63.Representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee that, ,: withtheeKception oftheCentral Evaluation unit,itwastheintention thatother I··_~; evaluation unitswouldbetemporary, itwastheexpectation thataftera : transitional period, thesefunctions wouldbecarried outonaself-evaluation ~ basis. Inthisregard, theCommittee notesthatallthenewpostsrequested for ~J 1986··1987 arenon-recurrent andtemporary andthattheincumbents, withthe ~l assistance oftheCentral Evaluation unit,wouldhelptotraintheexisting staff 1'.-',1 inthetechniques ofself-evaluation. -. i64.TheCommittee notesfurther thatinanumberofcasesitisintended thatthe incumbent oftheproposed postwillworkclosely withtheexisting programme ~II planning andco-ordination staff. TheCommittee understands that,a-,present, I evaluation exercises arenotco-ordinated withtheprogramme planning andbudgeting cycle,ittruststhateveryeffortwillbemadetosynchronize theseactivities so thatevaluation results canbetakenintoaccount whenthemedium-term planand proposed programme budgetproposals arebeingprepared. publications 65.TheCommittee recalls thattheJointInspection Unithasreported on publications policyandpractice intheUnitedNations system (A/39/239) andthat initsrelated report (A/39/602), theAdvisory Committee notedthatlithegeneral reaction oforganizations ofthesystemtothereporthasbeenpositive" andthat "anumberoftherecommendations contained therein havebeenorarebeing implemented". 66.Inviewofthesignificant levelofresources devoted topUblications asan activity oftheUnitedNations (including staff,consultants andprinting), the Advisory Committee intends topayspecial attention tofuturerequests related to thevarious publications programmes. Inthisregard, theCommittee truststhatthe reviews ofrecurrent pUblications calledforinGeneral Assembly resolution 38/32E willinfactbecarried out~nd/orcompleted, andthatinsodoingstrictattention willbepaidtothecriteria setforthinparagraph 17ofthatresolution. The Advisory Committee alsolooksforward toinnovative measures, especially with regardtosalespublications, aimedatensuring thateachpublication willenjoy thefullest possible readership and I~illoefullyresponsive tothespecial needs ofthatreadership. Theappeals systemforstaff. 67.Initsreportonthequestion oftherepatriation grant,submitted tothe General Assembly atitsthirty-seventh session (A/37/675), theAdvisory Committee requested anannualreport C~theworkoftheAdministrative Tribunal whichwould focusonthosedecisions requiring significant modification ofexisting practice. TheCommittee statedthatitwouldreporttotheAssembly onthisannualreportas itdeemednecessary. 68.Inthereportsubmitted toitonjudgements issuedbytheTribunal during 1984,theAdvisory Committee's attention hasbeendrawntodecisions ofthe Tribunal inwhichdamages wereawarded toApplicants despite thefactthatthey wereunsuccessful onthemeritsoftheircase.Theseawardsweremadebecause of delay,failure toobserve prescribed procedure, andgeneral dissatisfaction with themannerinwhichanadministrative decision hadbeenreached. -23-69.TheAdvisory Committee wasinformed byrepresentatives oftheSecretary­ General thattheOrganization isfacingsignificant andgrowing problems inthe formofthemultiplicity oftime-consuming andcumbersome procedures (particularly forperformance reviewactions), thegrowing numbers ofappeals andother grievances whicharefiled.andlongdelaysintheadministration ofjustice. 70.Thoughmindful oftheSecretary-General's prerogatives andresponsibilities as theChiefAdministrative Officer oftheOrganization, theAdvisory Committee points outthatthesematters haveasignificant financial impactwhichMemberStates cannotignore. Forexample, theAdvisory Committee wasinformed thatasat 31March1985,atotalof112caseswerepending beforetheJointAppeals Board. TheAdvisory Committee wasfurther informed that,ontheaverage, eachcasefiled coststheOrganization $24,00~. Tothedirectfinancial costsmustbeaddedthe considerable distraction fromnormal d~~ieswhichresults frominvolvement inan appeal. Thisapplies notonlytotheappellant buttocolleagues, immediate supervisors anddivisional anddepartmental officials whomayalsobeinvolved. To theextentthatlargenumbers ofstaffmembers aresoengaged, theability ofthe
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The text appears to be discussing internal administrative matters of the United Nations, including personnel issues, budgeting, and evaluation processes. It does not seem to be related to specific economic or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the organization's internal workings.

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