proposed programme budget). 2A.35Inviewofthefactthat communication~ through Rawalpindi willhenceforth beconsiderably reduced onceBangkokislinkedtoHeadquarters byAVDcircuit, the Advisory Committee soughtadditional information ontheneedtoreplace the transmitters. Whileacknowledging theeffectoftheAVDnetwork, representatives oftheSecretary-General nevertheless pointed outthatcommunications traffic to andfromotherUnitedNations offices intheregion (NewDelhi,Kabuland Bangladesh) willcontinue toberoutedthrough Rawalpindi. Furthermore, inviewof theirrespective locations, asingletransmitter cannotservicealltheseoffices. Takingtheaboveintoaccount, theAdvisory Committee isoftheopinion thattwo transmitters shouldbereplaced pending theresults ofarealistic assessment of theeffects oftheAVDsystemonthecommunications traffic through Rawalpindi. -48-numberof notesfrom basedon hebiennium naddition, ablished sentative issionto osed the ernal withunder efor n2A. committee tService, pingforces ry iate uctivity onof ehensive ,cedures, 1informed ebudget limited ,ionswere report et.It ationswill ,creases of 2A.88and increase lentof A.94ofthe2A.36Inviewoftherecentstrength oftheUnitedStatesdollarinrelation to othercurrencies, theAdvisory Committee inquired intoitseffectontheestimates forUNTSOandUNMOGIP. According torepresentatives oftheSecretary-General, no separate currency adjustment isexplicitly madeforthesetwodutystations) rather acomposite adjustment of5percentperannumismadeundertheheading "inflation". Thispercentage isintended toreflect thecombined effectof exchange andinflation rates. Representatives ofthesecretary-Gener~l also informed theCommittee thattherateof5percentislowerthantheaverage of 10percentusedfordutystati,')ns outside ofNorthAmerica andEurope, andthatin theabsence offavourable exchange ratemovements muchhigherinflation rateswould havebeenrequired. 2A.37Bearing inminditsobservations inparagraph 2A.32to2A.35above,the Advisory Committee believes thateconomies canbeachieved inrespectofbothUNTSO andUNMOGIP. Accordingly, itrecommends anestimate of$45million forUNTSOand $8million forUNMOGIP. Thetotalreduction totheSecretary-Generalis estimate forspecial missions is$634,200. TheAdvisory Committee believes thatthebulkof thereduction shouldbeapplied torentalandmaintenance ofequipment, furniture andequipment, miscellaneous services andsupplies andmaterials. 2A.38TheSecretary-Generalis estimate fortheUnitedNations SupplyDepotatPisa totals$860,300 (table2A.39), andincludes resource growth(atrevised 1985rates) of$27,000, ~llofwhichrelates toanon-recurrent provision inrespectofrental andmaintenance ofpremises asdescribed inparagraph 2A.96oftheproposed programme· budget. TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection tothe Secretary-Generalis estimates fortheSupplyDepot. 2A.39The1986-1987 estimate of$3,199,700 forthe28administrative andtechnical staff(communications personnel) servicing theUnitedNations OfficesatGenevaand Nairobi, theUnitedNations Station inLusakaandtheregional commissions headquarters showsnoresource growth(table2A.4l). Ascanbeseenfromthesame table,theestimate forsalaries andcommonstaffcostsincludes neither adjustments fortherevaluation ofthe1984-1985 resource basenorprovision for inflation in1986-1987. Inresponse toinquiries, theCommittee wasinformed that thestaffcovered bythisestimate areemployed undertheFieldService conditions ofservice andtherefore"do notreceive postadjustment, whichistheusual mechanism forreflecting costchanges ofstaffduetoinflation andcurrency movements. However, FieldServicestaffareentitled todailyandmonthly mission allowance, whichdoesreflect currency andinflation changes. consequently, adjustments intherevaluation ofthe1984-1985 resource baseandprovision for inflation in1986-1987 areshownunderthisheading. TheAdvisory Committee hasno objection totheSecretarY-Generalis estimate. E.UnitedNations ReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine Refugees intheNearEast Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••••••••
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing budgetary matters and financial estimates for various United Nations organizations, including communication networks, personnel, and supply depots. It also mentions the impact of currency fluctuations on estimates. While some of the topics discussed may have indirect connections to other categories, such as education or employment, the primary focus is on financial management and resource allocation.

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