigned amongfour oftheremaining nineofficesatAmman,Athens, Cairo,Guatemala, Kampala, Kinshasa, Lusaka, NewDelhi,andVienna, whereobsolete codingmachines alsoneed tobereplaced. 280.41 Theestimate forotherequipment, whichcontains noresource growth,is described inparagraph 280.74oftheproposed programme budget. Uponinquiry, -159-I, i , ': ,representatives oftheSecretarY-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatthe provision of$97,900 (atrevised 1985rates)forcatering equipment covered the replacement ofheavy-duty kitchen equipment (walk-in freezers andrefrigerators, icecubemachines) andparts(electric motorsandcontrols). 280.42 Theestimate fordataprocessing equipment contains resource growthof $60,000 (atrevised 1985rates)andprovides foracquisition ofsuchequipment for thepurchasing Service, asexplained inparagraph 280.75oftheproposed programme budget. 11,280.43 Thenewestimate of$28,600 (atrevised 1985rates)forreplacing word-processing equipment in'theOfficeofGeneral Services asawholeispartofa largerrequest toestablish aconsolidated word-processing replacement account
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and resource allocation for the United Nations, specifically focusing on the estimates for supplies and materials, furniture and equipment, and telecommunications equipment. The language used is technical and administrative, indicating that the text is related to the management and operation of the organization.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Industry