anestimate of$2,168,300 forsection 4.4.18TheSecretary-General alsoreauests aprovlslon of$13,400 (atrevised 1985 rates)toenable"conference secretariat stafftorelocate twoweeksbeforethe Conference andtoremainoneweekaftertheConference" (para.4.42(b) (v) ofthe proposed programme budget). Intheopinion oftheAdvisory Committee thisamount shouldbeabsorbed fromwithinthetotalappropriation fortheconference, andit therefore recommends thattheSecretary-Generalis estimate bereduced by$14,100 for1986-1987. $ 428600Section 4.Policy-making organs (economic andsocialactivities)withanyaral ingthe rvice, he 5,1P-2, ary Idget, :-months :ingof :revised :linedin !staff:ial Idget. !ration :the ithat totalofine le [nthis rities :inuation terence !stimate lonof :he IfPublic 'ormation ion aff et,an 7,400 mbers tobe re hese -61-, I. Section SA.OfficeoftheDirector-General forDevelopmentandInternational Economic Co-operation $ Estimate sUbmitted bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••• Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee ••••••••• Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Initial appropriations 1984-1985.......................4027500 4027500 3772200 3655600 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3153200 l::rsA.lTheSecretary-Generalis estimate of$4,027,500 forsection SAis$255,300, or 6.7percent,higherthantherevised appropriations for1984-1985. IntablesA.loftheproposed programme budget, theSecretary-General indicates anegativeresource growthof$132,300 (atrevised 1985rates), therateofrealgrowthhasbeencalculated atminus4.1percent. sA.2Ascanbeseen.from tablesA.3,thenegative resource growthof$132,300 isa· netfigure, thebulkofwhichrelates todecreases underestablished postsandcommonstaffcosts. Inthisconnection, theAdvisory Committee notesfromtablesA.4that26established regular budgetpostsareproposed for1986-1987 comprisingoneDirector-General, oneASG,three0-2,four0-1,fourp-sand13General .Service, including twoatthePrincipal level,anetdecrease ofonepostfromthe1984-1985 staffing level. ASexplained inparagraph sA.9oftheproposed programmebudget, theSecretary-General isproposing toupgrade one0-2posttotheASGlevelandtoabolish onep-spost. sA.3Basedonadditiona~ information itreceived regarding thenatureandlevelof responsibilities oftheAssistant Secretary-General post,theAdvisory Committeerecommends thattheSecretary-Generalis proposal beapproved. sA.4TheAdvisory Committee recommends approval oftheSecretary-Generalisestimate of$4,027,500 forsection SA. -62-•\I. t iOO iOO !OO ;00 00 $255,300, or table5A.l ative rowthhas 132,300isa. ;tsand ~omtable 7comprising lral. Itfromthe !dprogramme leASGlevel ndlevelof ommittee lisSection 58.CentreforScience andTechnology forDevelopment $ Estimate sUbmitted bytheSecretary-General ............ 4457800 Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee......... 4451300 Revised appropriations 1984-1985....................... 3995200 Initial appropriations 1984-1985....................... 3872500 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 ••••••••••••••• $•••••••••••••• 3616800 58.1TheSecretary-General's estimate of$4,457,800 forsection 58is$462,600, or 11.5percent,higherthantherevised appropriations for1984-1985. Table58.1 ~howsresource growthof$15,600 (atrevised 1985rates)andarateofrealgrowth ofthathasbeencalculated atminus.03percent. 58.2Ascanbeseenfromtable58.4,theresource growthof$15,600 (atrevised 1985rates)isanetfigurecomprising decreases intheestimates forconsultants andotherofficial travelofstaffandincreases undervarious otherheadings, such asfurniture andequipment, rentalandmaintenance ofequipment, andexternal printing andbinding. Whileanincrease isalsoproposed undertravelofstaffto service meetings, thisismorethanoffsetbythedecrease underotherofficial travelofstaff. TheAdvisory Committee notesfromtable58.5thatthe Secretary-General isproposing nochanges intheexisting staffing tableofthe Centrewhichconsists of32established posts(1ASG,2D-2,3D-l,4P-5,3P-4, 2p-3,2P-2/land15General Service, including 3atthePrincipal level). 58.3Ascanbeseenfromtable58.9,theestimate of$3,525,600 fortheprogramme "Science andtechnology fordevelopment" includes resource growthforgeneral