its forty-fifth session on the progress of the Committee’s works and decided to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-fifth and forty-sixth sessions an item entitled Wnited Nations Conference on Environment and Development’* (resolution 441229). At its resumed forty-fourth session, the Assembly adopted a decision delineating the mandate and responsibilities of the secretariat of the Conference (decision 44146411 and decisions on the financing arrangements of non-conference-servicing costs and on the offer of the Government of Switaerland to provide free office accommodation for the secretariat of the Conference and requested the Secretary-General to review the resources required and to submit a report to it at its forty-fifth session that would outline the actual and projected resource requirements and indicate the actual and potential impact on other ongoing activities (decisions 441466 and 4414671. Documents: (a) Report of the Governing Council of UNEP on its special session, Supplement No. 25 (A/44/25)r (b) Report of the Secretary-General (decision 44/466lt (c) Report of the Preparatory Committee (resolution 441228). 04. Protection of I9AnkiM The item entitled “Conservation of climate as part of the common heritage of mankind” was included in the agenda of tbe forty-third session of the General Assembly, in 1988, at the request of the Government of Malta (A/43/241). At that session, the Assembly recognised tbat climate change was a common concern of mankind) determined that necessary and timely action should’be taken to deal with climate change within a global fremeworkt endorsed the action by WMO and UNEP in jointly establishing an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; urged Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations and scientific institutions to treat climate change as a priority issuet called on all relevant organisations and programmes of the United Nations system to support the work of the Panelr encouraged the convening of conferences on climate change, particularly 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' efforts to address climate change, which is a critical issue related to the natural environment. The text mentions the establishment of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the recognition of climate change as a common concern of mankind, indicating a focus on environmental protection and sustainable development.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment