3 7. Several delegations had remarked that the re­ port failed to address all the recommendations of the International Conference on Population.20 As he had indicated at the preceding meeting in his statement introducing the Secretary-General's report, the report had endeavoured to respond to the request contained in paragraph 13 of General Assembly resolution 39/228, which referred to Conference recommenda­ tions 79 to 87, particularly recommendation 83.20 Furthermore, the recommendations of the Secretary-64 Economic and Social Council-First Regular Session, 1986 General had not been intended to change the man­ date of bodies active in the population field. 38. Some delegations had suggested that the recom­ mendations concerning co-ordination in paragraph 74 might have been simplified. However, the subject of co-ordination was a complex one, and all those recommendations, though somewhat detailed, had the potential to enhance the achievements of the United Nations in the field of population. 39. Mr. SINGH (United Nations Fund for Popula­ tion Activities) drew attention to paragraph 71 of the Secretary-General's report. There seemed to be gen­ eral agreement that the Governing Council of UNDP would benefit from a better understanding of the deliberations of the Population Commission. The Economic and Social Council might therefore wish to recommend that the report of the Population Com­ mission should be submitted to the Governing Council. Delegations also appeared to be in agree­ ment with the recommendations made in paragraphs 71 (b) and 71 (c). However, he did not think it would be necessary for the Economic and Social Council to specify the number of days that the Governing Council of UNDP should devote to issues relating to UNFP A. The Governing Council could determine that itself, bearing in mind the number and complex­ ity of such issues before it in a given year. The 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the recommendations of the International Conference on Population and the role of various organizations, such as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities and the Governing Council of UNDP, in addressing population-related issues. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or industrial policies, but rather focuses on the coordination and communication between organizations working in the field of population.

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