staff($72,100) total$687,400 or11percentofthetotalestimate fortheOffice oftheSpecial Representative. Detailsoftherequirements aregivenin paragraphs 2A.46and2A.47oftheproposed programme budget(Executive direction andmanagement), and2A.58and2A.59oftheproposed programme budget (Lawofthe seaaffairs). Ofthetotalamount, $572,200 relates totheservicing ofthe Preparatory Commission (table2A.29andpara.2A.58oftheproposed programme budget). TheCommittee wasinformed thatthisestimate hadbeenbasedonthe assumption thatallmeetings ofthePreparatory Commission in1986-1987 wouldbe heldatKingston, Jamaica, however, shoulditbedecided toholdmeetings elsewhere, aswasthecasein1984-1985, itwasunlikely thatadditional expenditures wouldarise. 2A.2lAtitsrequest, theAdvisory Committee wasprovided withinformation onthe departmental andfunctional breakdown ofthestaffassigned toservice sessions of thePreparatory Commission andontherelated travelexpenditure incurred inthe current biennium. 2A.22 Onthebasisoftheinformation ithasreceived, theAdvisory Committee recommends thattheestimate forstafftraveltoservice thePreparatory Commission bereduced by$82,000, from$572,200 to$490,200. 2A.23Therequirements forrentalandmaintenance ofequipment underExecutive direction andmanagement areexplained inparagraph 2A.48oftheproposed programme budget, andinclude anamountof$52,200 (atrevised 1985rates)"toprovide for therentalofappropriate hardware andsoftware ino~dertodevelop acomputerized databaseandinformation retrieval andarchiving system". TheAdvisory Committee accepts theSecretary-General's request. 2A.24Inparagraph 2A.54oftheproposed programme budget, theSecretary-General requests $36,000 (atrevised 1985rates)tocoverninework-months ofnon-recurrent general temporary assistance attheP-4level. Inresponse toinquiries asto whetherthisconstituted aproperuseofgeneral temporary assistance, the Committee wasinformed thattheworktobeundertaken wouldsupplement existing expertise withintheSecretariat andthatexisting permanent staffwouldbeableto continue thefunctions aftertheinitial taskshadbeencompleted. 2A.25Whilethe the Advisory Committee concurs withtheuseofgeneral temporary assistance fortheassignment described inparagraph 2A.54oftheproposed programme budget,itrecommends aprovision forfiveratherthanthenine work-months requested bytheSecretarY-General, the1986-1987 estimate should therefore bereduced by$16,800. -45-2A.26TheAdvisory Committee's recommendations inparagraphs 2A.19,2A.22and 2A.25aboveentailareduction of$115,100 intheestimate fortheOfficeofthe Special Representative oftheSecretary-General fortheLawoftheSeafrom $6,231,400 to$6,116,300. D.Special missions 2A.27Theestimate of$57,694,200 forthespecial missions financed underthe regular budgetis$1,881,800, or3.3percent,higherthanthe1984-1985 revised appropriation. Ascanbeseenfromtable2A.31,theresource growth(atrevised 1985rates)totals$34,700. Therateofrealgrowthhasbeencalculated at minus0.5percent,inthisconnection, theAdvisory Committee notesfrom table2A.32thatatotalof$2,019,700 (atrevised 1985rates)hasbeensubtracted fromthe1984-1985 resource baseasnon-recurrent expenditure.Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Uni Obs and198 198 198 198Uni Sup (UN Uni De 198 198$ 57694200 57060 000 55812400 54461900 50323600.......................... Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••••• 2A.28TheAdvisory Committee wasinformed thatthebulkofthenon-recurrent amount ($1,174,900) relates toadditional appropriations inrespectofUNTSO, approved bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session inconnection with proposed changes inthecommunications systemoftheUnitedNations. Ofthe balance, $788,900 represents thecostofothermissions forwhichthe Secretary-General authorized commitments undertheauthority granted tohimby paragraph 1(a)ofGeneral Assembly resolution 38/237. Theremaining $55,900 relates toexpenditures incurred byUNMOGIP.198 198 2A.29Thefollowing tableprovides abreakdown oftheoverall costsandnumberof
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the budget and expenditure of the United Nations, specifically the Office of the Special Representative and special missions. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on administrative and financial matters. The text mentions specific programs and activities, such as the Preparatory Commission and the development of a computerized database, which suggests that the category will be related to international organizations or governance.

**Category**
International organizations, Transport and communication