thisadditional costwillbeoffset, forreasons explained inparagraphs 28H.9and 288.10oftheproposed programme budget, byreduced requirements (estimated at $68,000atrevised 1985rates)forrentalandmaintenance ofcomputer equipment currently installed intheBudgetandManagement Systems Service. 288.8TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection totheprovision of$76,300 for 1986-1987 asaUnitedNations subver10ntotheDayCareCentreatGeneva (table28H.12andpara.28H.20oftheproposed programme budget). 288.9TheCommittee alsohasnoobjection totheestimate of$1,053,100 for 1986-1987 fortheUnited,Nations share(37.4percent)ofthecostoftheJoint Medical Service administered bytheWorldHealthOrganization onbehalfofthe participating agencies atGeneva(para.28H.24oftheproposed programme budget). Thecosttoeachparticipating organization isestablished onthebasisofthe totalstaffing ofalltheparticipating organizations andisadjusted fromone biennium toanother. 288.10 TheAdvisory Committee's recommendation inparagraph 28H.5aboveentails a reduction of$19,100 intheestimate forsection 288,from$10,454,700 to $10,435,600. -165-r···'.·~····•.·~1 I, I :J ~t' ~.-; r, [:Section 28I.General Services, Geneva 28I.lTheestimate of$42,623,500 is$1,240,500, or2.9percent,higherthanthe revised 1984-1985 appropriations. Theincrease isentirely attr'ibutable to projected inflation in1986-1987. Intable28I.loftheproposed programme budget, theSecretarY-General estimates negative resource growthat$21,200 (atrevised 1985rates). Therateofrealgrowthistoosmalltobereflected intable28I.l. 28I.5Asregards theincrease from11to12inthenumberofGeneral Service posts financed fromextrabudgetary resources, representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee thattheadditional postwouldbefinanced bythe OfficeoftheUnitedNations HighCommissioner forRefugees (UNHCR) andwould provide forasecurity officer tobestationed atpremises o~cupied byUNHCR.28I.ll The utilities ( energycons 28I.13 In reductions estimate of28I.7The Chiefinclu Secretary-G this"...i fromtheCo Committee i Genevawarr thatthees 28I.9 Reso Sectionare utilized fo showsaneg reduction w estimate fo included in and28I.26 change-over retirement inquiries, conversion twobienniu 28I.IO In services no resource gr forrental services wh supplies an28I.8The Engineering Inparagrap Secretary-G byapropos Committee h 28I.12 Req 1986-1987 ( itsconside information acquisition equipment. theprepara couldhave wellasthe theAdvisor equipment b$ 42540900 426133004138300042623500 47185600....................... Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••• Initial appropriations 1984-1985 28I.2Intable28I.2,whichprovides ananalysis oftherevalued 1984-1985 resource base,anamountof$331,900 (atrevised 1985rates)isshownas"special adjustments", andexplained inthefootnotes tothetable. TheAdvisory Committee givesinformation onspecial adjustments inchapterI,paragraph 18above. The negative adjustment of$290,400 (atrevised 1985rates)underotherobjects of expenditure istheresultoftherecosting of1984allotments atrevised 1985 pricesandreflects favourable currency movements. 28I.4 Asshownintable28I.5oftheproposed programme budget, the Secretary-Generalis regular budgetstaffing proposals include arequest for reclassification ofoneestablished postfromtheP-3toP-4level. Thisisthe postofChiefoftheSecurity andSafetyunit.Forthereasons advanced bythe Secretary-General inparagraph 28I.17oftheproposed programme budget, andinthe lightofadditional information provided byhisrepresentatives, theAdvisory Committee recommends acceptance oftherequest.28I.3Atotalof389established postsundertheregular budgetisproposed for