warrant thecreation ofsuchapostfor24work-months. Intheopinion ofthe Committee, theassignment couldmoreappropriately becarried outonashort-term -111-l: ,';i' " I I,' f'consultancy basisandfinanced fromwithintheresources forconsultants expected tobeavailable totheCentrein1986-1987» theseinclude $262,300 underthe regular budget (seetable19.9)and$134,600 fromextrabudgetary funds(see document HS/C/8/6, table7).Furthermore theCommittee notesfromparagraph 19.39 oftheproposed programme budgetthatsomefourwork-months ofconsultancy resources willbedevoted tothesubject oftraining. Accordingly, theAdvisory Committee recommends thattherequest forcreating atemporary, non-recurrent post attheP-4levelnotbeapproved, andthatthe1986-1987 estimates fortemporary postsandcommonstaffcostsbereduced by$120,200.Esti Estim Revis :j19.19 NOresource growthisindicated inthe1986-1987 estimate of$193,800 for adhocexpertgroups (seetable19.9). Information provided totheAdvisory Committee atitsrequest indicates, however, thatanamountof$79,400 wasspent forthispurpose duringthebiennium 1982-1983. Asof31December 1984, obligations andexpenditures amounting to$28,600 hadbeenincurred against the revised 1984-1985 appropriation of$164,500. Inthecircumstances, theAdvisory Committee recommends thatthe1986-1987 estimate foradhocexpertgroupsbe reduced by$53,800, from$193,800 to$140,000. 19.20TheAdvisory Committee notesthatthereduction of$129,100 (atrevised 1985rates)inthe1984-1985 revalued resource baseforexternal printing and binding (seetable19.9)represents deletion ofthenon-recurrent costofproducing thesecondedition oftheglobalreportonhumansettlements whichisissuedonce everyfiveyears.18/The1986-1987 estimate forexternal printing andbinding amounts to$122,400. Bearing inmindthatresources forexternal printing and binding arecentrally administered, theCommittee isnotconvinced oftheneedfor therequested resource growthof$18,000 (atrevised 1985rates). TheAdvisory Committeetherefore recommends thatthe1986-1987 estimate bereduced by'$20,800, from$122,400 to$101,600. 19.21Requirements foradministration andcommonservices aredealtwithintable 19.11. Theresource growthof$325,200 (atrevised 1985rates)shownfortemporary postsandcommonstaffcostsrelates totheSecretary-General's proposal for continuation of12temporary, non-recurrent posts(1P-2and11Locallevel)for administrative support functions (seepara.19.51oftheproposed programme budget). TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection tothisproposal. 19.22TheAdvisory Committee wasnotconvinced, however, oftheneedforthe entireincrease of$40,000 (atrevised 1985rates)requested forcommunications (seepara.19.57oftheproposed programme budget). Accordingly, theCommittee recommends thatthe1986-1987 estimate bereduced by$23,000, from$208,500 to $185,500. 19.23Thereductions recommended bytheAdvisory Committee inparagraphs 19.8, 19.9,19.11, 19.18, 19.19,19.20and19.22abovewillentailareduction of $518,400 intheSecretary-GeneralIs estimate forsection 19,from$10,141,200 to $9,622,800. Reduction recommended $Initi Actua 20.1Unde requests a revised ap resource g calculated 20.2 drugcontr operationa 20.3Asc 59regular 4P-5,9 P level)are indicates above- 1 from1984- 20.4Ana relatesal Drugsand 20.5Thee Table20.7 Committee r services in information Section 19.UnitedNations CentreforHuman Settlements (Habitat) 18/Ibid.,para.19.12. -112- //../!518400Section 20.International drug contr~ $ Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••••••••• 5665300 20.4Anamountof$588,700 isrequested forpolicy-making organs. Theamount relates almostentirely totravelofrepresentatives totheCommission onNarcotic DrugsandtotheInternational Narcotics Control Board.20.2Table20.1alsoindicates thatextrabudgetary resources forinternational drugcontrol-in 1986-1987 areestimated at$37,700,000, ofwhich$34,088,700 isfor operational projects.