85. Lastry' in addiEion to the resoruti.ons of the ceneral conference, it ispertinent lo recall decision LL4 Ex/1.r.5 and 2.9 of the Execulive Board of uNEsco,in which the Board invited che Direclor-G€neral to undertake an in-depth study onttle inter relat ionship beteeen disarnanen!, peace and developnent., rdithin theframeuork of the 1984-1985 prograrurc activities of the organizat.ion. UNESCO activilies in the biennun I984-I985 proEramme 86. In the implemenlation of the above-nentioned resolutions and decisiona of itsdeliberative bodies, the approved progranoe and budget. of UNES@ for 1984-1985incrudes, under subprogramrne xrrr.1.2 research into the causes and consequences ofthe arms race and the creation of conditions conducive to disarnament, a progEammeacCion vrhich concerns a sludy of the links b€toeen peace, disarmanent and developnent. 87. Thus, during L984 UNESCO organized at. its paris headquarters on l? and18 September, informal consulCations on the study of the links betlreen peace,disarnanent and developmen!. 'fhese consultacions brought. together experts from thefollouing instituEions: Ehe rnternaEional r€ace Research AssociaEion (rpRA), thePug.'ash conferences' the rnternational sociar sciences council, the AfricaoAsaociation of Political Science (AAPS), anal the Latin Anerican Faculty of Socialsciences. The consultations eere arso attended by a representalive of the untledNacions Departnent for Disarmament Atfairs and an observer for the rnternationarStudies Assoc iat. ion. 88. The objective of Ehese consultat.ions was to define a frane of reference forlhe preparaEion of an inEernational research project on the links betlre€n peace, disarmaBent and developrnent. One of the nain concerns expressed by theparticipanEs durinq these consultali.ons was the scanty infornation availableconcerning research on that topic. FolLoxing the reconnendalions of theparEicipants, the planned prograruDe by UNES@ for 1985 appraiaes the researchcarried out, both within and outside che united Nations system on Ehe Links beEeeenpeace, disarrnanent and developnent. This st.udy wiII be widely disseninated.A/ 40 / 618 English Paqe 23 89. These infornal consulEations !,ere fol.Ioired by a neeEing of a eorking group
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a research project on the links between peace, disarmament, and development, which is a complex and multifaceted topic. The project involves various international organizations and institutions, and the text mentions the need for more information on this topic. Based on this, it seems that the category that best fits this text is likely to be related to international relations, peace, and security.

**Category**
Science and technology, Education