32.7Thethreeprojects proposed forimplementation attheUnitedNations OfficeatGenevaduring1986-1987 aredescribed inparagraph 32.8oftheproposedprogramme bUdget. TheCommittae understands thatimprovement inair-conditioningofboothsinconference roomsXVIIIandXX,atanestimated costof$507,500(revised 1985rates), willcomplete theneedforthisworkatthePalais. TheCommittee recommends acceptance ofthisestimate aswellastheestimates forinstallation ofnewinterpretation boothsinconference roomsVIIIandIX($172,100atrevised 1985rates)andtheaddition ofstorage spacefortheLibrary ($75,800atrevised 1985rates). 32.8Asstatedinparagraph 32.9oftheproposed programme budget, somealterations andimprovements topremises oftheUnitedNations OfficeatViennaare requested forthefirsttime,thesearedescribed inparagraph 32.9(i)to32.9(iv)oftheproposed programme budget. TheAdvisory Committee recommends -201-approval oftheprojects butbelieves thatwitheconomies therelated estimate for 1986-1987 canbereduced by$39,500. 32.9TheCommittee recommends thattheimprovements requested forESCAPatan estimated costof$36,000 (revised 1985rates) b~approved. C.Majormaintenence 32.10Theestimate of$5,187,700 for1986-1987 formajormaintenance maybebroken downasfollows: $ Headquarters 2695900 Geneva 1914700 Vienna 116800 AddisAbaba 138500 Santiago (ECLAC) 160700 Bangkok (ESCAP) 161 100 32.11Thelistofmajormaintenance projects proposed atHeadquarters during 1986-1987 isprovided inparagraph 32.12oftheproposed programme budgetJ as statedinthatparagraph, itis'part ofa10yearprogramme. TheAdvisory Committee believes thateffective management shouldleadtoeconomies andtherefore recommends thattheestimate of$2,695,900 for1986-1987 bereduced by$315,000. 32.12Maintenance projects atGenevaaredescribed inparagraph 32.13ofthe proposed programme budget. Giventheneedformaximum budgetary restraint the Advisory Committee isnotinfavouroftheproposal tore-surface theroadnetwork onthe"LeBocage" property. Accordingly theAdvisory Committee recommends thatan amountof$497,200 bedeleted fromtheestimates for1986-1987. 32.13Reconditioning ofanumberoftechnical installations andreplacement of othersareproposed inparagraph 32.13(b)oftheproposed programme budget. The Advisory Committee wasinformed byrepresentatives oftheSecretary-General thatit hasbeendecided nottorequest theoverhaul ofthetelephone exchange (para.32.13(b)(Hi})andthattheestimates for1986-1987 cantherefore be reduced by$82,700. 32.14TheAdvisory Committee doesnotobjecttotherequests under"other maintenance projects" asdescribed inparagraph 32.13(c)oftheproposed programme budget. 32.15Requirements atViennaformajormaintenance in1986-1987 areexplained in paragraphs 32.14and32.15oftheproposed programme budget. Inparagraph 32.15 reference ismadetotheneedtoreplace certain roofareasoftheVICbuildings. TheCommittee wasinformed thatthetextofparagraph 32.15notwithstanding itis -202-ronlyth program Secreta Vienna. 32.16 Addis respecti recommen maintena Recaitu In Committe Advisory ~tio Sectiononlytheroofjointswhichhavetobereplaced aspartoftheregular maintenanceprogramme. Onthisbasis,theAdvisory Committee doesnotobjecttotheSecretary-General's estimate of$116,800 for1986-1987 formajormaintenance atVienna. 32.16Estimates form~jormaintenance inrespect ofUnitedNationsfacilities atAddisAbaba,Santiago andBangkok arecontained inparagraphs 32.16to32.18respectively. TheAdvisory Committee hasnoobjection totheseestimates butrecommends thatfuturesubmissions contain moreinformation onthelong-termmaintenance andrepairprogrammes attheregional economic commissions. Recapitulation Inparagraphs 32.4, 32.6, 32.8, and32.11to32.13above,theAdvisoryCommittee hasrecommended reductions totalling $1,291,600. Accordingly, theAdvisory Committee recommends anestimate of$10,701,300 forsection 32. Reduction recommended $J II Section 324Construction, alteration, improvement andmajormaintenance ofpremises -203-1291600PARTXI SPECIAL GRANTS Section 33.GranttotheUnitedNations Institute forTraining andResearch $ Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••••••• 33.1Noappropriation isrequested'under thissection forthebiennium 1986-1987. Theappropriation in1984-1985 of$1.5million related toanon-recurrent grantto UNITAR, approved bytheGeneral Assembly inparagraph 5ofitsresolution 39/117of 17December 1984. 33.2Inparagraph 33.1oftheproposed programme budget, theSecretary-General