significance of its tasks, had gone largely unheeded in the financial organs. The current situation indicated that there should be some restructuring of United Nations activities and that an innovative approach should be adopted. 4. In that connection, it was indicated that the United Nations budget for crime prevention and criminal justice activities was too small a fraction of the budget for global social issues, under which it was included. The Committee should therefore not merely take note of the report of the Secretary-General, but should add to it a clear expression of its profound concern about the difficult constraints under which the programme had to operate. The Committee should also explicitly indicate a set of precise recommendations in that respect in order to enable the Economic and Social Council to take appropriate action. It was also suggested that the report of the Committee, and all issues on crime prevention and criminal justice, should be considered as a separate item of the agenda of the Council. 5. The view was expressed that the gap between mandates and resources, as well as the disparity between needs and the possibilities for meeting them, might indicate that perhaps Governments had not emphasized their preoccupation with crime issues sufficiently clearly, though they had stated their wish to promote effective action against the various forms of crime. The United Nations could not be expected to perform the functions in crime prevention and criminal justice that the international community had assigned to it with the miniscule resources allocated to the programme. Clearly, the political will had to express itself more concretely so that the capacity of the United Nations could be reinforced. Governments had to realize that the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the Secretariat could not, in the long run, overcome the current handicaps. The 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations' activities and budget related to crime prevention and criminal justice, highlighting the need for restructuring and increased resources. The language used suggests a focus on international cooperation and the need for governments to demonstrate their commitment to addressing crime issues. This leads me to believe that the category is likely to be related to international cooperation, governance, or security.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade