reserved for the Group of Latin American States, for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 3I December I988. I 0. If he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council wished to elect Uruguay by acclamation. It was so decided.* I1. The PRESIDENT, again referring to the Inter­ governmental Working Group of Experts on Interna­ tional Standards of Accounting and Reporting, said that the Secretariat had been informed by Panama that it wished to be a candidate for another of the vacant seats reserved for the Group of Latin Ameri­ can States, for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 3I December I988. I2. If he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council wished to elect Panama by acclamation. It was so decided.* ELECTIONS POSTPONED FROM PREVIOUS SESSIONS I3. The PRESIDENT said that, as indicated in the annotated agenda (E/ I986/2), there were additional vacancies, for which elections had been postponed at previous sessions, on the Commission for Social Development, the Commission on Human Settle­ ments, the Committee on Natural Resources, the Commission on Transnational Corporations, the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting and the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. I4. He proposed that, unless there were candida­ tures for the remaining vacant posts, elections to fill those vacancies should be postponed until a future 8 Economic and Social Council-Organizational Session for 1986 session. If he heard no objection, he would take it many delegations did not seem to be in the room. that the Council agreed. However, if the other delegations were prepared to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the election of representatives to various international organizations and committees related to economic and social issues, with no specific focus on a particular sector or industry. The topics mentioned, such as the Commission on Human Settlements, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Commission on Transnational Corporations, suggest that the text is related to economic development and social issues.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief