budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987 (E/AC.~1/1985/CRP.l); (j)NotebytheSecretariat onadvisory services provided undertheregular programme oftechnical co-operation in1984(E/AC.5l/l985/CRP.2)i (k)NotebytheSecretary-General containing theadjustments madebVthe Economic andSocial Commission forAsiaandthePacific totheproposed programme ofworkoftheCommission (E/AC.5l/l985/CRP.3). -4- /IS.Atits foreword an 1986-1987 a whole. For paragraphs . 16.Inhis Planning and bienniwR 198 uponit. firsttime0 programmatic numberofse againforth services. 0 monitoring '0 reports. Fi twenty-fourt leastsoper 17.Hestre programme bu resource requ approach, tog paragraph 28 of0.4perce caution, sinc Organization• theoverall g activity grew regional comm thecentral u growthinreg highergrowth staffingi and adhocexpert adverse impac 18.TheAssi further noted budgetfor19 Board. Thep instructions units. Close andtheOffic consultations facilitated tA.Proposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987 Foreword andintroduction 1.Introduction 15.Atits11thand14thmeetings, on6and7May,theCommittee considered theforeword andtheintroduction totheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium1986-1987 andheldageneral discussion ontheproposed programme budgetasawhole. Fortheconclusions andrecommendations oftheCommittee, seeparagraphs 578-586 below. 16.Inhisintroductory statement, theAssistant Secretary-General forProgrammePlanning andCo-ordination notedthattheproposed programme budgetforthebienniwR 1986-1987 wasbothacontinuation ofitspredecessor andanimprovementuponit.Amongtheimprovements, hepointed outthatwiththepresentation forthe firsttimeoffinancial, commonandconference services inprogrammatic terms,theprogrammatic content oftheproposed programme budgethadbeenexpanded. Thenumberofsections inwhichpriorities weredesignated hadbeenincreased and,againforthefirsttime,priorities hadbeendesignated insomeareasofcommonservices. Outputcitations weremoreprecise, whichshouldfacilitate themonitoring'of programme performance andimprove thequality oftheperformancereports. Finally, inaccordance withtherecommendation oftheCommittee atitstwenty-fourth session, anattempt hadbeenmadetoidentify thoseoutputs withat least50percentoftheirfunding fromextrabudgetary resources. 17.Hestressed that,asintheprevious biennium, thepreparation oftheproposedprogramme budgethadbeenguidedbyastrictprogrammatic approach whe~ebyallresource requests hadtobeaccompanied byaprogrammatic justification. Thatapproach, together withanumberofmanagement-enhancing measures mentioned inparagraph 28oftheintroduction, hadtranslated intoanoverall realgrowthrateof0.4percent.However, aggregate growthfigures shouldbeconsidered withcaution, sinceregular budgetary resources represented onlyapartoftheOrganization's totalresources forthedelivery ofitsoutputs. Disaggregation oftheoverall growthrate-further showedthat: (a)substantive programmes ofactivity grewtwiceasfastasserviceactivities; (b)thegrowthrateofthefourregional commissions ofthedeveloping areaswassubstantially higherthanthatofthecentral unitsintheeconomic andsocialfield; (c)whiletherewasmodestgrowthinregular established posts,itshouldbeviewedinthecontext ofsomewhathighergrowthintemporary posts,permitting greaterflexibility infuturestaffing; and(d)despite negative growthwithregardtotravel, consultants andadhocexpertgroups, everyefforthadbeenmadetoensurethatthatwouldhavenoadverse impactinprogrammatic terms. 18.TheAssistant Secretary-General forProgramme Planning andCo-ordinationfurther notedthatoverall guidance forthepreparation oftheproposed programmebudgetfor1986-1987 hadbeenprovided bytheProgramme Planning andBudgetingBoard. Thepreparation hadstartedearlier thaninprevious years,andtheinstructions included arigorous timetable,whichhadbeenadhered tobymostunits. Closeco-operation ateverylevelbetween theOfficeofFinancial ServicesandtheOfficeforProgramme Planning andCo-ordination andmoresystematicconsultations between central reviewing unitsandprogramme managers hadfurther facilitated theprocess ofbudgetpreparation. -5-, l I, t ~ . j] ;24.Int makingth context, consultan requiremen provided t postsprop thedispro substantiv theirconc distributi, agreeing t: theprinci] theCommitl 25.The intergover mightsubs biennial c
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the budget for a biennium (1986-1987) of a United Nations organization, specifically the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The report discusses the preparation of the budget, the allocation of resources, and the expected outputs and services. The text does not specifically mention natural resources, environment, agriculture, forestry, fishing, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology. Instead, it focuses on the organization's overall budget and programmatic approach.

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Economic development, International trade