Committee doesnotbelieve aseparate provision isnecessary undersection 6to coverthecostsofconvening thismeeting. Ittherefore recommends thatthe 1986-1987 estimate bereduced by$17,400. 6.14Requirements foradministration andcommonservices areestimated at $2,127,300 (table6.22). TheAdvisory Committee recommends approval ofthis estimate.6.15I recomme of$55, Reducti Section !j' ~I / r,'-68- /1. .I .16.15Inparagraphs 6.6,6.11,and6.13above,theAdvisory Committee has recommended reductions totalling $119,900. Accordingly, itrecommends anestimate of$55,754,200 forsection 6. Reduction recommendedI. and .6) E2£ IS 100 on ,me o 87 to s d chSection 6.Department ofInternational, Economic andSocialAffairs -69-$ 119900 ~if r:: ,~, t ~ ~"-; ~i 11 ,.'1 ",-, ~j \~ ~: .:~ I, ',-...-,Section 7.Department ofTechnical Co-operation forDevelopment 8.3 ofthE 15wo isth incre Assem outsi8.2 propo categ 18Ge shown 24WOJ8.1 Secre 16.7 amoun $191, theS$ 20086100 20086100 18100400 1686440017493700.......................... .......................... Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Revised appropriations 1984-1985Estimate submitted bytheSecretary-General ••••••••••••••• Initial appropriations 1984-1985Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••••• 7.2AsstatedinchapterI,paragraph 14above,theAdvisory Committee receivedandexamined theSecretary-General's revised estimates forsection 7(A/C.5/40/2)auringitsspring1985session. Therelated observations oftheAdvisory Committeeontheserevised estimates (andtheconsequential effectinsection 31and'incomesection 1)arecontained indocument A/40/7/Add.l.7.1Inparagraph 7.5oftheproposed programme budget, theSecretary-Generalstatesthatin1982-1983 theDepartment ofTechnical Co-operation forDevelopment"earned lessreimbursements forprogramme support thanthelevelthatwasnecessarytofinance thetechnical andadministrative staffdealing withtechnicalco-operation prcjects". Because expenditures financed fromprogramme supportreimbursements continued toexceedincomein1984,"acomprehensive reviewoftheDepartment isbeingconducted withaviewtoensuring thatthelong-term viabilityoftheunitedNations technical co-operation programme ismaintained" (para.7.6of theproposed programme budget). pending completion ofthisreview, amaintenancebudgetisbeingproposed atthistime.i.)\ 8.4 thep elimi relat theC bienn 8.5 estim I I., -70- ",JI.,.L.'''-_'I ..I I. oSection 8.OfficeofSecretariat Services for Economic andSocialMatters $ 8.1TheSecretary-Generalis estimate of$4,585,700 fortheOfficeof Secretariat Services forEconomic andSocialMattersis$659,100, or 16.7percent,higherthantherevised appropriation for1984-1985. Ofthis amount, $298,900 isattributable toprojected inflation in1986-1987 and $191,300 represents resource growth. Therateofrealgrowthiscalculated by theSecretary-General at1.7percent(table8.1). 8.2Ascanbeseenfromtable8.5,atotalof39established postsare proposed for1986-1987, unchanged from1984-1985J 21intheProfessional category andabove(1ASG,1D-2,1D-l,5P-5,6P-4,6P-3,1P-2/l)and 18General Service, ofwhichsixareatthePrincipal level. Inaddition, as showninfootnote atotable8.5,oneP-3temporary posthasbeenproposed for 24work-months onanon-recurrent basis. 8.3TheCommittee hasnoobjection totherequest contained inparagraph 8.13 oftheproposed programme budgetfor$73,500 (atrevised 1985rates)for 15work-months oftemporary assistance attheP-3level. Thereauest, which isthefirstofitskindundersection 8,istomeettheneedtoservice an increased numberofinform~l consultations related tomeetings oftheGeneral Assembly andEconomic andSocial COun~i1 aswellasintergovernmental meetings outside theapproved biennial calendar ofmeetings.o l