Headquarters, themajordutystations, [ltH.co-ktHlJpin<;l operaticH1:il and specialized agencies: (ii)Enhancement oftelephone cOlr.znunicatiol'lS toaccorr.modt'lt'" dati."lt.nuutmlss!on. 43.26 Ashiftinthemajoractivities ofthl1J8pplicetlot1§ analystif& andprograrnmors willbegin,centring onconsulting rather thanonsystems maintenance. Systems maintenance will.thus.betransferred touserdepartments. Inthatway.asmaller staffwillbeabletoprovide design andimplementation assistance tomore programmes. Modern development toolsandtechniques. suchascomputer-aideo software engineering (CASE) technology andprototyping. willbeintroduced. Initial stepswillbetakentoexpand accesstodatabase••notonlyworldwide. Tothatend,newdatabasemanagement packages willbeinstalled for administrative-type dataandfortext. Computer security willbeenhanced. SUBPROGRAMME 3.FIELDOPERATIONS SUPPORT (a) Gen~.L(;Il orientation 43.27 Thelegislative authority ofthesubprogramme derives fromSecretary-General Bulletin ST/SGB/Organization, section P(Ill). Itspurpose isthesupport of peace-keeping operations andotherfieldmissions established bytheSecurity Council orbytheSecretary-General. 43.28 Thegeneral aimofthesubprogramme istoprovide managerial. administrative. financial, personnel andlogistics support topeace-keeping operations, special missions. reliefoperations andothermissions asthe Secretary-General maydecide. InthBexecution ofthosefunctions. CID•• co-operation andco-ordination ismaintained withtheOrtic. forSpecial POlitic.! Affairs andthedivisions ofadministration ofoffic@s awayfrom H@adqu~rtur~. -7- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library43.29 P.l!\\peciflc objectiv'e curing theperiod underreviewwillbetorationali2e, regularize aMl!ltre&"nllnlll prOCeC'l,lrefiJ forthe~tan:-up ofnewpeace-kee'ping crp.eraticnfij CL~'l'ti.o'th.e-Tfierld. 'mlg's;,-lon~, while,#,attheeSa3Et.ims le'nhanci.nig the, capacity to~intain a1l1ac:c:eptable levelof activity within tbe inthe and ofallthefieldoperations being ByGeneral JtfH,;olu:tion 41/213, theadtdnistrative functions ofthe forfieldOperational andE::d:ernal Support Activities weretransferred to ofAdrrdnh:tration and Manage;lW~l'lt. and,inthereorganization that waere-e1$tablished alfllCldiviaion withintheOfficeof43.30 Off1c€~ the followed, field 41).31 Intheccn.1rlTleot' the t~t!HHtIJtll;-te~ planperiod, theOffIce ofGeneral Services 51'.1,0,in "itlWFieldOperatiCDt!l Division willpursue measures todevelop aridtl'iaintair, ahighde.gree ofopera:tional readiru!lss andcapability tomount new ing0IHwrationn andotherrnisl!llonn inresponse toresolutions and decit,lol1g airnl'ld 1Y>tpretH;!l'ving andmaintaining peaceandsecurity introubled areas oftheworld. 4,3.32 InordiTlrtowzatifllfy them()reltfiIIM!.diate operational requirements associated WHJ:'ithoefitr'iblil!ll'..ment ofnewl'fiilO'HillOIUiI, theFieldOperations Division will underti!1lke thefollowing I'llctivitielll: (11)ldent! aqualif'ifild poolofspecialized civilian personneL both iYldivid,tu:;lll> 1!\;ndorQ1!(!niz€!!d unit!>,thatmaybec1'lllled uponatshortnoticeto oor@I'>tiJl.ff; (b) l!:!fItabli~h areserve stockofcommonly-used equipment andsupplies and C!t;lVti510p @Ininventory ofresources available atshortnotice fromMemberStates; (c)Revil1lwcurrent arrang€iJment!!l fortheprovision oftechnical and 6(md.rl!strativlEl servicf!illfj with 81viewtoidentifying alternative methods ofproviding [\}uchrHHViclill!l. 4<3.33 Inrel<\pOml6 toth®increasingly complex natureofpeace-keeping operations andth.introduction ofmoresophisticated technologies, theFieldOperations Divi8ion willundertake thefollowing activities: (It)Dllivelop training programmes toenhance theskillsofstaffalready on board, .Bwmlla.fortheorientation ofnewstaff,bothmilitary andcivilian; (b) D.v~lop anexpanded andmoretechnologically-advanced communications c~ptlbility lNupported bymorehighlytrained communications personnel forboth Inter- 21ndintra-mis!3ion communications: (c)PUl:llJue theconcept ofstandardization, withaviewtoensuring optimum
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the administration and support of peace-keeping operations and field missions, highlighting the importance of logistical, administrative, and technical support. The text also mentions the development of new technologies and the enhancement of communication capabilities. These aspects suggest that the text is focused on the operational and logistical aspects of international cooperation.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Humanitarian aid and relief