(seetable32.2). Resource growthisestimated at$4,542,600 (atrevised 1985 rates). Therateofrealgrowthhasbeencalculated atminus29.4perc~ntdueto non-recurrent itemsfor1986-1987 amounting to$6,505,400 (atrevised 1985rates). A.Construction 32.2Noappropriations arerequested atthistimeforconstruction. Itis indicated inparagraph 3~.3oftheproposed programme budgetthatthefinal instalment inrespect oftheamortization ofaloantoassistintheconstruction programme fortheextension ofthePalaisdesNations wasrepaidduringthe biennium 1984-1985. Asforconstruction atNairobi, AddisAbaba,andBangkok, it isexplained inparagraphs 32.4to32.6oftheproposed programme budgetthat separate construction accounts havebeenopenedinrespect ofeachofthese projects. Noprovision for1986-1987 isrequested fortheNairobi construction project owingtothecompletion oftheworkforwhichappropriations wereincluded inthe1982-1983 budget. AfinalreportontheNairobi construction willbe submitted totheGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth session. Asstatedin paragraphs 32.5and32.6oftheproposed programme budget, noappropriations are requested forconstruction atAddisAbabaandBangkok inthecontext ofthe proposed programme budgetfor1986-1987 sincethesematters willbeaddressed in thecontext ofprogress reports tobesubmitted totheGeneral Assembly atits fortieth session. B.Alteration andimprovement 32.3Theitemsincluded underthisheading areregarded bytheSecretary-General asnon-recurrent andaretherefore nottakenintoaccount incalculating real growth. Theestimate of$6,805,200 for1986-1987 foralteration andimprovement comprises thefollowing: -200-$Headquarters Geneva Vienna Bangkok (ESCAP)$ 5779 600 784400 199500 41700iL 11992 900 10701300 20366200 12621500 35567300 1percent, attributable ofthebase, 1985biennium sed1985 centdueto 1985rates). Itis final onstruction ;Jthe Bangkok,it etthat these struction ereincluded illbe in IHonsare Ethe lressedin ,atits Iry-General Igreal Iprovement32.4Miscellaneous projects atHeadquarters aredescribed inparagraph 32.7(a)oftheproposed programme budgetandinclude (atrevised 1985rates): $3,000,000 forimproving equipment (electrical equipment andlighting, heating andair­conditioning systems, elevators)J $200,000 forpowersupplyimprovements fortheCommunications Centre, and$200,000 forconstruction ofatargetrangefortheSecurity andSafetyService. Whileconvinced oftheneedforthefirsttwoprojects, theAdvisory Committee believes thattheneedformaximum budgetaryrestraint precludes construction ofatargetrange. TheAdvisory Committeetherefore recommends against thisproject withaconsequential reduction intheestimates for1986-1987 by$210,000. -32.5projects inrespect ofconference-servicing operations aredescribed inparagraph 32.7(b)oftheproposed programme budget. TheAdvisory Committee notesthattheprogramme forgradually replacing andupgrading electronic equipment inconference roomswasmandated bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 37/14Eof16November 1982.TheCommittee hasnoobjection toth~estimate of$1,220,000 (atrevised 1985rates)forconference rooms1and2(para.32.7(b)(i»)andtruststhatexperience gainedwithrespect toequipment already installed willbetakenintoaccount duringtheworknowtobeundertaken. TheCommittee alsorecommendsacceptance oftheestimate of$220,000 (revised 1985rates)formodernization oftheAudioMasterControl Area(para.32.7(b)(ii)). 32.6Department ofPublicInformation projects aredescribed inparagraph 32.7(c)oftheproposed programme budget. Theyamounttoatotalof$540,200 (atrevised1985rates). TheCommittee believes thattheseprojects, andinparticular thealterations tothePhotoLaboratory, shouldbecompleted withstrictattention to theneedforeconomy. Accordingly, theAdvisory Committee recommends thattheestimate for1986-1987 bereduced by$147,200.