tion from the Secretary-General on the establishment of such an entity, it nevertheless strongly supported the basic premise that its establishment would be cost-efficient and effective. 4. The International Conference on Population, held at Mexico City, had offered a tremendous opportunity to strengthen international co-operation in the field of population, and it was regrettable that the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report had failed to seize that opportunity. The recommendations were of a proce­ dural and general nature and attempted to preserve the existing arrangements. It was unacceptable that Conference recommendation 83,20 relating to the strengthening of UNFP A, had not been appropriately focused upon. 5. The report mentioned that the resource base of UNFP A should be strengthened to meet the increas­ ing needs of the developing countries. Nothing had been said, however, about how that could be done. UNFPA funded about 85 per cent of the population activities of the United Nations. Those programmes should be funded instead through the regular budget of the United Nations, thereby releasing much-need­ ed resources for UNFPA to support programmes in developing countries. As a result of increased efforts to promote awareness of population issues through­ out the world, particularly in the context of the recent phenomenon of adverse propaganda about family planning in certain countries, it would be possible to attract additional resources for population activities in general and for UNFPA in particular. 6. As the largest source of multilateral assistance for population activities, UNFPA would play a leading role in putting into effect the Mexico City Declara­ tion on Population and Development, 20 as well as the recommendations20 of the International Conference on Population. His delegation would therefore like to propose that, in addition to the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report, the Economic and Social Council should make five 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and its role in implementing the Mexico City Declaration on Population and Development. It also touches on the topic of funding and resource allocation for population activities, with a focus on developing countries. Given these themes, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to international development and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief