estimated contributions in1984",whichwasnotsomething whichcouldbecomplied with"assoonaspossible". TheExecutive Director couldeither berequested to continue hisattempts ortoreachthe33percenttargetinagivenperiodof time.Inthelattercaseitwouldbeessential togivehimspecific directives as towhatpractical stepsheshouldtake. Ill.Onerepresentative remarked thatthepointscurrently raisedshould havebeen brought upduringthediscussion oftheitem. I, I f: !; [; tf I" f 1, i I,. r'~h,; /',. I" 1I:, i V fI i,112.Otherrepresentatives considered thattheproblem wasmerely oneofdrafting andsuggested awording whichwouldavoidtheproblems theBureauhadwiththetext asitstood. Moreover, intheirview,itshould belefttotheExecutive Director tomanagethesecretariat andtodetermine howtomeetthetarget; onlyageneral directive onhowheshouldproceed wasrequired. 113.TheDeputyExecutive Director stressed theimplications ofadecision thatthe Executive Director shouldlimitexpenditures undertheprogramme andprogramme support costsbudgettowithin 33percentoft~elevelofcontributions. It should beunderstood thattheExecutive Director wouldnotbeabletoachieve such atargetattheexisting levelofcontributions unlesshereduced thestaffing leveleignificantly, thereby reducing thecapacity ofUNEPtoimplement the programme currently beingapproved bytheGoverning Council. Giventhe alternatives, theExecutive Director wouldassumethattheCouncil wanted himto operate insuchawaythattheprogramme approved bytheCouncil wouldnotbe under:mined. 114.Thedraftdecision, reworded inparagraphs 2and8assuggested byanumberof representatives, wasadopted byconsensus. 115.Therepresentative ofMexico, notingthattheparagraph relating tothe transf~r ofaP.-5postfromtheprogramme andprogramme support costsbudgettothe relevant section ofther~gular budgetoftheUnitedMations hadbeendeleted from theoriginal textofthedraftdecision discussed bytheCouncil andthatthe matter wasnotretlected inthedraftdecision justadopted, saidhewishedtomake itclearthathisdelegation, alongwithotherdelegations, hadbeeninfavourof thetransfer inquestion. TheEnvironment Fund(decision 13/36) 116.Atthe13thmeeting ofthesession, on23May,theCouncil hadbeforeita draftdecision onthissubject submitted bytheBureau (UNEP/GC.13/L.31). 117.Thedraftdecision, asorally amended bytherepresentative oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, was~~opted byconsensus. -18-~.'.:2 ..'~~•• ~!i'fi!ii ~~:---;:' __ ~__.....~~ •• ANNEX Be~isions adopted bytheGoverning Council atitsthirteenth session Decision number TitleDateof adoption Page 13/1 13/2 13/3 13/4 13/5 13/6 13/7Programme policy andimplementation Establishment ofaCommittee ofPermanent Representatives Provision ofinformation toGovernm~nts between thethirteenth andfourteenth sessions oftheCouncil Environmental Perspective totheYear2000 andBeyond A.Methodofpreparing theEnvironmental Perspective totheYear2000andBeyond B.Interaction between theIntergovernmental Inter-sessional Preparatory Committee ontheEnvironmental Perspective tothe Year2000andBeyond andtheSpecial Commission ontheEnvironmental Perspective totheYear2000andBeyond c.Consideration ofadocument entitled "WorldCommission onEnvironment and Deve lopmer~t" D.Futuresessions oftheIntergovernmental Inter-sessional Pre~aratory Committee ontheEnvi~onmental Perspective tothe Year2000andBeyond E.African representation onthe Intergovernmental Inter-sessional Preparatory Committee ontheEnvironmental Perspective totheYear2000andBeyond Observance ofthefortieth anniversary ofthefounding oftheUnitedNations African environmental conference Impactofapartheid ontheenvironment23May1985 23May1985 23May1985 24May1985 24May1985 24May1985 24May1985 24May1985 23.May 1985 23May1985 23May198522 24 25 27 27 29 29 30 31 32 33 -19-I, I
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the financial management and budgeting of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with specific references to the 33% target for contributions and the need for the Executive Director to manage the secretariat effectively. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the topic is of a administrative or financial nature, rather than related to a specific sector such as agriculture or industry.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment