<,;r;;:\.,r.!'"""- system(para. ~1.100oftheproposed programme budget). Inparagraph 11.101ofthe proposed programme budgettheSecretary-General statesthatthisrepresents ••••minimuminitial requirements forestablishing aworkable andefficient new computer system" andindicates futureintentions topropose "•••gradual upgrading eachbiennium·. ~nadditional amountof$200,000 (atrevised 1985rates)would alsoberequired underrentalandmaintenance ofequipment forhardware maintenance andrentalofsoftware fortheproposed newcomputer system(para.11.96ofthe proposed programme budget). Reduction recommend£d11.14Itwillalsobenecessary todeletetheestimate of$220,000 (at1986-1987 rates)forhardware maintenance andrentalofsoftware fortheproposed new computer system, underrentalandmaintenance ofequipment. $ 138360011.13TheAdvisory Committee expresses itsviewsonthequestion ofcomputer facilities attheregional commissions inchapterI,paragraphs 30to33.Forthe reasons giventherein, theCommittee recommends deletion of$996,600 (at1986-1987 rates)fromtheestimate forfurniture andequipment. Thisreflects thepartial restoration, intheamountof$220,000 (at1986-1987 rates), oftherecurrent cost ofenhancing theexisting computer system. 11.15TheAdvisory Committee's recommendations inparagraphs 11.8, 11.9, 11.11, 11.13and11.14aboveentailatotalreduction of$1,383,600 intheestimate for section 11,from$40,418,500 to$39,034,900. Section 11.Economic andSocialCommission forAsia andthePacificmtthe Ls Ito .ca1,. I lory le :he L987 Iin of !t), lces ,000 J-79-Section 12.Economic Commission forLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean $ En Estimate sUbmitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••• Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••49006300 48993800 43210300 46929700 44342600In Na I. I. t·12.1Theestimate of$49,006,300 forsection 12is$5,796,000, or13.4percent, higherthanthe1984-1985 revised appropriations. Resource growthisestimated at $890,400 (atrevised 1985rates) andtherateofrealgrowthhasbeencalculated at 1.4percent(table12.1). Oftheestimated resource growth, $436,800 (atrevised 1985rates)isconsidered non-recurrent andrelates tothecostsofonetemporary P-4post($106,800), thepurchase offurniture andequipment ($300,000), andthe maintenance ofpremises ($30,000) (para.12.1oftheproposed programme budget). 12.2Extrabudgetary resources in1986-1987 fortheCommission areestimated at $17,360,800, adecrease of$2,291,800 fromthe1984-1985 estimate. Qfthetotal estimate for1986-1987, $1,892,000 relates toservices insupport ofextrabudgetary programmes, $30,000 tosubstantive activities, and$15,438,800 tooperational projects. Ascanbeseenfromtable12.1(2),extrabudgetary resources for operational projects funded byUNOPare$1,123,500 lessthanthe1984-1985 estimate, theestimate ofresources forprojects fundedbybilateral sources also showsasizeable decline of$1,295,600 fromtheestimate for1984-1985. 12.3For1986-1987, theSecretary-General proposes 591established posts comprising 193attheProfessional levelandabove(1USG,10-2,140-1,36P-5, 58P-4,51P-3and32P-2/1)and398Locallevelposts(table12.5). This represents anincrease of5posts(3intheProfessional category and2Local level)asfollows: -80-12.4T non-rec non-rec above. 2Local 12.5Th theP-3 werepre hasstat nature 0 therequ 12.6Th resource levelpo proposed hostGov inquirie wasorig wereapp Advisory 12.7As reaueste Secretar expectat' staffof bUdget)• postsin function reauest. t..LJProgramme EnvironmentParagraph reference inproposed programme budget,,.