UNITED NATIONS General Aseembly Distr. GENERAL A/ 40 /689 1 october 1985 ORIGINAL! ENGLISH Fortieth sess ]on Agenda iten 84 (g) DEVETOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAT ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Report of the Secretary-Gene ra I l. In ils resolution 35/77 C of 5 Decernber 1980r the General Assembly invited tbe Secre ta ry-Genera I to arrange. in consultation with the menbers of the Adrninistrative Cornnittee on co-ordination (Acc) , for the United Nations Centre for Hurnan Settlements (gabitat) to participate in alt aspects of the work of tha! Committee and ils subsidiary nachinery. fn its resoluti'on 37/223 c of 20 Decernber 1982, tbe Assenbly reouested the secreta ry-Gene r a I to accelerale his efforls in this reqard and to report to the Assernbly at its lhirty-eighth session on the results of those efforts. 2. Pursuant to tbe above and rrearing in mind his responsibilities with reqard to the organi2ations established under Article 22 of the charter of the unitPd Nations, the Secretary-GeneraL forrnally proposed tba! the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) sboutd be adnitted to fult participation in Acc and began inforrnal consultations to that end. 3. In its decisi.on 1983/I8 of 2? October I983, ACC decided that the ExFcutive Director of UNCHS (Habitat) should be invited t'o participate in neetings of Acc when suestions in which the Centre had a direct inEerest rere under consideration' ACC further decided to invite the Centre to participate in meetings of the subsidiary bodies of ACC !'hen those todies took up natters of concern to the Centre' 4. The Secr eta ry-Genera I reported lo the Generat Assembty at its thirty-eighth session on the above-mentioned decision of ACc (A,/38/548). Tn !ts resolrrtion 38/167 B of 19 December 1983, the General Assembly expressed its awareness that tbe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the relationship between the United Nations and an organization focused on human settlements, with a focus on international cooperation and development. The text mentions the Secretary-General's efforts to accelerate the work of this organization and its participation in various committees and meetings. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international development and cooperation.

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