meeting on the transfer of five posts to the regular budget of UNDP and on the travel expenses of representatives from the least developed countries participating in meetings of UNIDO, the delegation of Uganda had, in fact, intended to vote in favour and not to abstain. Section 21. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 2. Mr. PEDERSEN (Canada) said that the method of financing administrative posts was causing an increasingly severe problem owing to the expansion of UNHCR's programmes; that problem needed to be resolved during consideration of the current proposed programme budget. The General Assembly had decided, at its thirty-seventh session, that any proposals for the transfer of posts should be examined case by case on the basis of criteria approved by the Advisory Committee. He supported the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, which were in conformity with article 20 of the statute of UNHCR and which could further underscore the priorities laid down by the Secretary-General. 3. Mr. AMNEUS (SWeden) and Mr. HELLENBERG HUBAR (Netherlands) fully supported the recommendations of the Advisory Committee. 4. Mr. DITZ (Austria) said that his delegation had long been stressing the need to resolve the problem of the method of financing UNHCR's administrative expenses. It was not merely a question of conforming to article 20 of the statute of UNHCR, but also a question of being equipped with effective means of providing assistance to refugees. The recommendations of the Advisory Committee offered a number of practical solutions and he supported them entirely. 5. Mr. GIDLEY (United States of America) said that his country's voluntary contributions to UNHCR had amounted to $122 million in 1982, or 43 per cent of the extrabudgetary financing, thereby clearly underlining the importance which the United States attached to the activities of that organization. The 3.9 per cent increase in UNHCR's resources was, however, almost entirely due to the transfer 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and financing of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), specifically the transfer of posts and travel expenses of representatives from least developed countries. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that it is a speech or statement made in a formal setting, such as a United Nations General Assembly meeting. The topics discussed are administrative in nature, related to the financing and organization of the UNHCR.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief