contingency fund.Inthisconnection, inresponse toitsinquiries, representatives oftheSecretary-General Jnformed theAdvisory Committee thatthe statements ofprogramme b~dgetimplications thatweresubmitted bytheSecretariat, initially tothesubsidiary bodiesoftheEconomic andSocialCouncil and subsequently totheCouncilitself, inrespect oftheCouncil's resolutions and decision rl)ferred toinparagraph 5above,hadmadereference totheguidelines approved bytheGeneral Assembly fortheuseandoperation ofthecontingency fund. How~ver, thestatements ofprogramme budgetimplications prepared bythe Secretariat didnotinclude, forconsideration bytheEconomic andSocialCouncil anditssubsidiary bodies, precise indications ofalternatives intheeventthat totaladditional expenditures proposed exceeded resources available withinthe continqency fund. 8.TheAdvisory Committee pointsoutthatinthe~i~cumstances theprocedures outlined inparagraphs 27and28oftheSecretary-General's reportandthe additional information ontheSUbject provided byhisrepresentatives (seepara.7 above)donotfullycomplywiththequidelines fortheuseandoperation ofthe continq8ncy fund,asapproved bytheGeneIal Assembly initsresolutions 41/213 (sect.11,para.4,andannexI,sect.C)and42/211(para.13andannex). 9.Representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee that theController hadrecently sentalettertoallsecretaries ofMainCommittees and toproqramme managers detailing theprocedures required inordertoensurefull compliance withtheapproved quidelines. 10.TheAdvisory Committee recognizes thattheSecretary-General's report (A/C.5/44/5) isthefirstinwhichheisrequesting useofthecontingency fundand thatthoseconcerned areundergoing alearning process initsuseandoperation. Nevertheless, theCommittee stronqly stresses theneedfortheSecretariat, when preparing statements ofprogramme budgetimplications ofdraftresolutions and decisions, nottoabdicate itsresponsibility toprovide, forconsideration of intergovernmental bodiesconcerned, precise indications ofalternatives inthe eventthattotaladditional expenditures pr.opos~J exceedresources available within thecontinqency fund. 11.Subject toitsobservations above,theAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection to theSecretary-General's estimat~ ofadditional requirements inthebiennium 1990-1991 totallinq $252,100, attributable tosevenresolutions adopted bythe Economic andSocialCouncilatitsfirstandsecondregular sessions of1989(see paras. 5and6above}. Accordingly, theCommittee recommends thatatthisstaqe, theFifthCommittee takenoteoftheSecretary-General's estimate onthe understanding thatsuchadditional appropriations asmayberequested bythe Secretary-General willbeinthecontext ofaconsolidated statement tobe submitted totheGeneral Assembly towards theendofitscurrent session in accordance withAssembly resolution 42/211, annex,section C,paragraphs 5and6 (seeA/C.5/44/50). -3- 11.8••tCopyAvallab'.Notes 11Seeatfici.l Records oftheGener~l Assembly, Farty-fourth Seslion, Sggplement Na.6(A/44/6/Rev.l), vol.11,table23,6,itemvii, -4-DOCUMENT A/44/7/Add.2 Thirdreport Construction ofadditional conference facilities atAddisAbabaandBangkok ThirdreportoftheAdyisory Committee onAdministratiye andBudgetary Ouestions [Original 1English) [7November 1989] 1.TheAdvisory Committee onAdministrative andBudgetary Questions has cODsidered thereportoftheSecretary-General (A/C.5/44/7) ODthestatusoftwo construction projects, attheEconomic Commission forAfrica (ECA)atAddisAbaba andattheEconomic andSocial Co~~ission forAsiaandthePacific (ESCAP) at BaDgkok. I.EXPANSION OFTHECONFERENCE FACILITIES OFTHEECONOMIC COMMISSION FORAFRICA ATADDISABABA 2.InformatioD onthecurrent status anddevelopment oftheconstruction project atAddisAbabaisprovided inparagraphs 3to5oftheSecretary-General's report. 3.Inparagraph 5(d),theSecretary-General statesthat"discussions have cODtinued withthehostGovernment regarding theoperational arrangements that wouldbenecessary duringtheconstruction period". Inresponse toitsinquiries, representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatsuch
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budgetary and administrative aspects of the United Nations, specifically the use of a contingency fund and the construction of conference facilities in Addis Ababa and Bangkok. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is related to the organization and management of the UN's activities.

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International trade, Budget and finance