Commissioner hoped to be able to phase out, as soon as circumstances permitted, the 14 posts mentioned in the report of the Advisory Committee. 15. Replying to the representative of Cuba, he said that UNHCR maintained a regional office in Peru covering several countries. The post of Protection Officer, who technically had nothing to do with Peru, was necessary to cope with the increased protection needs in the region as a whole. 16. Mr. DUQUE (SecrP.tary of the Committee) said that the UNHCR office in Peru was not a local office, as the Spanish version of paragraph 21.42 of the proposed programme budget implied, but a "field office". 17. Mr. TAKASU (Japan) said that he was still convinced of the need ~o maintain the post of co-ordinator for the South-East Asian region. He regretted that, as a general rule and in the case of section 21 in particular, the tables did not indicate whether the transfer of posts was related to a given programme. I ... A/C. 5/38/SR.28 English Page 5 18. Mrs. DORSET (Trinidad and TObago) asked what exactly the representative of UNHCR had meant when he had said that the policy of UNHCR was "consistent". 19. Mr. RIZVI (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), replying to the comments made by the representative of Japan, said that, since he himself had occupied the post to be phased out for three years, he was in a good position to know that the situation in South-East Asia was no longer critical. The tables did not indicate the programme to which the posts were going to be transferred because of the need for the High Commissioner, given the small number of high-level posts that he had available, to make a careful assessment of the situation at the global level before taking a decision on the matter. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the management of humanitarian aid and relief efforts by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The conversation revolves around the phasing out of certain posts and the transfer of resources to address protection needs in different regions. The language used is formal and official, suggesting a formal meeting or discussion between representatives of the UNHCR and other countries.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief