277128000 266603700 266012300 240187000 if.29.1The1986-1987 estimate of$279,152,100 forconference andlibrary services ~ is$12,548,400, or4.7percent,higherthantherevised appropriations for1984-1985. Theoverall estimate, $279,152,100, coversreauirements estimated at$181,501,100 (including Executive direction andmanagement) forHeadauarters~ $87,263,200 forGeneva, and$10,387,800 forvienna (table29.3). Table29.1shows resource growthof$816,400 (atrevised 1985rates); therateofrealgrowthhas beencalculated atminus0.1percent(non-recurrent itemsareexcluded fromthe calculation ofrealgrowth). TheSecretary-General's estimates fornon-recurrent itemstotal$1,651,400 (atrevised 1985rates) andcomprise $1,498,500 for furniture andeauipment inconnection withthetechnological innovatioQs programme atHeadauarters, and$152,900 forsixtemporary postsalsoatHeadquarters· (5Professional and1General Service postallfor6months; paras.29.31, 29.54, 29.63and29.106oftheproposed programme budget). 29.2Extrabudgetary resources expected tobeavailable tothissection in 1986-1987 areestimated at$1,657,900 (table29.1). 29.3TheAdvisory Committee notesfromparagraph 29.95oftheproposed programme budgetthatforthefirsttimesection 29ispresented "•••onthebasisofthe programmes asoutlined intheaddendum tothemedium-term plan(A/37/6/Add.2 (Part1»". However, theCommittee isoftheopinion thatconsideration ofthe section wouldbefacilitated iftheprogramme support estimates forHeadquarters, Geneva andVienna wereplaced immediately aftertheestimates forconference and library services ofthethreecentres. 29.4Theinitial estimate undersection 29doesnotinclude totalrequirements for thebiennium 1986-1987. Asstated bytheSecretarY-General inparagraphs 29.4 to29.6oftheproposed programme budget,atthetimethe1986-1987 estimates were prepared, thecalendar ofconferences forHeadquarters, Geneva andVienna hadnot yetbeenfinalized. Accordingly, theSecretary-General indicates thatrevised estimates willbesUbmitted totheGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth andforty-first sessions inthecontext oftheconsolidated statements ofconference-servicing requirements. TheAdvisory Committee pointsoutthatestimates forlanguage staff and/or temporary assistance formeetings arealsoincluded undersections 11 (ESCAP), 12(ECLA), 13(ECA),14(ECWA), 17(UNIDO) and18(UNEP). -184-,ices imated :ers; lshows 1has nthe Jrrent )grarnme 29.54, ~rarnrne the 2 the rters, eand entsfor 9.4 eswere adnot sed ty-first ing estaff 129.5For1986-1987, theSecretary-General proposes 2,497regular budget. established posts,asfollows: 1,151postsattheProfessional andhigherlevels (1USG,60-2,200-1,163P-5,422P-4,411P-3,128P-2/l)J 1,321General Service posts(including 161attheprincipal level), and25TradesandCraftsposts (table29.5). Inaddition, 14regular budgettemporary postsareproposed for1986-1987 (2P-4,6P-3,2P-2/land4General Service). Inresponse to inquiries, representatives oftheSecretarY-General informed theAdvisory Committee thatattheendof1984anettotalof39Professional postswerevacant (20-2, 10P-5,61P-4,41P-3,offset by75short-term appointments attheP-2/llevel charged against thesevacantposts). 29.6Sixteen extrabudgetary P03tsareestimated for1986-1987. Elevenposts (1P-5,1P-4,3P-3,1P-2/l, 5General Servic~) arefinanced bytheTrustFund forGerman Language Translation. Theremaining fiveposts(1P-3,1P-2/l, 3General Service, including 1attheprincipal level)arefinanced bytechnical co-operation reimbursement resources (tables 29.5,29.19and29.27). 29.7Compared with1984-1985, thestaffing proposals undertheregular budget show anetincrease oftwoestablished posts. Theproposed changes maybesummarized as follows: General Tradesand Professional Service Crafts Total Headauarters Newposts 2 7 9 Postsabolished (9) (9) Geneva Newposts 1 1 Conversion fromgeneral