(1P-4)JTransport, communications andtourism (1P-4)JShipping, portsandinland waterways (1P-4)andSocialdevelopment (1P-S).Theserequests areexplained in paragraphs 11.21,11.31, 11.71, 11.77and11.82respectively oftheproposed programme budget. TheAdvisory Committee recommends approval ofthesixposts requested. 11.5TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection totheproposed redeployment ofaP-4 Professional postfrom th~Natural resources programme tothenewMarineaffairs programme (paras. 11.20and11.47oftheproposed programme budget). -77-11.6TheAdvisory Committee alsohasnoobjection tothecontinuation ofthree temporary posts(1P-4,1P-3and1Locallevel)forthePlanning Unitin connection withtheconstruction project fortheexpansion oftheconference facilities ofESCAP(table11.46). 11.7Inparagraph 11.12oftheproposed programme budgettheSecretary-General proposes thecreation ofatemporary non-recurrent postatthep-slevelfor 24work-months toprovide foranevaluation officer. Therequestispartofa largerproposal bytheSecretary-General aimedatstrengthening thecapacity ofthe UnitedNations evaluation unitsandsystems (seechap.I,paras. 61to64above). 11.8Inresponse toitsinquiries astothestatusofmonitoriny andevaluation activities inESCAP,representatives oftheSecretary-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatmonitoring activities werecarried outbytwostaffmembers inthe Programme Co-ordination andMonitoring OfficewhichhadatotalProfessional staffing complement ofsixposts(10-1,1P-S,2P-4,1P-3,1P-2).Evaluation activities werecarried outbyanOperations Evaluation Unitwhichhadbeen established in1985andwasstaffed byaP-5postonloanfromtheTechnical eo-operation Division andanL-4postfinanced fromextrabudgetary resources and othersupportstaff. IntheCommittee's opinion, therequest foranevaluation officer postonatemporary non-recurrent basiscanbemetbyjUdicious deployment anduseoftheexisting staffing resources available toESCAP. Accordingly the Advisory Committee recommends thattherequest notbeapproved, witha consequential reduction inthe1986-1987 estimates forsalaries andcommonstaff costsof$147,800. 11.9Fourreclassifications ofexisting Professional postsarepropdsed bythe Secretary-General. TheAdvisory Committee recommends acceptance oftheproposals toreclassify twoself-revising translator postsinConference services fromP-3to p-4(para. 11.86oftheproposed programme budget) andthepostofChief,Technical Co-operation Division fromP-5to0-1(para.11.90oftheproposed programme budget). TheAdvisory Committee wasnotconvinced, however, oftheproposed reclassification ofthepostofChief,FrenchUnitintheLanguage Section from P-4toP-5(para.11.86oftheproposed programme budget), andrecommends thatthe request notbeapproved, withaconsequential reduction by$13,600 inthe1986-1987 estimates forsalaries andcommonstaffcosts. 11.10The1986-1987 estimate of$557,300 forPolicy-making organsisdealtwithin table11.6andparagraphs 11.6to11.9oftheproposed programme budget. The Advisory Committee hasnoobjection totheestimate forPolicy-making organs. 11.11 Noresource growthisindicated inthe1986-1987 estimate of$376,400 for consultants (table11.4). Nevertheless theAdvisory Committee isnotconvinced of theneedtoprovide $5,600forconsultants undertheExecutive direction and management programme (table11.7andpara.11.11oftheproposed programme budget), andrecommends thatthisamountbedeleted. 11.12The1986-1987 estimate of$13,522,600 forAdministration andcommonservices iscontained intable11.43. Requirements indicated forfurniture andequipment include arequest toacquire anewcomputer systemtoreplace theexisting one, whosepurchase wasfundedbyadonation fromaMemberStatein1981.Itis proposed thattheinitialcostofacquiring thenewsystem, estimated at$1,106,000 (atrevised 1985rates), beoffsetbyacorresponding decrease of$231,400 (at revised 1985rates)inrecurrent requirements forenhancing theexisting computersystem( proposed "•••min computer eachbie alsobe andrent proposed 11.13T faciliti reasons rates)f restorat ofenhan 11.14 I rates)f computer 11.15Th 11.13and section 1 Reduction Section 1 -78-, I.