617.TheCommittee emphasized theimportance oftherole play~d bytheOfficeof theDirector-General, inparticUlar intheco-ordination, planning, programming, bUdgeting, monitoring andevaluation processes oftheOrganization. 618.TheCommittee notedtheneedtostrengthen theOfficeoftheDirector-General inordertoenableittodischarge fullyitssystem-wide co-ordinating functions in theeconomic andsocialareasandstressed theimportance oftheinvolvement ofthe Officeinco-ordination atanearlystageinordertoachieve thepurposes for whichitwasestablished. 619.TheCommittee reiterated therecommendation madeatitstwenty-third session thattheSecretary-General's bulletin andthesection oftheorganizational manual devoted totheOfficeoftheDirector-General should beissuedurgently andnoted thecommitment bytheDirector-General thatthiswouldbedone. -126- tj620.TheCo section SA (a)S intergovern states", an (b)P words"int UnitedNati 621.Witht shouldappr bUdgetfor S 622.TheCo taskrelati 623.Witht shouldappr budgetfor 624.TheCo Liaison Off' commissions 625.TheCo words"assi 626.Witht shouldappr bUdgetfor Sec (a) 627.The (a) programme e (b)P (worldecon global nego620.TheCommittee recommended thatthefollowing reV1Slons should bemadein section 5Aoftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987: (a)Subparagraph 5A.3(a):inthesecondline,thewords"attherequest of intergovernmental organs" should beinserted afterthewords"assistance toMember States", andthewords"andpromotion" should bedeletedl (b)Paragraph 5A.13: inthesecondentryunderthedescription oftasks,the words"inthecontext oftheUnitedNations" should bereplaced with"through the UnitedNations"• 621.Withtheabovechanges, theCommittee recommended thattheGeneral Assembly shouldapprove theprogramme narrative ofsection 5Aoftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Section 58.CentreforScience andTechnologY forDevelopment 622.TheCommittee recommendeu thatinparagraph 58.13,inthedescription ofthe taskrelating toprogramme element 1.1,thewords"tobe"should bedeleted. 623.Withtheabovechange, theCommittee recommended thattheGeneral Assembly should approve theprogramme narrative ofsection 58oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Section 5C.Regional Commissions Liaison Office 624.TheCommittee recommended thestrengthening oftheRegional Commissions Liaison Office, whichwouldmakepossible betterco-ordination between theregional commissions andreducetravelbetween Headquarters andtheregional commissions. 625.TheCommittee recommended thatinprogramme element 1.6(seepara.5C.2)the words"assistance in"should i:>einserted afterthewords"Provision of". 626.Withtheabovechange, theCommittee recommended thattheGeneral Assembly should approve theprogramme narrative ofsection 5Coftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Section 6.Department ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs (a)Executive direction andmanagement 627.TheCommittee recommended thatthefollowing revisions should bemade: (a)Programme elements 2.1and2.3should beconsolidated intoasingle programme elementl (b)Paragraph 6.15:inthelastsentence thewords"global negotiations (worldeconomic recovery)" should bedeleted andthewords"and,asnecessary, to globalnegotiations" should beaddedattheendofthesentencel -127-(c)Paragraph 6.17:thewords"TheNorth-South RoundTable"shouldread "round-table meetings", "non-aligned nations" shouldread"theNon-Aligned Movement" andafter"EEC",the"Organization oftheIslamic Conference andthe Council ofMutual Economic Assistance" should beadded. (b)Globaldevelopment issuesandpolicies 628.TheCommittee recommended thatthefollowing revisions should bemade: (a)Paragraph 6.23:attheendoftheparagraph, thephrase"including globalnegotiations" should beaddedJ (b)Paragraph 6.24:afterthewords"derive policysuggestions" thewords "uponrequest ofintergovernmental organs" should beinsertedJ (c)Paragraph 6.25:After"International Development Strategy" thephrase "andoftheSubstantial NewProgramme ofActionforthe1980sfortheLeast Developed Countries" should beinsertedJ
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and programmatic activities of the United Nations, specifically in the areas of economic development, international cooperation, and organizational management. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on policy and governance rather than specific sectors like agriculture or health.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Science and technology