9.Inaddition, 31non-governmental organizations wererepresented byobservers. 11.Attheopening meeting ofthesession, on14Ma~ ~985,theCouncil elected the following officers byacclamation: 12.Inaccordance withrule17,paragraph 2,oftherulesofprocedu~e ofthe Council, theBureau examined thecredentials ofthedelegations attending the thirteenth session. TheBureau foundthecredentials inoraerandsoreported to theCouncil, whichapproved theBureau's reportatthe13thmeeting ofthesession, on23May. 13.Inthecourseofthediscussion onagenda item4,onerepresentative, speaking onbehalfofagroupofcountries, objected tothepresence ofanother representative, whosecredentials theyregarded asunacceptable. -4-;~ ""'......-,."'... _~ -...i!!'_-- _ E.Agenda 14.Attheopening meeting ofthesession, theCouncil adopt~d thefollowing provisional agenda ~orthesession, asapproved atitstwelfth session: 1.Opening ofthesession. 2.Organization ofthesession: Ca)Election ofofficers; Cb)Agenda andorganization oftheworkofthesession. 3.Credentials c~.:entatives. 4.Executive Director's reports. 5.State-of-the-environment report, 1985. 6. Co-ordin~tion questions. 7.Implementation ofthePlanofActiontoCombatDesertification. 8.Programme matters. 9.Administrative andbudgetary matters. 10.TheEnvironment Fund. 11.Provisional agenda, dateandplaceofthefourteenth session ofthe Governing Council. 12.Otherbusiness. 13.Adoption ofthereport. 14.Closure ofthesession. F.Organization oftheworkotthesession 15.Attheopening meeting ofthesession, theGoverning Council.considered and approved theorganization oftheworkofthesession inthelightofthe suggestions madebythesecretariat intheannotations totheprovisional agenda andthetimetable otmeetings suggested bytheExecutive Director CUNEP/GC/13/l/Add.l andCorr.1)• 16.Atth~samemeeting, theCouncil decided toestablish ases~ional Committee of theWhol~andtoallocate toitagenda items7and8,aswellaspartofitem6. ItwasagreedthattheCommittee wouldbechaired byMr.D.Miller (Canada). 17.TheCouncil alsodecided toestablish aninformal open-ended drafting g~oup underthechairmanship ofMr.A.Waligo (Uganda), withacoremembership oftwo representatives fromeachregional group,toensuretheinitiation ofdraft decisions pertaining totheitemsconsidered inplenary andtheco-ordination of -5-- draftdecisions emanating fromtheCommittee oftheWholebeforetheirsubmission totherelevant bodyforformalconsideration. 18.TheCouncil further decided thatMr.A.Kantschev (Bulgaria) wouldassistthe President, particular~y whenadmir-istrative andbudgetary matters werebeing considered. G.WorkoftheCommittee oftheWhole 19.TheCommittee ofthewholeheld11meetings from14to21May. 1stmeeting, itelected Mr.R.Pierce (Jamaica) asRapporteur. -6-AtitsCHA~TER 11 MATTERS REQUIRING THESPECIFIC ATTENTION OFTHEGENERAL ASSEMBLY AND/OR THEECONOMIC ANDSOCIAL COUNCIL A.Dateandplaceofthefourteenth session ofthe Governing Council 20.Atits15thplenary meeting, on24May1985,theGoverning Council decided to holditsfourteenth sessionatNairobi intheperiodApril-June 1987atdatestobe relayed toGovernments afterconsultations between theExecutive Director andall parties concerned. Itshouldbenotedthat,inaccordance withCouncil decision 11/2of23May1983,therewillbenosession oftheCouncil in1986andthat,asa consequence, thevarious reports totheGeneral Assembly calledforinAssembly resolutions willnotbeforthcoming inthatyear. B.Actionwithrespect toresolutions oftheGeneral Assembly andtheEconomic andSocialCouncil 21.Bysection I,paragraph 2ofitsdecision 13/1of23May1985,theGoverning Council notedtheresolutions adopted bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session, ~/andbytheEconomic andSocialCouncil atitssecondregular session of1984,3/whichcalledspecifically toraction byUNEP,andthefollow-up to certainofthoseresolutions envisaged bytheExecutive Director.i/ C.Reporting bytheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination 22.Byparagraph 8ofitsdecision 13/3of23May1985,theGoverning Council, recalling itsdecision thatthere sh~uld benosession oftheCouncil in1986, recommended thattheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination shouldcontinue to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report of a meeting of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), discussing various agenda items related to environmental issues, reports, and organizational matters. The topics covered include desertification, environment fund, state-of-the-environment report, and coordination questions, suggesting that the text falls under the category of natural resources and environment.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment