Section 18. United Nations Environment Programme 30. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that the Secretary-General was requesting $12,585,600 under section 18 and that the Advisory Committee was recommending that the estimates should be reduced slightly, b¥ $365,700. 31. A main feature of the Secretary-General's proposals was the transfer to the regular budget of a number of posts currently financed from the Fund of UNEP. The transfer was being proposed on the basis of guidelines already considered in the Fifth Committee in the context of General Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII). The Advisory Committee agreed to the transfer of all the posts concerned with the exception of one P-5 and two local-level posts referred to in paragraphs 18.44 (c), 18.44 (e) and 18.44 (g) of the proposed programme budget. The Advisory Committee had studied the explanations provided by the Secretary-General and had concluded that he had failed to make a convincing case for the transfer of the P-5 post. In the Advisory Committee's view, the functions of the post described in paragraph 18.44 (c) could also fall within the scope of the Environment Fund. 32. The other reductions recommended b¥ the Advisory Committee related to the vacancy situation in UNEP and to the estimates for travel. In paragraph 18.12 of its report, the Advisory Comm~ttee stated its view that, when posts were transferred to the regular budget, it should not automatically be assumed that travel and other expenditure would increase accordingly. The Advisory Committee had consistently emphasized that travel was a function of the operational requirements of an organizational unit and not of the number of posts in that unit. 33. The CHAIRMAN drew the attention of members to the views of CPC on section 18, 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the budget and administrative aspects of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), specifically the transfer of posts and estimates for travel. This suggests that the category is related to environmental issues, as UNEP is a program focused on environmental protection.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment