appropriate related consultations; monitoring implementation onGeneral Assembly resolutions onorganization andservicing of,anddocumentation for,conferences -4-• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryandmeetings; monitoring publications policywiththeassistance ofthe Publications BoardoftheSecretariat andtakingintoaccount thepositions adopted bytheCommittee onInformation andotherrelevant bodies; andreporting annually thereon totheGeneral Assembly. 39.9Theoverall responsibility forthedirection anddevelopment of conference-servicing policyintheUnitedNations restswiththe Under-Secretary-General forConference Services andSpecial Assignments. Within theSecretariat, responsibility fortheprovision ofthefullrangeofconference andlibrary services atHeadquarters restswiththeDepartment ofConference Services andatGenevawiththeConference Services Division. AtVienna, current arrangements involve sharedresponsibility forprovision ofconference andlibrary services totheorganizations attheViennaInternational Centre. Underthose arrangements, ajointmeetings andinterpretation serviceisprovided bytheUnited Nations, ajointlanguage anddocuments service bytheUnitedNations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) andjointlibrary andprinting services bythe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Initsresolution 44/201 Aof 21December 1989,theGeneral Assembly endorsed theviewoftheSecretary-General thatasingleconference-servicing facility attheViennaInternational Centre wouldrepresent theidealsolution fromthestandpoint ofcostefficiency andthat aunified service operated bytheUnitedNations wouldbebestequipped topromote themostefficient andeffective useofscarceresources. Areviewofcommon and jointservices atViennaisunderwayandtheresults ofthereview andrelated consultations withotherorganizations concerned willbereported totheGeneral Assembly induecourseforappropriate action. Consequently, itisnotpossible at thispointtosaywithcertainty whatsecretariat arrangements willapplyfor conference andlibrary services atViennaduringthemedium-term planperiod. More limited conference services arealsoavailable atotherdutystations, mostnotably atBangkok, Santiago, AddisAbaba, Baghdad andNairobi, undertheauspices ofthe Economic andSocial Commission forAsiaandthePacific, theEconomic Commission forLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean, theEconomic Commission forAfrica, the Economic andSocial Commission forWestern Asia,theUnitedNations Environment Programme andtheUnited Nations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat). Additional conference services forconferences andmeetings attheselocations and elsewhere areorganized bytheDepartment ofConference Services atHeadquarters or theConference Services Division atGeneva, depending ontheirlocation. In addition, theDepartment ofConference Services isresponsible forestablishing policies, procedures andpractices for,andco-ordinating theprovision of, conference services intheSecretariat. 39.10 Theactivities tobecarried outwithintheprogramme ofconference and library services duringtheperiodofthemedium-term planwillobviously depend uponthenumber, location, nature andtimingofmeetings andconferences tobe held,aswellasthenumber andcharacteristics ofdocuments andpublications required byMemberStates andtheirneedsforaccesstoelectronic information storedindatabasesoftheSecretariat. 39.11Inordertoaddress thoseissues, theprogramme willcontinue toplace considerable emphasis upontheapplication oftechnological innovations inevery aspectofitsactivities. Intheprevious medium-term planperiod, attention concentrated upontheintroduction ofword-processing capacities inallofficial languages andtheestablishment ofacomputer-based documents recording, information andtracking system. Duringthe1992-1997 period, thefocuswillbeon theutilization oftheUnitedNations telecommunications network linking conference -5- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryandlibrary services inNewYork,atGeneva andatVienna, aswellastheregional
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the administrative and logistical aspects of the United Nations, focusing on the organization and servicing of conferences, meetings, and library services. It mentions the provision of services at various locations, including Vienna, Geneva, New York, and other duty stations. The text also discusses the application of technological innovations in the provision of these services. Given the scope and focus of the text, it seems likely that it falls under a category related to the administrative and organizational aspects of the United Nations.

**Category**
Administration, Science and technology