UNIDIR associates have participaEed in a nunber of, scientif,ic neetings on questions ralsed by the report. ot Ehe Secreta ry-Gene ral and the resolucions of Che General Assenbly on disarrnarnenE and developnent' 58, UNCTAD is continuing iEs work on the implenenEaEion ot General Assembly resolufion 37/84 on tbe relationship beEneen disarmanenE and developnent' especially in rhe fieltl of trade and economic aspects of disarmanent' Besides a chapter arrtictaa "Armanents expenditure and disarmanent: sone consequences for developrnent*, Published in tbe Trade and DevelopnenE Reporg' .l?q?l-tbe UNCTI? secretiriat has prepared for publication in the "HisEory of UNCTAD" a speclar section on UNCTAD's acttvities during the twency years ot its existence in the area of Erade and econonic aspects of disarmanent. In 1985 the UNCTAD secretariat gEarled i,eorki.ng on " tpa"ial research studY, "The arll|s race: sonE global economic perspectives and resource allocation", sbich is to b€ cornpleted in the second half of I98 6. 59. ITNCTAD also coneinues to partici.Pate in a number of conferences, seninars and meeEings devoted to crade and econonic aspects of disarnamenE' In ParEicular' UNCTAD spoke on the relationshiP betfleen disarnamenE and development at Ehe European Regional seninar for the Inlernational Year of Peace' tteld at vienna tn l4ay 1985. 60. In Che course of the Ehirtieth session of Etre Trade and Developmene Board, held at Geneva during Marctl 1985, iE vras proposed to include a special iten on the trade anal econonLc asPects of disarmanent in che agenda for a subsequent session' The Trade and DevelopfiEnE Board could not reach an agreenenc on includinq an appropriate iten in iEs agenda and decided to defer consideraEion of the proposal unEil its tbirty-first. session in Septenber 1985'A/40 / 618 English Page 16 United Nations Industrial Developmen! Organization
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and its work on the relationship between disarmament and development, focusing on trade and economic aspects. It mentions the publication of a report and the preparation of a special section on UNCTAD's activities in the area of trade and economic aspects of disarmament. The text also mentions conferences, seminars, and meetings related to this topic. This suggests that the category should be related to international trade, economics, and development.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development