period ending 15 June 1983 would total approximately $51 million, estimated as follows: I. (a) Regular troops' pay and allowances and normal materiel costs and Millions of dollars (b) Certain extra and extraordinary costs of the troop-contributing Governments that are fi­ nanced directly by them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.3 2. Direct costs to the United Nations which the Organi­ zation is required to meet (including the extra and extraordinary costs of Governments providing con­ tingents for which they seek to be reimbursed), fi. nanced through voluntary contributions........... 14.7 TOTAL 51.0 Voluntary contributions from Governments are required to fi. nance the second of these cost elements, as indicated in the cost estimates included in my report of I December 1982 [S/15502, sect. VI]. The voluntary contributions received from Governments have not been sufficient to cover these costs. Moreover, the rate of accumu­ lation of the resulting deficit has been growing, since voluntary contributions have been running for the past five years at an average of $9 million per six-month period, while expenses during the same five years have increased from $11 million to $15 million for a six-month period. The accumulated deficit from the inception of the operation through 15 December 1982 now stands at $100.6 million, as compared to the deficit of $100 million about six months ago for the periods through 15 June 1982, as indicated in the Secretary-Gen­ eral's letter of 29 June 1982 [S/15275]. No contributions have been received so far towards that portion of the costs of maintaining the operation during the six-month period ending 15 June 1983 (that is, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the financial aspects of a United Nations operation, specifically the costs associated with maintaining a troop deployment. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting a administrative or financial context. The text mentions "regular troops' pay and allowances" and "normal materiel costs", which suggests a military or defense-related operation.

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