development andtechnical assistance toNamibia, inaccordance withrelevant General Assembly resolutions. -43-\.6.TheBoardrequested thesecretariat topresent aprogress reporton technical assistance totheNamibian peopletothenextsession ofthe competent organsofUNIDO. 136.Thevotingwasasfollows: Infavour: Against:Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,China, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen,Ecuador, Finland, Ghana, Hungary, India,Indonesia, IvoryCoast,Lesotho, LibyanArab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Peru,Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Spain,Sudan,Turkey, UnionofSovietSocialist Republics, UnitedArabEmirates, Venezuela. UnitedStatesofAmerica.138. peopl Direc 139. accou and3 Abstaining: Belgium, France, Germany, Federal Republic of,Italy,Japan, Malawi, Netherlands, Switzerland, UnitedKingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland. 137.Afterthevote,statements weremadebytherepresentatives ofChile,Italy (onbehalfofStatesmembers oftheEuropean Economic Community), theUnitedStates ofAmerica, Japan,Australia, Finland (alsoonbehalfofNorway) andAustria (see summary recordID/B/SR.382, paras.19-25). -44-140. onit Unite 11ab 1 r r 4 a t 5 e 6 d 7 c t.n isCHAPTER XVI TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTHEPALESTINIAN PEOPLE 138.TheBoardconsidered thequestion oftechnical assistance tothePalestinian peopleunderagenda item17.TheBoardhadbeforeitareport bytheExecutive Director ontechnical assistance tothePalestinian people (1D/B/332). 139.TheBoardconsidered theitematits380thand38lstmeetings, on24May.An account ofthediscussion iscontained intherelevant summary records (ID/B/SR.380 and381). Action bytheBoard 140.Atits382ndmeeting, on31May1985,theBoardconsidered adraftconclusion onitem17(ID/B/L.325) submitted bytheGroupof77.Therepresentative ofthe UnitedStatesofAmerica requested aroll-call vote. By29votesto1,with 11abstentions, theBoardadopted thefollowing conclusion: Conclusion 1985/13. Technical assistance tothe Palestinian people 1.TheIndustrial Development Boardtooknotewithappreciation ofthe reportoftheExecutive Director ontechnical assistance tothePalestinian people (ID/B/332) andoftheefforts bvtheUNIDOsecretariat toimplement the technical co-operation projects. 2.TheBoardaffirmed thattheIsraeli occupation isdetrimental tothe basicrequirements fortheeconomic development ofthePalestinian peoplein theoccupied WestBankandGazaStripandthat,additionally, therestrictive policies oftheIsraeli occupation authorities further inhibit thedevelopment ofthePalestinian industrial sectorinthoseterritories. 3.TheBoardexpressed itsrejection oftheIsraeli settlements inthe occupied Palestinian territories andoftheexploitation ofPalestinian resources bytheIsraeli occupation authorities. 4.TheBoardregretted thecontinued refusal bytheIsraeli occupation authorities togiveUNIDOstaffandexperts accesstothePalestinian territories occupied since1967. 5.TheBoardcalledforurgentrepealoftherestrictions bytheIsraeli occupation authorities impeding thedevelopment ofthePalestinian national economy. 6.TheBoardrequested UNIDOtoidentify priority projects necessary forthe development oftheindustrial sectorintheoccupied Palestinian territories. 7.TheBoardrequested UNIDOtosustain andintensify itsefforts, in co-operation withthePalestine Liberation Organiza~ion, inproviding technical assistance tothePalestinian people. -45-\.8.TheBoardrequested thesecretariat tosubmitafurther progress report ontechnical assistance tothePalestinian peopletothenextsession ofthe competent organsofUNIDO. 141.Thevotingwasasfollows: Abstaining: Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Italy,Malawi, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, UnitedKingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland.Infavour: Against:Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,China, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen,Ecuador, Ghana,Hungary, India, Indonesia, IvoryCoast,Japan,Lesotho, LibyanArabJamahiriya,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the provision of technical assistance to two regions, Namibia and the Palestinian territories, with a focus on industrial development and economic cooperation. The reports and resolutions mentioned in the text highlight the importance of addressing the economic and industrial needs of these regions, and the role of UNIDO in providing technical assistance to achieve this goal.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry