(e) The coverning counciL of uNEp, neeting in a session of specia] characterin 1982, considering t.hat. a najor threa! to the environment, of greater concernthan a decade ago, was Ehe possibility of a global confrontation, appealed toGovernments and the worrd conmunity as a whole to do the utmosE to halE the arnsrace and thereby prevent a najor threat to the environment. rt then requested the Sec re ta ry-General of lhe United Nations Eo brinq lhe appeal co the attention of EheGeneral Assenbly at its second speciat gession devoted to disarruament; (f) As Part of its Syslen-Wide-lt{edium-Te rn Environrnent Programne (SI{UTEP) forl-984-1989, which includes a chapter on nThe arms race and the environment.', uNEphas entered into a three-year collaboracive progrannE with the StockholnA/40/ 6LS Eng I i str Paqe 1? rnternalional Peace Research Instituce (SIPRI) ' This progranne 'diII streas the interaction between issues of natural regource li$i.tations' environnenual deEradation and confl ict/insecur ity t (S) rn order Eo observe the IncernaEional Year of Peace ' UNEP has decided that the theme for the world Environnent Day 1986 should be r Peace and cbe Enviro nent"' {here UNEP would hightight these issuesi (h) SonE of lhe acEivities of Ehe United Nations Environnent Progranne related to disarmamenE and develoPnent are surnnar ized in the Ei' lsg-llgligna DisarnanenE Yearbook. !./ United NaEions Developnent Programne 54. As disarman€n! inplies reduction of nilitary expenditures, it neans the release of funds and also hunan skills and maEerials that can be nobilized for econoro ic and social develoPnenE. Observing that the release of funds and hunan skitls should augnenc lhe resources for nultilateral develoPment asaisEance' f,he Administralor of the United NaEions Developmen! Programme (UNDP) proposed during the t{etflh special session of the Genera!. AssembLy in June 1982! the General Assenbly a devel'opnent inplications Ehe yearrs eorld armanents expendifuresi for nultilaEeral aid allocation and co-ordination for deveLoPmenE Purposes t(a) To issue annually to sEudy acconpanying a rePort on (b) To use UNDP mecbanisn to channel redeployed resources
**Analysis**
The text discusses the relationship between disarmament and environmental protection, highlighting the potential for released resources to be redirected towards sustainable development. It also mentions the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as key players in this process. Based on this, it seems likely that the category would be related to economic development, natural resources, and environmental protection.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Economic development