ber of meetings. 8. Mr. SAMUDIO (Panama), speaking as Chair­ man of the Second (Social) Committee, said that since the Council had decided not to shorten its session it had been decided that the Committee's provisional agenda would not be changed. The first meeting would be held on Monday, 5 May, at 10 a.m. LETTER DATED 22 APRIL 1986 FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON TRANSNATIONAL CORP­ ORATIONS AT ITS TWELFTH SESSION ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (E/1986/68) 9. The PRESIDENT said that the Council should consider the matter quickly and report back to the General Assembly at the current resumed fortieth session. 10. Mr. MOHAMED (Somalia) said that consulta­ tions were being held on document E/1986/68 and asked that no decision be taken at that time. 11. Mr. ORLANDO (United States of America) asked the representative of Somalia whether the consultations were within the Group of 77 or of a general nature. If they were general, his delegation would like to participate. 12. Mr. MOHAMED (Somalia) said that the Group of African States was considering the issue and he therefore asked that consideration of the matter be postponed until the following day. 13. The PRESIDENT said that, if he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council wished to postpone consideration of the item until the follow­ ing day. It was so decided. 6th meeting-30 April 1986 21 AGENDA ITEM 2 Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (continued) (E/1986/14 and Add.1, E/1986/15, E/1986/53-A/41/181) 14. Mr. MORA-GODOY (Observer for Cuba) said that the mention of item 2 brought to mind how far the United Nations had travelled in the sphere of action to combat racism and racial discrimination. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) discussing an agenda item related to the implementation of a program to combat racism and racial discrimination. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that it is a formal meeting of a United Nations body. The topic is focused on social issues and human rights, rather than economic or scientific development.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education