IV. PROGRAMME BUDGET

83. This section provides breakdowns of resource allocations and net changes in the programme of work, down to sub-programme or programme entity level. The narratives identify the objectives addressed and the main outputs to be produced in an integrated manner by both Headquarters units and outlying offices. More specific references to underlying detail for 2000-01 will be provided in the full Programme of Work and Budget.

84. As per established practice, the figures are at 1998-99 costs, exclusive of the cost increases expected in 2000-01, which in the Summary are presented only in total (under the preceding Section III).

Summary of Programme of Work and Appropriation by Chapter and Major Programme (All amounts in US$ 000)

Summary of Other Income Estimates by Source and Major Programme
Comparison of 1998-99 Budget to 2000-01 Budget (All amounts in US$ 000)

CHAPTER 1: GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION

(All amounts in US$ 000)

MAJOR PROGRAMME: 1.1 GOVERNING BODIES

(All amounts in US$ 000)

85.Programme 1.1.1 covers the direct costs of sessions of FAO Governing Bodies, i.e. Conference and Council, as well as Council committees. Expenditures relate primarily to costs for documentation, interpretation and short-term staff, in addition to the travel of government representatives, as provided for in the Financial Regulations. The programme also includes provisions related to the McDougall Memorial Lecture and commemorative awards. The organization of Regional Conferences is now the responsibility of the Regional Offices. The reductions reflect the further impact of efficiencies in meeting duration and document length.

86. Programme 1.1.2 covers the cost of the Secretariat for Conference and Council sessions, including preparation of agendas, schedules of documents, and providing meeting room facilities. These services are also provided for other meetings at Headquarters.

87. Within this programme Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division (GIC) will continue to pursue improved meetings management through more systematic programming including the use of programming tools to ensure the most efficient utilization of translation, interpretation and printing services. Video conferencing and remote printing arrangements have been successfully introduced. However, it is considered that scope for further savings has now been stretched to the maximum extent possible. The implementation of computer assisted translation services is underway and is expected to eventually have long-term benefits in the form of increased translation productivity.

88. GIC also serves as the focal point for relations with all Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) outside the UN system, excluding funding institutions such as the regional banks. Functions include policy advice and liaison, maintenance of reference and documentation systems and active promotion of information exchange and cooperation with other organizations.

89. Programme 1.1.3 covers liaison and protocol work at Headquarters, i.e. liaison with Permanent Representatives and Missions accredited to FAO, liaison with the Host Government regarding implementation of the Headquarters Agreement, and the issuance of travel documents, visas and identity cards.

90. Programme 1.1.9 provides for the cost of divisional direction in GIC and that proportion of the costs of the Office of the Assistant Director-General, General Affairs and Information Department (GI) that can be attributed to management of this Major Programme.

MAJOR PROGRAMME 1.2: POLICY, DIRECTION AND PLANNING

(All amounts in US$ 000)

91. This major programme includes the provisions for the immediate Office of the Director-General (ODG), the Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation (PBE), the Office of the Inspector-General (AUD), the portion of the total costs of the Legal Office (LEG) - as relates more specifically to legal services to the Organization - and that portion of the cost of the Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities (OCD) as relates to its overall coordination responsibilities. The remaining costs of the latter two offices are budgeted under Programme 3.1.3, Legal Assistance to Member Nations, Major Programme 3.4, FAO Representatives and Programme 3.5.3, Cooperation Agreements with Member Nations and Support to ECDC and TCDC.

92. The increase under Programme 1.2.2 Programme Planning, Budgeting and Evaluation is to cover the cost of replacing PLANSYS Budget Preparation and Work Planning Modules with an Oracle-based version fully integrated into the new financial systems of the Organization.

93. The change in the work of Audit and Inspection reflects the reduction in services provided to WFP. As regards Programme 1.2.3, it is recalled that AUD also has four outposted staff in the Regional Offices.

94. In general terms, Programme 1.2.4 covers the "in-house counsel" work of the LEG, advice to the Director-General, technical departments and Governing Bodies of the Organization on legal matters, servicing of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (CCLM), preparation of international legal agreements at the global and regional levels and performance of the Director-General's depositary functions, advice on legal aspects of relations with the Host Government and with other government and international organizations, representation of FAO in judicial proceedings and other proceedings for the settlement of disputes and, in particular, handling of cases before the ILO Administrative Tribunal. .LEG also provides legal services to the WFP Secretariat and Executive Board under this programme.

95. Under Programme 1.2.5, OCD will continue to carry out its essential coordinating function to ensure synergy and integration of the decentralized offices in the mainstream substantive programmes of the Organization, appropriate delivery of services and full participation and functional complementarity of these offices in the implementation of the Organization's mandate.

MAJOR PROGRAMME 1.3: EXTERNAL COORDINATION AND LIAISON

(All amounts in US$ 000)

96. Programme 1.3.1 covers the work of the unit placed under the Special Adviser to the Director-General (SAD) for FAO's coordination and cooperation with other organizations of the UN system and FAO's contributions to several UN system-wide mechanisms, e.g. Joint Inspection Unit (JIU), the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), the Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) subsidiary bodies, etc.

97. Programme 1.3.2 covers the Liaison Offices with the United Nations (in New York and Geneva) and for North America (in Washington DC), in Brussels with the European Union and the host country Belgium, and in Yokohama with Japan.

MAJOR PROGRAMME 1.9 PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

(All amounts in US$ 000)

98. Major Programme 1.9 covers the cost of the Management Support Unit (MSU) for ODG Offices (ODGX).