md !ther 19s :his I IOd 15, Iton le and ;sues IS, .ve :he It, lbe lff121.Atits48th,49th,51stand52ndmeetings, on27and28May,theCommittee considered section 6oftheproposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Fortherecommendations oftheCommittee, seeparagraphs 627-633 below. 122.TheUnder-Secretary-General, Department ofInternational Economic andSocial Affairs, notedthattherewerespecialpriorities ineachoftheprogrammes included inthesection. Hestressed theimportance indevelopment issuesand policies ofproviding analysis whichwasofdirectusetoMemberStates-in particular, atthepresent time,todeveloping countries inAfrica-aswellasthe importance ofestablishing anearlywarning systemtobringresearch andpolicy analysis tobearoncritical emerging issues. Regarding energy, hestressed the importance ofworkidentifying areasofco-operation amongallcountries, especially amongdeveloping countries themselves, forpromoting energydevelopment andefforts toimplement theNairobi Programme ofActionfortheDevelopment and Utilization ofNewandRenewable Sources ofEnergy. Intheprogramme oneconomic andtechnical aspects ofmarineaffairs, efforts weredirected toassisting Member Xtatestoin~orporate marineresources intonational development, particularly inthecontext oftheexclusive economic zones. Inpopulation, workcentred on implementation oftherecommendations oftheInternational Conference on Population, heldin1984.Insocialdevelopment, thepriority wasthefamilyasa central socialfactor; emphasis wasplacedonsocialco-operation amongdeveloping countries andonfullparticipation ofallpeople-especially thosecovered by specific plansofaction-indevelopment. Ins.tatistics, theemphasis wason providing improved methodologies toGovernments forthe1985-1994 roundof censuses. Finally, intheOfficeforProgramme Planning andeo-ordination, the mainthrustwasimprovement ofthecapacity oftheUnitedNations tomonitor programme performance andimproveitsprocess ofevaluation. 2.Discussion 123.Inthegeneral discussion onsection 6,particular attention wasgiventothe introductory section. Itwasagreedthattheintroductory material required a numberofmodifications inordertoimprove thepresentation oftheprogramme, including theaddition ofreferences totheglobalnegotiations aswellastomajor policydocuments suchastheSubstantial NewProgramme ofActionforthe1980sfor theLeastDeveloped Countries. Onedelegation askedforassurance thatwork relating totheinternational context ofnational policywouldnotberestricted to onlyonecountry. TheUnder-Secretary-General replied thattheintention wasto lookmoregenerally atthatquestion, although thepolicies ofsomecountries clearly hadagreater impactintheinternational context thanthoseofothers did.Withregardtothegeneral description ofworkintheOfficeforProgramme Planning andeo-ordination, itwasagreedthattheroleoftheOfficeinachieving internal co-ordination ofprogrammes withintheUnitedNations deserved special emphasis. Onedelegation statedthatthereshouldbereference intheintroductory material totheCharter ofEconomic RightsandDutiesofStatesandtheDeclaration andProgramme ofActionontheEstablishment ofaNewInternational Economic Order. -23-(a)Executive direction andmanagement I124.Several delegations notedthatthetotalamountofresources devoted to executive direction andmanagement, toprogramme formulation andmanagement in individual programmes, andtotheworkundertaken bytheOfficeforProgramme Planning andCo-ordination seemedtoshowthatasizeable shareoftheresources of theDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs wereallocated tothe functions ofmanagement, programme planning andco-ordination. Inhisresponse, theUnder-Secretary-General pointed outthatthecentral management function and thefunction oftheOfficeforProgramme Planning andCo-ordination wereinherently different: onewasconcerned withthedirection ofasinglecomplex department; theotherwithprogramming fortheentireUnitedNations andwithco-ordination of theUnitedNations system, therefore theamounts wereatanormallevelfora department thesizeoftheDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs. 125.Several delegations notedthatthefunctiom: ofdepartmental programme budget
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' proposed programme budget for the biennium 1986-1987, with a focus on various sectors and programs related to economic development, natural resources, and international cooperation. The text mentions specific areas such as energy development, marine affairs, population, social development, and statistics, which are all relevant to the United Nations' work on sustainable development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment