~o1runittee of the Group's concerns with regard to the proposed programme budget, programme planning and administrative restructuring. Before discussing the substance of the problem, he pointed out that, in accordance with the preamble of the Charter of the United Nations, Members of the Organization were determined "to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples". The budget used to finance United Nations activities and the Organization's administrative structure were two aspects of a single institutional whole and were thus indissoluably linked. 3. The programme budget was not an end in itself but must be sufficiently flexible to adjust to the programmes Member States adopted in the exercise of their sovereignty. It was unacceptable to proceed conversely, by seeking to adjust the tasks of the United Nations to a budgetary freeze. For that reason, the Group of 77 rejected any policy that consisted in arbitrarily limiting the resources provided for in the budget, a policy expressed in the ideas of "zero growth", "frozen resources" and "austerity". Such ideas could seriously undermine the functioning of the Organization and could limit its capacity to respond to new needs. The fact that some countries made larger contributions to the Organization than others was due merely to their greater ability to pay, and even those that assumed a larger share of the Organization's financial burden should not simply criticize the bureaucratic irregularities without proposing any remedies. 4. Radical adininistrative reform was required and, in that context, the Group of 77 was troubled by the increase in administrative costs to the detriment of substantive activities. The Group of 77 agreed with the Secretary-General that it was of the utmost importance to strengthen the United Nations without delay and, to 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the proposed programme budget, administrative restructuring, and the role of the United Nations in promoting economic and social advancement of all peoples. It seems that the focus is on the organizational structure and financial aspects of the United Nations, rather than a specific sector or issue. The text mentions the importance of flexibility in the programme budget and the need for the United Nations to respond to new needs, which suggests that the category should be broad enough to encompass various areas of the United Nations' work.

**Category**
International relations, Economic development