agenda, he recalled that the General Assembly had requested the Secretary-General to submit recom­ mendations regarding the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development by 1 March. No generally acceptable solution had yet emerged from the difficult negotiations on the sub­ ject. He urged Member States to focus on the proposals submitted by the Secretariat in the light of consultations held during the fortieth session of the General Assembly and since its suspension. If no agreement was reached on immediate measures pertaining to the Financing System, the pledging conference scheduled for April might not yield satisfactory results. 16. Mr. GOLOB (Yugoslavia), speaking on behalf of the Group of 77, said that the Economic and Social Council was called upon to make a substantial contribution to solving the urgent problems posed by the current world economic situation, which was a source of growing concern, especially for the develop­ ing countries. The Council had a duty to promote the renewal of the North-South dialogue; the latter was indispensable for international co-operation and the lack of progress in that regard was widely felt. In addition, the Council must help to revive the consen­ sus on development and consider ways and means of providing assistance to the developing countries and of injecting a new dynamism into the world econo­ my. The Council's agenda for 1986 addressed all the major economic and social issues, and he hoped that they would be given the consideration they deserved. In that regard, the Council could count on the full co­ operation of the Group of 77. 17. Mr. ZVEZDIN (Union of Soviet Socialist Re­ publics) said that the organizational session had the task of determining the basic programme of work of the Council for 1986 and 1987 and would therefore set the tone for all the social and economic activities 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development, the need for international cooperation, and the importance of the North-South dialogue. These themes suggest that the category should be related to economic development, international cooperation, and science and technology.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology