ongoing activities, to have staff released from their duties and transferred to the Conference secretariat. The specialized agencies he had contacted for that purpose would agree to provide specialists only if the United Nations underwrote their expenses. The funds earmarked for the recruitment of consultants had been calculated on the basis of four man-months for each agenda item. If, as feared, they proved to be insufficient, he would endeavour to secure extrabudgetary funds. 8. In conclusion, he reaffirmed that, in its work, the Conference secretariat would continue to respect the General Assembly's guidelines fully. 9. Mr. HALBWACHS (Programme Planning and Budget Division), replying to a question raised by the representative of Uganda, said that as far as the regional meetings were concerned, a distinction must be made between two types of costs; conference-servicing costs, which would be met with the help of existing appropriations under section 29 of the programme budget, and costs incurred for consultant services and the renting of facilities at Bangkok and Santiago, given that the available conference facilities at the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean were either inadequate or under renovation. In addition, while there would be no regional meeting for Europe, strictly speaking, the meeting to be held at Bergen would serve in its stead, and $20,000 had been earmarked for that purpose. A/C.5/44/SR.63 English Page 4 Шг. Halbwachs) 10. Pursuant to decisions taken by the General Assembly, the Conference could be held away from Geneva provided that the host Government, i.e. the Brazilian Government, assumed all additional expenses that would arise. The Secretariat would endeavour to identify those costs together with the Brazilian Government. 11. Replying to a question raised by the representative of Brazil, he said that, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and logistical arrangements for a conference, including the allocation of funds and the provision of resources. The context suggests that the conference is related to international organizations and governments, and the discussions revolve around budgetary and financial matters. Given the focus on administrative and financial aspects, it is likely that the category is related to governance or international relations.

**Category**
International relations, Administration