towardfacilitating ~ignificant operational improvements ineither oneormoreof thecontinuing activities ofthegubprogra~e orotheractivities underthemajor ~?rogrl'lntl1",!j ofgeneral I$ervic@!'>. (b) 43.tll Inthli1lcounH, ofthemedium-term planperiod, theOffice ofGeneral Services atHeadquarter3 andtheOverseas Property Management andConstruction Unitandthe Building Management Service, inparticular, acting incloseco-operation withits aount.rp.rtB atofticssawayfromHeadquarters. willundertake thefollowing llicUvitli!H!: (a)Develop unintegrated andco-ordinated management policy forthe prlncipdl facilities ownedbytheOrganization, including theestablishment of comprehensive databasesforallmajorproperties andlong-range programmes for majormaintenance andthedocumentation ofstandards andguidelines forthe maintenance andoperation offacilities. Thatwillrequire themodernization of operating andadministrative procedures forfacilities management, including the comput.ri~ation ofpreventive maintenance andoperating procedures, andthe establishment ofcomputer-based graphic anddatabasesystems forcomputer-assisted facilities management; (b)Continue themodernization andimprovements ofexisting facilities, which willinclude! therenovation andr9storation ofbuilding exteriors andsurrounding grounds: rh.updating ofbuilding systems forenergyefficiency andsafety; the -10- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryofth~pro~r~~n ef ~~d ~-:i'"JJ'g t.$1'i£i£~' ;t5~d tb~ 51t,,~t'at~lo:~$ Qtl1'<~x~~n~g@~~ut ~~ddi~~ctlG~ of the ~atio~or whichiscurrently 'hOU1S<Zld int;~(%~ra,i."(%~ li11~!(1 f(%c'{)rd~ N:Ul;ltl~'r(~,l%IU!'!t. l~jP'~ __r-:J~ i\V"@~\)).€: South}' (9) Ravie~. ona bfiSi~withtlvi~~to etfecti vanei'>~. t'h@follc~ing act!vit.h!,l#;: ('cnf.H''''It\~'" including radioandtelevision broadca~t OPt'L~~4"n,~ air-conditioning; architectural and . services; electrical maintenance; elev~tor services: office spaceplanning; property man~ge~ent operation andrepair; andmailfind~~int~n~ncc: andcontrol fncilitie~ SUBPROGRAMME 6.ARCHIVES ANDRECORDS ~~~AGRMENT 43.42 Thelegislative authority ofthe5ubprogr~~~~ d~riv~$ from S~cr@'t~lr'v-u~n~t'al Bulletin ST/SGB/Organization, section P(III). 43.43 Themajoraimofthesubprograrr~e istoobtain themogt 8ffici~nt and economical useoftheOrganization'. records resourcel. Th.Offics ofa.naral Services provides guidance onallphasB. ofthemanagement ofpaper-based and electronic records; preserves andservices archive mat.rial~; andprovid~t. advice tootheroffices onmatters pertaining tocurrent andarchival records. Aspecific objective forthemedium-term planparlodistointegrate thearchive. andrecords management activities intoanautomated United Nations information system &~an element intheinformation resources management system. (b)Co_urse of<M;tion oftheS.Jg;rJ:!-£l,dat. 43.44 Inthecourse ofthemedium-term planperiod. anumber ofcontinuing activities willbecarried outbytheOffice ofGeneral Services andtheArchives andRecords Management Section. inparticular, aswellasbythecorresponding unitsatoffices awayfromHeadquarters. Thoseactivities include monitoring and controlling oftherecords management systems; maintaining custody ofnon~Current records andarchives oftheUnited Nations; providing reference services to external andinternal users; carrying outthearrangement anddescription of permanent records andtheirtransfer fromoriginating offices; andmaintaining custody ofthesoundarchives andproviding reference services tou••rs. 43.45 Inaddition, theOffice ofGeneral Services will u~d.rtak. thefollowlnq