theAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination (ACC)andoftheCommittee for Programme andCo-ordination (CPC)inrespect ofresponsibilities for interorganizational co-operation; (c)toobtain anddisseminate information onthe programmes, activities andoutputs oftheprogrammes oftheUnited Nations andthe United Nations systemintheareaofconsumer protection andtoassist Member Statesintheimplementation oftheUnited Nations guidelines forconsumer protection; and(d)toassist non-governmental organizations intheeconomic and socialsectors inimplementing resolutions anddecisions oftheAssembly andthe Council. (b)Course ofactionoftheSecretariat 12.74 Because ofthedecentralized nature oftheUnited Nations system, broad policy goalsarepursued undertheaegisofacomplex structure ofmandates emanating fromavariety ofintergovernmental bodies. Clearly articulated goals andstrategies forthesystem arerequired inmanyfields, andinformation on proposed plansandprogrammes needstobeexchanged inordertoachieve amore harmonized approach inspecific areasofwork. Therangeandcomplexity of subjects considered bytheEconomic andSocial Council, CPCandACCdemand substantive support bothintermsoftheinformation required andoftheeffective implementation ofagreedlinesofaction. Tothisend,reports ontheactivities oftheUnited Nations system onvarious issueswillcontinue tobesubmitted tothe Council anditssubsidiary bodies aswellastoCPCandCPC/ACC JointMeetings. Theprocess ofpriorconsultation willcontinue tobereviewed through the machinery ofACCwithaviewtoimproving itseffectiveness asaninstrument for theharmonization ofpolicies andtoproviding substantive servicing ofand participation inthemeetings ofACCanditssubsidiary bodies onissueswithinthe mandates oftheprogrammes intheDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocial Affairs. Interorganizational co-operation willalsobeprovided foractivities relating tothecommemoration ofinternational anniversaries, yearsanddecades designated bytheAssembly. 12.75 During theperiod oftheplan,research workwillbeundertaken toupdate andmaintain theMacrothesaurus forinformation processing inthefieldofeconomic andsocial development asaco-operative activity ofinternational andregional organizations. ~fourthedition oftheMacrothesaurus isexpected tobeprepared andpublished during theperiodoftheplan. Workwillcontinue onco-ordination ofcollection, compilation anddissemination ofconsolidated information onharmful products. Workwillproceed ontheongoing review oftheConsolidated Listof -17-Products WhoseConsumption and/or SalehasbeenBanned, Withdrawn, Severely Restricted ornotapproved byGovernments withaviewtoitsimprovement. This workwillbecarried outinclosecollaboration withUNEP,theWorldHealth Organization, theUnited Nations Centre onTransnational Corporations andother concerned bodies ofthesystem. 12.76 Theactivities related totheimplementation oftheUnited Nations guidelines onconsumer protection willbecontinued andexpanded. Inparticular, assistance willbegiventoGovernments, attheirrequest, fortheelaboration of national legislation andpolicies inthisfield; Thiswillbecarried out, interalia,through regional seminars andthematic workshops. Theneedfor consumer guidelines inspecific sectors willbeexamined inthiscontext. Activities willhefurther developed onthebasisofrecommendations of intergovernmental bodies. 12.77 Another areaofactivity isrelated toassisting non-governmental organizations. TheGeneral Assembly and'other intergovernmental bodies are continuously addressing tonon-governmental organizations anincreasing numberof requests inawidevariety offields. Thereisaneedtoassist those non-governmental organizations inresponding torequests fromintergovernmental bodies, co-ordinating theiractivities inordertoavoidduplication andto ensuring complementarity. Thereisalsoanincreased demand fromMember States and
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the coordination and cooperation among various United Nations organizations and agencies, with a specific emphasis on consumer protection, economic and social development, and the harmonization of policies and programs. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, suggesting a focus on administrative and organizational aspects rather than specific sectors or fields.

**Category**
Economic development, Health