Table 3. Utilization of RB and XB professional staff resources in the biennium 1998-1999, by type of activities and by subprogramme (Sub.1 - Sub.5)
		Subprogramme 1				Subprogramme 2				Subprogramme 3				Subprogramme 4				Subprogramme 5
	Particulars	RB W/M	% of Sub.1	XB W/M	% of Sub.1	RB W/M	% of Sub.2	XB W/M	% of Sub.2	RB W/M	% of Sub.3	XB W/M	% of Sub.3	RB W/M	% of Sub.4	XB W/M	% of Sub.4	RB W/M	% of Sub.5	XB W/M	% of Sub.5
I.	SERVICING OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EXPERT BODIES
(i)	Substantive servicing of meetings	22.05	6.86%	17.00	17.20%	9.75	4.23%	0.00	0.00%	14.25	6.32%	0.25	2.08%	35.25	6.45%	4.25	5.76%	15.50	6.73%	3.00	2.70%
(ii)	Parliamentary documentation	17.65	5.49%	3.75	3.79%	11.75	5.09%	0.00	0.00%	12.00	5.32%	0.00	0.00%	32.75	5.99%	0.50	0.68%	6.45	2.80%	0.00	0.00%
(iii)	Ad hoc expert groups and related preparatory work	10.60	3.30%	0.00	0.00%	3.00	1.30%	0.00	0.00%	6.50	2.88%	0.00	0.00%	13.50	2.47%	0.00	0.00%	2.25	0.98%	0.00	0.00%
	Subtotal 1	50.30	15.64%	20.75	20.99%	24.50	10.62%	0.00	0.00%	32.75	14.52%	0.25	2.08%	81.50	14.91%	4.75	6.44%	24.20	10.50%	3.00	2.70%
II.	OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ACTIVITIES
(i)	Recurrent publications	15.00	4.66%	1.00	1.01%	83.25	36.08%	0.00	0.00%	9.00	3.99%	0.00	0.00%	88.00	16.10%	0.75	1.02%	9.60	4.17%	0.25	0.23%
(ii)	Non-recurrent publications	18.35	5.71%	0.50	0.51%	33.75	14.63%	0.75	12.93%	31.00	13.75%	1.00	8.33%	28.25	5.17%	9.75	13.22%	39.20	17.01%	19.00	17.12%
(iii)	Electronic, audio and video issuances, including films, video tapes, radio broadcasts, tapes of news, documentary and feature programmes	1.25	0.39%	0.00	0.00%	2.75	1.19%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	5.75	1.05%	0.00	0.00%	5.65	2.45%	10.25	9.23%
(iv)	Exhibits	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	4.25	0.78%	0.00	0.00%	0.85	0.37%	0.75	0.68%
(v)	Booklets, pamphlets, fact sheets, wall charts, information kits	0.10	0.03%	0.25	0.25%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	2.00	0.37%	0.00	0.00%	11.05	4.80%	3.00	2.70%
(vi)	Technical material for outside users (databases, software, etc.)	25.75	8.01%	2.25	2.28%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	5.25	0.96%	0.00	0.00%	3.25	1.41%	2.00	1.80%
(vii)	Special events	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.25	0.11%	0.00	0.00%
	Subtotal 2	60.45	18.80%	4.00	4.05%	119.75	51.90%	0.75	12.93%	40.00	17.74%	1.00	8.33%	133.50	24.43%	10.50	14.24%	69.85	30.32%	35.25	31.76%
III.	INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION AND LIAISON	16.45	5.12%	0.50	0.51%	5.75	2.49%	0.00	0.00%	25.00	11.09%	0.00	0.00%	39.25	7.18%	3.50	4.75%	28.60	12.41%	13.90	12.52%
	Subtotal 3	16.45	5.12%	0.50	0.51%	5.75	2.49%	0.00	0.00%	25.00	11.09%	0.00	0.00%	39.25	7.18%	3.50	4.75%	28.60	12.41%	13.90	12.52%
IV.	TECHNICAL COOPERATION
(i)	Advisory services at the request of the governments	10.75	3.34%	0.00	0.00%	2.00	0.87%	0.00	0.00%	10.00	4.43%	10.25	85.42%	16.50	3.02%	9.75	13.22%	2.95	1.28%	3.25	2.93%
(ii)	Group training (seminars, workshops, symposium)	78.55	24.42%	21.35	21.60%	18.75	8.13%	1.80	31.03%	59.75	26.50%	0.50	4.17%	169.50	31.02%	39.75	53.90%	47.15	20.46%	46.75	42.12%
(iii)	Fellowships	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	1.50	0.27%	0.25	0.34%	0.10	0.04%	0.00	0.00%
(iv)	Field projects	4.80	1.49%	37.50	37.94%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	2.00	0.37%	1.00	1.36%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%
	Subtotal 4	94.10	29.26%	58.85	59.53%	20.75	8.99%	1.80	31.03%	69.75	30.93%	10.75	89.58%	189.50	34.68%	50.75	68.81%	50.20	21.79%	50.00	45.05%
Total work-months used (1-4)		221.30	68.81%	84.10	85.08%	170.75	74.00%	2.55	43.97%	167.50	74.28%	12.00	100.00%	443.75	81.20%	69.50	94.24%	172.85	75.02%	102.15	92.03%
V.	Non-output activities outside the work programme	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	9.50	4.12%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	2.50	0.46%	0.25	0.34%	3.05	1.32%	0.00	0.00%
VI.	Work-months not available
(i)	Vacancy	64.25	19.98%	4.00	4.05%	27.25	11.81%	2.75	47.41%	26.00	11.53%	0.00	0.00%	48.00	8.78%	0.00	0.00%	38.00	16.49%	0.00	0.00%
(ii)	Leave	26.60	8.27%	9.00	9.10%	23.25	10.08%	0.50	8.62%	23.50	10.42%	0.00	0.00%	49.25	9.01%	4.00	5.42%	16.00	6.94%	8.85	7.97%
(iii)	Others	9.45	2.94%	1.75	1.77%	0.00	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	8.50	3.77%	0.00	0.00%	3.00	0.55%	0.00	0.00%	0.50	0.22%	0.00	0.00%
	Subtotal 6	100.30	31.19%	14.75	14.92%	50.50	21.89%	3.25	56.03%	58.00	25.72%	0.00	0.00%	100.25	18.34%	4.00	5.42%	54.50	23.65%	8.85	7.97%
	TOTAL	321.60	100.00%	98.85	100.00%	230.75	100.00%	5.80	100.00%	225.50	100.00%	12.00	100.00%	546.50	100.00%	73.75	100.00%	230.40	100.00%	111.00	100.00%