1. T NCTAD contlnues its |l,ork on trade and econonic aapects of disarnaDent. The UNefAD secretariat has prepared, for inclugion i.n a publicatlon concerned $ith thesectoral hlstory of UNgtAD, a special aection on UNCTAD activities tn the fleld of Erade and econonlc aspects of dlsarnanent during Che tuenty years of ltsexiatence. In 1985. t.he UNqfAD secretariat started uorklng on a researcb studyentltled "The Arns Race! sone global econonlc perspectives and regourceallocationsr, whlch ts to be eonpleted in the second half of 1986. 2. UNCTAD also continued to partlcipate, upon lnvttatlon, ln a number of conferences, genlnars and neetingg devoted to trade and econonic aspecta ofdisarftanent. rn particular, the uNqrAD representative nade an oral contribution onthe relationship bettdeen dLsannanent and developnen! at the European RegionalSenlnar for the International year of peace, held ln Vienna in May 1995. 3. In tbe course of the thirtietb session of the Trade and Developrnent Board heldin Geneva in tirarch 1985, it nas proposed to incrude a special item on the trade andecononic aspects of disarnanent in the agenda of a subseguene session, llonever,the ?rade and Developmeht Board could not reach agreenent to lnclude an appropriateiten on its agenda and lt lra I agreed to defer consideration of the proposaL untilits thj.rt!r-first session in Septenber 1985.A/40/s52 English Page 26 4. with respect to the General Assembly resolution on the Observance of Disarnament week, a special article on UNCTAD activities in tbe field of trade and econonic aspects of disarrnanent is under preParation. This afticl€ night b€ published in the uNcTAD Bulletin and also night be offered as a contribugion to the Disarnanent Neesletter published by the Departnent for Disarnarnent Affairs' E. United Natiohs ElglIollent Ploqraln|ne. Theinfornation,"..m;ionsEnvironnentProgranne(UNEP} leqarding its d i sa rmanen t-related activlties is contained in the report of the secreta ry-cenera I on the world Disarmament campalgn (A/40/4431 .
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the field of international trade and economic development, with a focus on disarmament and its relation to economic aspects. The text mentions research studies, conferences, and publications related to this topic, which suggests that the category should be related to economic development and international trade.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development