52.TheCouncil noteswithappreciation that,inelaborating an"alternativeagenda", t~eCOmmission hasgivenimportance toquestions ofimproved internationalco-operation, notmerelyonmatters directly enviornmental butalsoonothermacters havingabearing onenvironmental factors, e.g.international trade,aidandinvestment, and,inthiscontext, theCouncil alsoemphasizes theimportance of regional co-operation.E.African representation ontheIntergovernmental Inter-sessionalPreparatory COmmittee ontheEnvironmental Perspective totheYear2000andBeyond TheGoverning Council, Recalling thatinitsdecision 12.1of29May1984,itdecided uponthemembership ofth~open-ended Intergovernmental Inter-sessional PreparatoryCommittee ontheEnvironmental Perspective totheYear2000andBeyond, Havingconsidered arequest madebytheAfrican Groupforachangeinthemembership oftheCOmmittee, Decides thattheAfrican representation ontheIntergovernmentalInter-sessional Preparatory Committee ontheEnviornmental Perspective totheYear2000andBeyond wi~lbeasfollows: Algeria, IvoryCoast,Kenya,Malawi, Morocco,Nigeria, ZaireandZimbabwe. 15th meeti~ 24May1985 ANNEX ViewsoftheGoverning Council concerning thedocument e;epared bytheSpecial Commission entitled "WorldCOmmission onEnvironmentandDevelopment: Mandate, keyissues, strategy andworkplan"fortransmission totheCommission 1.TheGoverning Council notestheCommission's preliminary assessment, asreflected intheCOmmission's document, thatenvironmental problems ariseinthe policies andpractices operative insectors ofdevelopment suchasagriculture,industry, humansettlements, water,energy, forestry. etc.,andthatinordertodealeffectively withthoseproblems, itisn~cessary toensurethatincentivesystems, policies, legislation andregulations shouldbeguided~ interalia,byconsiderations ofenvironmental protection andimprovement. ~ ~ IT3.TheCouncil alsonoteswithappreciation theemphasis placed bytheCommission von"anticipate-and-prevent" strategies, multidisciplinary approaches andtheconceptual, institutional andpolitical prerequisites ofthesuccessful,implementation ofsuchstrategies andapproaches, including, forexample, thosein respect ofstructural change. 4.TheCouncil concurs intheCommission's recognition ofthelinkages betweenenvironment anddevelopment, andoftheimportance ofsoundenvironmental practicesinpromoting sustainable development. 5.TheCouncil encourages theCommission todrawfullyupontheworkdonebyGovernments, intergovernmental bodiesandnon-governmental organizations todevelop -30- /m aandpropose co-ordinated andmutually support solutions toissuesofenvironment anddevelopment. 6.TheCouncil expresses thehopethattheCommission, initswork,willfully takeintoaccount relevant representative andstatistical reports andother documents prepared andendorsed byUNEPandotherUnitedNations organizations. 7.TheCouncil requests theExecutive Director tocontinue toco-operate closely withtheCommission andbringtoitsattention material relevant toenvironmental problems andissues, including thoseidentified bytheIntergovernmental Inter-sessional Preparatory Committee, andconveyed byittotheCommission on behalfoftheCouncil, intheformofthe"'Expectations' oftheGoverning Council forconsideration bytheWorldCommission onEnvironment andDevelopment" dated 30October 1984.12/ 13/5. Obs~~'v=nce oftt~f~rtieth anniversary ofthefounding oftheUnitedNations TheGoverning Council, Invoking thespiritofinternational co-operation whichresulted inthe founding oftheUnitedNations in1945,aswellastheaimsandgoalsembodied in theCharter oftheUnitedNations, Considering thatthedecision oftheUnitedNations toaddress envirovmental concerns, theholding oftheStockholm Conference ontheHumanEnvironment, andthe subsequent establishment andcontinued efforts oftheUnitedNations Environment Programme, represent apositive achievement fortheUnitedNations anda contribution toimproving thefutureforhumanity, Considering further thatthisachievement, whichhasenabledallnations and peoples toexpandanddevelop theircommitment toeachotherandtotheirshared environment, deserves broadrecognition ontheoccasion ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations, Requests theExecutive Director totransmit theannexed message tothe commemorative session oftheGeneral Assembly whichistobeheldontheoccasion ofthefortieth anniversary. 13thmeeting 23May1985 ANNEX Intheyearofthefortieth anniversary oftheUniteaNations, theGoverning Council oftheUnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP)heldacommemorative meeting atUNEPheadquarters inNairobi on14May1985. Atthismeeting, all
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the work of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its Governing Council, focusing on the importance of international cooperation, environmental protection, and sustainable development. The text highlights the links between environmental issues and development, and emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary approach to address these challenges. It also touches on the role of UNEP in promoting environmental protection and sustainable development, as well as its relationship with other United Nations organizations.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade