United Nations GENERAL ASSEMBLY fORTIETH SESSION Official Rtcords • SUl-iMARY RECORD OF THE 31st MEETING Cnairman: Mr. T0~10 MONTHE (Cameroon) FIF'l.'H COMMITTEE 31st meetJ.ng hela on Monday, 11 November 1985 at 10.30 a.m. New York Chairman ot the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions: Mr. MSELLE CONTENTS AGENDA ITEMS 116 AND 117: PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 1986-1987 AND PROGRAMME PLANNING (continued) First reaaing (contJ.nued) Section 4. Policy-maklng organs (economJ.c ana soc1a1 actlVJ.ties) Section SA. Office ot the Director-General tor Development and International EconomJ.c Co-operation Section SB. Centre tor Science and Technology tor Development Sect1on SC. Regional CommissJ.ons Lia1son Ottice Section 6. Department ot International Economic and Social Affa1rs •Thl, fC'.'Ord 1'1 'ub,C\.'1 tu t..'Orrn:tion . ('orra·ltoftt. ~uld bt tml ... ndft the "anah .. 'C O( I tnl'lftbrw O( lbt ..... t411un ~~~n..:trnW wf/hl#l Uf, ....... a: CJ/IItr d~lt uf PtlbJ .. wiHIIIlO lhl-Oirf of 11\t orfkial I«<f'da Edic ... Sectioa. fC.IIIl rx 2· HO. 2 l,;(llh.'d N&IIOfl\ P\an. and in.tOtpotltC'd in I cory or ltw rK'Ofd. Distr, GENEl<AL A/C.5/40/::iR.3l 14 Novemoer 1985 85-57477 4736S (E) ORIGINAL: ENGLISH I ... A/C.5/40/SR.31 English Page 2 The meeting was called to order at 10.55 a.m. AGENDA ITEMS 116 AND 117: PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 1986-1987 AND PROGRAMME PLANNING (continued) (A/40/3, 6, 7, 38 and Add.l, and A/40/262) First readinq (continued) Section 4. Policy-making oraans (economic and social activitie~) l. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and nudqetary Questions) said that the Advisory Committee's recommendations on section 4 would mean a reduction of $US 428,600 in the Secretary-General's estimates, from $US 2,596,900 to $US 2,168,300. The greater part of the reductions conc ern~d the estimates for the United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' proposed budget for the biennium 1986-1987, with a focus on the section related to policy-making organs and economic and social activities. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, suggesting that the topic is primarily related to administrative and financial matters.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade