proces s to erork out a comrnon negotiatir_g pos j.t j.on onthe part of a Group v;ith at:empts ire ing roacle , at tlmes ,by i.ndj-vidual delegations to pro j ect nat j.onal .pos itj-ons as the conmon negotiating stand. It has. been seen jn recent ye ars t}lat tiee scheduled lr€etings both in the UNCEAD .nd the Second Conmittee have tc be postponed over and over again for the Groups to meet ia order tosort ou-t the differences betr^reen the membe rs of theGroups. Furthe rmore, any degree of flexibiiagy or. ad j ustment in the . negotiating pos j---ions has E,eccrne fitoredj.ff:cult vrhen every such rnove has to be, en4gr".,q a, eech negotiating group. rt is for considerati.on whe-uhertlte process of negotiations nj.ght not lnr speedeo up ifthe estabLished groups are regarded as r.orums forconsultations rather than as the machj_nery for i:orglncg comnbn negot1at1ng posltions* Furthe rmore, !t ml.ght be wothwhi] e to contemplate indepth negotiations at afewer nurnber of stages Secondly, tl.e re would apfEar to be an urgen.E, need to carry out a grocess of rationalisation in thework of the -qecond Cornmittee rarhich had alreadY been decided upon at the thirty-e igtrth session. At present, the Sss666 Corirniti.r_.e is charged, in addition to .,,rh.rt may be termed as normaf j.ssues of developnrent, wltfirnatters like channelising aid to j.ndirriduaL naticns anddebating on a lride range of matters beginning with Energry', Popul atlon control etc., and embrancing a1l.matters j.n the flelC of Environr€nt includingi waterpollution. rnarine envlronment, clese rtiflcation ete. Itis little lronder, there fore, that -,{ith this kind ofwide and dlvergent agenda it had to work out as may as74 resolutions durlng tfre thlity-nlnth sessj.on. Thlsi/to/tze Engliehpage 19 could hardly allow any slgnifi-cant opportunlty for tlre Second Comnittee to effectlvely deliberate upon economlc lssues of develolrrEnt. It is for considEratlon whe tlrer tt ml.ght not be feasible uo allocate agenda items
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the challenges and inefficiencies of the United Nations Committee of the Second Committee, which focuses on economic development and international cooperation. The text mentions issues related to aid, energy, population control, and environmental matters, which suggests that the category should be related to economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade