United Nations OfficeatVienna asanucleus forallissues andreports relating to socialpolicy andsocial development, including itsresearch capabilities". 22.In1989,intheproposed programme budget forthebiennium 1990-1991 (section 6,paras. 6.14and6.24,andsection 8,paras. 8.2and8.6),the Secretary-General proposed thattheCentre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs should assumeresponsibility, heretofore assigned totheDepartment of International Economic andSocialAffairs, forworkrelating totheDeclaration on Social Progress andDevelopment, thereport ontheworldsocialsituation andother issues. Thetransfer ofresponsibilities wastobeaccompanied bytheredeployment ofsevenposts(fiveProfessional postsandtwoGeneral Service posts) fromthe Department ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs totheCentre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs. However, inviewofthedecision ofthe General Assembly initsresolution 44/201 Bof21December 1989,section II,the responsibility forthepreparation ofthereport ontheworldsocialsituation continues toremain withtheDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocial Affairs. II.STRENGTHENING OFTHEUNITED NATIONS OFFICE ATVIENNA 23.Inkeeping withthedecision oftheGeneral Assembly atitsforty-fourth session (resolution 44/201 B,section II)andbearing inmindtheneedtoretainin theDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs ananalytical capability forintegrated global economic andsocial monitoring, analysis and research, theresponsibility forthepreparation ofthereport ontheworldsocial situation remains withtheDepartment, working inclosecollaboration withthe United Nations OfficeatVienna. TheSecretary-General intends tokeepthese arrangements underreview. 24.Inthesameresolution, theGeneral Assembly alsorequested the Secretary-General tosubmit proposals, asappropriate, totheAssembly atits forty-fifth session forthestrengthening oftheUnited Nations OfficeatVienna. ThatOffice comprises thefollowing units: I.•. .1 _ t • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.5/45/4 English Page7 (a)OfficeoftheD~rector-General, United Nations OfficeatVienna, whichis described andbudgeted insection 1.Boftheprogramme budget forthebiennium 1990-1991; (b)Centre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs, programmed and budgeted insection 8oftheprogramme bUdgetentitled "Activities onglobal social development issues"; (c)Division ofNarcotic Drugs, theInternational Narcotics Control Boardand theUnited Nations FundforDrugAbuseControl, whichappearinsection 20ofthe programme budget, "International drugcontrol"; (d)Division ofAdministrative andCommon Services, Vienna, budgeted in section 28(subsec"tion I),"Administration andmanagement", oftheprogramme budget; (e)Conference andLibrary Services, Vienna, whicharepartofsection 29 (subsection D),"Conference andlibrary services", oftheprogramme budget. 25.Itisunderstood that,giventhecontext ofresolution 44/201 B,section II, theGeneral Assembly wasseeking proposals forapossible strengthening ofthe Centre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs whichisresponsible for implementing theprogramme onglobal social development issues. Thecurrent situation inregard totheotherunitsattheUnited Nations OfficeatViennais described inthefollowing paragraphs. 26.TheOffice oftheDirector-General, UNOV,wasreinforced bythreeposts, through redeployment, inthecurrent programme budget. Theunitsinvolved in international drugcontrol, whichwereaffected bythepostreduction, havebeen givenfouradditional non-recurrent postsalsointhecurrent budget. Further, theseunitshavereceived newmandates through theG:\.obal Programme ofAction
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the United Nations Office at Vienna and its role in social policy and development, including its research capabilities. It also mentions the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and its responsibilities. Given the focus on social development and humanitarian affairs, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to social issues.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief