the United Nations and the Director-General of UNESCO to report biennially to the Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session, on the progress of the World Decade for Cultural Development (resolution 4X/187). Tbe Economic and Social Council at its organisational session of 1988, having considered the note by the Secretary-General (E/1988/44). decided to consider the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and of the Director-General of UNESCO on the progress of the World Decade for Cultural Development on a biennial basis beginning at its second regular session of 1989, and recommended that the Assembly do likewise (resolution 1988IlOl). At its forty-fourth session, 131 the General Assembly took note of the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-.General of UNESCO on the progress of the World Decade for Cultural Development during the period 1988-1989; requested the Secretary-General, with the assistance of the Director-General of UNESCO, to obtain the views of Governments, appropriate organs and organizations of the United Nations system and relevant intergovernmental aud non-governmental organizations on the objectives and scope of the global review and to submit those views, through the Economic and Social Council, to the Assembly dt its forty-fifth session and expressed its support for the reconxnendation in paragraph 92 of the report, for the concuLt or an evaiuation at the mid-point of the Decade in 1993, under the auspices of the IJniteo Nations and UNESCO, in order to evaluate the implementation of the Plan of Action for the Decade (resolution 441236). A/45/100 English Page 40 Document: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 441238). us Pouulations At its fortieth session, the General Assembly established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, the purpose of which is to assist representatives of indigenous communities and organizations to participate in the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a report on the progress of the World Decade for Cultural Development, which suggests that the topic is related to education, culture, and humanitarian aid. The text also mentions the involvement of UNESCO, which is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting education, science, culture, and communication. This further supports the hypothesis that the category is related to education, culture, and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Culture, Education