conc.pt oChumanr••ourc••d.v.lopm.nt, "R.gallin; Bconomic andSocialCouncil r••olution 1987/81 of8July1987 onthed.velopment ofhumanresourc.s. AIInaccordanc. withrule72oftheru1.soCproc.dur. oftheBconomic and 80cialCounci1. 11R••olution 274(XLIV)of20April1988oftheBconomic andSocialCouncil forA.iaandthePacific. S••Q11lcia1 R.gord. oftheEconomig andSocialCoungi1, li88,Suggl.m'nt No.11(E/1988/35), chap.IV. -133-"AlIor.calling decision 88/211of1July11188oftheGoverning Council of theUnitedNations Development Programme onitsexperience inhumanresources development, I1 "Jilaring in...m...l..m\thathumanresources development isapriority areaof activity fororganizati"tls oftheUnit.edNations system. "1.Tak.snot.ofvhereportoftheSecretary-General onhumanre.sources d.v.lopment andtheactivities oftheUnitedNations systeminthat field(A/44/2211-E/19811/60)1 "2.Welcomes theintention oftheUnited Nation~ Development Programme toilluear.portonhumanr.lourcel development, whichshouldbeprepared in closeco-op8ration withtherelevant organizations oftheUnitedNations IYlteml "3.Reaffirms then.edforanintegrated andmUltidisciplinary approach toallaspects ofhumanr.sources development asacentral feature ofthe programmes ofworkoftheUnitedNations syst.minthefieldofeconomic and locialdev.lopmentl "4.~U theorganizations andbodi.softheUnitedNations system, including funding bodies, toassi~tdev.loping countries. attheirrequest. in formul~ting andimpl.menting strategies. policies. plansandprogrammes for humanresources developm.nt andtopromote theeffective co-ordination ofthe activities oftheUnitedNations systeminthisfialdl "5.Invites theA4..Jlw:Committee oftheWholeforthePreparation ofthe International Development Strategy fortheFourthUnitedNations Developm.nt Decadetoconsider theissueofhumanresources development inthelightof itseconomic andsocialimpactontheoverall procesl ofdevelopmentl "6. Re~ueltl theSecretary-General toinitiate effortl inthe Adminiltrative Committee onCo-ordination toelaboratw amorecommon operational definition ofhumanresources development inordertoenhence the effectiveness ofprogrammes inthisfieldl "7.Allo re~u'ltl theSecr.tary-General andtheDirector-General for Development andInternational Economic Co-operation toreportonthe implementation ofthepresent resolution inthecontext ofthereports on operational activities fordevelopment andontheworldsocialsituation and toinclude inthoser.ports conclusions andrecommendations forimproving operational arrangements andfocusing support forcommonly defined human resources development activities." 22.Atits17thmeeting. on24July.theCommittee considered areviseddraft resolution (E/1989/C.3/L.lS/Rev.1). Theobserver fortheGermanDemocratic Republic madeastatement. Therepresentative ofGhanaalsomadeastatement, in whichheinformed theCommittee thatGhanawasnolongerasponsor ofthedraft resolution. I1Official Records oftheEconomic andSocialCouncil. 1988.Suppl.ment ~(E/1988/19), annexI. -134-23.Atthe.amemeeting, theCommittee adopted thereviseddraftresolution. 24.TheCouncil, atits37thplenary meeting, on28July,adopted thedraft 'resolution recommended bytheCommit~ee (E/1989/l35, para.34,draft rSlolution I).Forthefinaltext,seeCouncil resolution 1989/120. TargetforWorldFoodProgramme pledgel fortheperiod1001-1902 25.Atit.16thmeeting, on21JUly,theCommittee considered adraftresolution sntitled "Target forWorldFoodProgramme pledges fortheperiod1991-1992", contained inannex111tothereportoftheCommittee onFoodAidPolicies and Programmes (WFP/CFAI 27/151transmitted totheEconomic andSocialCouncil as document E/1989/107). 26.Atthe17thmeeting, on24July,theVice-Chairman oftheCommittee, Mr.Borchard (Federal Republic ofGermany), informed theCommittee oftheresults oftheinformal consultations heldonthedraftresolution. 27.Atthesamemeeting, theCommittee adopted thedraftresolution. 28.Aftertheadoption ofthedraftresolution, therepr4sentative ofthe UnitedKingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland madeaIt~tement. 29.TheCouncil, atits37thplenary meeting, on28July,adopted thedraft rssolution recommended bytheCommittee (E/1989/l35, para.34,draft rssolution 11).Forthefinaltext,seeCouncil re.olution 1989/121. Commemoration offortyyearsofmultilateral technical co-operation withintb­ UnitedNations system 30.Atits17thmeeting, on24July,theCommittee consider.d adraftdecision
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a resolution by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, focusing on the development of human resources, specifically in the context of economic and social development. The text discusses the importance of an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to human resources development, the need for coordination among organizations, and the role of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in this area. The text also touches on the issues of food aid and the commemoration of 40 years of multilateral technical cooperation within the United Nations system.

**Category**
Economic development, Education