elaboration ofcodification instruments hadbeendivided between theInternational LawCommission andtheCodificat20n Division, depending uponwhichhadtheprimary responsibility fortheactivity, butaddedthatthesUbpr.ogramme couldbepresented inawaywhichwouldmeetthewishesofCPC.Therepresentative oftheBudget Division indicated thatthemajororganizational unitsintheOfficeofLegal Affairs didnotcorrespond tothefiveprogrammes approved inthemedium-term plan fortheperiod1984-1989. Heexplained that,asinthe1984-1985 proposed programme budget, theresources wereshownunderthevarious organizational units concerned andarecapitulative tableattempted toreconcile thatpresentation with themedium-term planformat. 390.Somedelegations feltthat,ontechnical grounds, itwasinappropriate to attribute highest priority undertheInternational TradeLawBranchtoprogramme elements 1.11(Substantive servicing ofmeetings) and1.13(Maintenance ofthe UNCITRAL LawLibrary). TheDirector oftheOfficeofLegalAffairs agreedthat programme element 1.11shouldnotbedesignated asofhighest priority onthe understanding thatthatwouldinnowayaffecttheimportance attached tothe activity bytheSecretariat. Withrespect totheLibrary, heexplained thatwith therelocation ofUNCITRAL toVienna, thequestion ofaccesstothe DagHammarskjold Library hadbecomemootandthat,asaresearch institute, itwas vitalforUNCITRAL tohaveanup-to-date .library. Section 27.Department ofPublicInformation 1.Introduction 391.Atits37thand40thto43rdmeetings, on21,22and23May,theCommittee considered section 27oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Fortheconclusions andrecommendations oftheCommittee, seeparagraphs 683-695 below. 392.Inhisintroductory statement, theUnder-Secretary-General forPublic Information pointed outthattheactivities proposed insection 27werebasedon continuing mandates fromtheGeneral Assembly andrequests fromvarious intergovernmental committees. HedrewtheCommittee's attention tothreesalient changes intheproposed biennium budget. First,theRadioandVisualServices Division hadbeenrestructured astwodivisions, theVisualServices Division and theRadioServices Division, whichwasintended toenhance theeffectiveness of -80- t. ifJJ26ofthe ionand unctional gulations eOfficeof estions and nternational theprimary bepresented eBudget fLegal um-term plan osed ionalunits ntation with ,riateto programme eofthe reedthat onthe tothe dthatwith tute,itwas committee Im1986-1987. Ihs683-695 lblic 'ebasedon IS lreesalient Services )ivision and .venessofthosetwoexpanding sectors oftheDepartment ofPublicInformation. Hefurther explained thattheAdministrative M~nagement Service andtheProgramme Planning and Budgeting Boardhadapproved thechange, thattheproposal hadnobudgetary implications, andthattherecentexpansion oftheRadioServices andthedistinct andseparate activities performed byeachDivision hadcreated serious problems, particularly inthesupervisory area.Secondly, aposthadbeenestablished for theheadoftheInformation Service atVienna, whichhadbeenseparated fromthe Information Service ofUNIDO. Thirdly, theradioprogrammes onwomenhadbeen terminated, sincetheyhadbeenmandated bytheGeneral Assembly onlyuptotheend oftheUnitedNations DecadeforWomen(1976-1985). TheUnder-Secretary-General stressed thatinadhering tothepolicyofmaximum bUdgetary restraint, the proposals oftheDepartment reflected anegative realgrowthof0.3percent. He alsonotedfurther improvements intermsofpresentation byobjective ratherthan byorganizational unitandthesubmission ofmoreadequate information onthe outputs, whichtookaccount ofprevious recommendations ofCPCandtheCommittee on Information. 2.Discussion 393.Several, delegations notedtheprogress thathadbeen\;ade inthepresentation ofthesection. Anumberofdelegations welcomed thenegative growthproposed underthesection. Somedelegations notedwithappreciation theestablishment in theDepartment ofaprogramming andevaluation unit.Othersquestioned whether the Department, initslisting ofoutputs, wasactingonspecific mandates. With
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the proposed budget for the United Nations Department of Public Information, which includes activities related to information dissemination, programming, and evaluation. The text also mentions the reorganization of the Radio and Visual Services Division into two separate divisions, as well as the establishment of a programming and evaluation unit. These activities seem to be focused on promoting the dissemination of information and communication within the United Nations, rather than addressing specific economic, environmental, or social issues.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Culture