the Council had just adopted under item 3 for the two regular sessions of 1986 contained many items of vital importance to mankind. Much dedication and co-operation would be required if the Council was to find appropriate solutions to such challenging prob­ lems, and he was encouraged by the spirit of co­ operation and good will demonstrated during the current session. 118. He then declared the organizational session for 1986 closed. The meeting rose at 6.15 p.m. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 1986 Summary records of the 5th to 20th plenary meetings, held at Headquarters New York, from 29 April to 23 May 1986 ' 5th meeting Tuesday, 29 April 1986, at 10.45 a.m. President: Mr. Manuel DOS SANTOS (Mozambique) Opening of the session 1. !he PRESIDENT declared open the first regular sesswn of 1986 of the Economic and Social Council. AGENDA ITEM 1 Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters (E/1986/30, E/1986/57, E/1986/68, E/1986170; E/1986/L.ll, E/1986/L.12) 2. The PRESIDENT said that he had received a letter (E/1986/68) from the Chairman of the Com­ mission on Transnational Corporations at its twelfth session informing the Council that the Commission had accepted the principle of biennialization as contained in General Assembly decision 381429 Assembly resolution 39/217 and Council decisio~ 1984/1 04; the Commission had decided to refer the matter, through the Council at its current session, to the General Assembly at its resumed fortieth session. He suggested that the letter should be considered under item 1. 3. He also drew the Council's attention to a letter (E/1986/70) addressed to him by the Permanent Representative of Yugoslavia, on behalf of the Group of 77, requesting that the draft resolution on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia should be considered at the current session. It would serve as an input to the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of the Economic and Social Council, specifically the adoption of agendas and resolutions related to international organizations and multinational corporations. The mention of General Assembly decisions and resolutions, as well as the involvement of various countries and groups, suggests that the topic is related to international relations and governance.

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