536.Withregardtotherecommendations relating toUNIDO(paras. 115-119) in general, thereweredifferent opinions, inviewoftheprospective transformation ofUNIDOintoaspecialized agency. Several delegations didnotthink th~tit wouldbeusefulinthecircumstances fortheCommittee tomakeanyrecommendations relating toUNIDO. Othersbelieved thattheprospect ofchangeinthestatusof UNIDOshouldnotprevent CPCfrommakingthenecessary recommendations. 537.Withregardtospecific recommendations relating toUNIDO,onedelegation thought CPCshouldrefrain frommakingrecommendations ontheSyst~mof Consultations (para.116).Therecommendations contained inparagraph 117received broadagreement. Itwasrecognized, inparticular. thattherewasaneedforthe Evaluation UnitofUNlDOtoextenditsfunctions beyondevaluation oftechnical co-operation activities tocoveractivities inotherareas,including research, policyanalysis andnegotiations. Therewassomefavourable reaction tothe recommendation inparagraph 119butthequestion wasraisedofthemannerinwhich newmandates weretobeexplained orinterpreted andbywhom. 538.Therewasgeneral agreement withtherecommendations contained in paragraph 120. 539.Therewasgeneral agreement withtherecommendations contained in subparagraphs 122(a)and(b).Somedelegations foundthemtobeapractical approach totheproblems, revealed bythereview, relating toimplementation ofthe Committee's recommendations bytheorganizational entities. 540.Therewasgeneral agreement thattherecommendations insUbparagraphs 122(c) and(d)wouldbedifficult toimplement andshouldnotbeendorsed.5 C U c b i A 54 pu an po fa be re /-112- I,'../ !,"')c strial ltative of a iationsof CSworkand ~CTADand lilethe Les icontrol Ibeuseful UNDPto :angement Lsethe 114and l)in :ormation latit l~ndations :atusof ration ,7received Iforthe :hnical learch, the ,inwhich ',ical :ionofthe IS122(c)CHAPTER V REPORTS OFTHEJOINTINSPECTION UNIT 541.TheCommittee considered item6oftheagendaatits35thmeeting, on20May.TheCommittee hadbeforeitthereportofJIUonreporting totheEconomic andSocialCouncil (seeA/39/281-E/1984/81 andCorr.landAdd.l) andthecomments oftheSecretary-General thereon (A/39/281-E/1984/81/Add.2 andAdd.2/Corr.l andA/40/284-E/1985/71). Also,inaccordance withthedecision takenatitstwenty-fourth session, 23/theCommittee, atits1st(organizational) meeting, on1April,elected tooo~!sider, atitstwenty-fifth session, thefollowing: (a)ReportofJIUonpublications policyandpractice intheUnitedNationssystem (seeA/39/239) andthecomments oftheSecretary-General thereo:.i(A/39/239/Add.J. andAdd.l/Corr.l); (b)ReportofJIUondrugabusecontrol activities intheUnitedNationssystem (seeA/39/646) andthecomments oftheSecretary-General thereon (A/40/260andCorr.1); (c)ReportofJIUonfieldoffices ofUNDP(seeDP/1983/67) andthecomm~ntsoftheSecretary-General thereon (DP/1984/7); (d)ReportofJIUontheevaluation systemofUNDP(seeDP/1983/68) andthecomments oftheSecretary-General thereon (DP/1984/9). 542.Inaccordance witht~decision takenatits1st(organizational) meeting, theCommittee considered thereportofJIUondrugabusecontrol activities intheUnitedNations systemandthecomments oftheSecretary-General thereon inconnection withsection 20(International drugcontrol) oftheproposed programmebUdgetforthebie~nium 1986-1987 andthereportoftheSecretary-General onanin-depth evaluation ofthedrugcontrol programme (E/AC.51/1985/8 andCorr.l andAdd.l)(seechap.I1above,paras. 339-346 andchap.IVabove,paras.471-485). A.ReportoftheJointInspection UnitonreportingtotheEconomic andSocialCouncil 1.Introduction 543.TheCommittee considered thereportofJIUonreporting totheEconomic andSocialCouncil (seeA/39/281-E/1984/81 andCorr.landAdd.l) andthecomments oftheSecretary-General thereon (A/39/281-E/1984/81/Add.2 andCorr.landA/40/284-E/1985/71) atits35thmeeting, on20May.Fortheconclusions andrecommendation oftheCommittee, seeparagraphs 756-758 below. 544.Inintroducing thereport, Inspector Maurice Bertrand ofJIUrecalled thatthepurpose ofthestudywastoexamine theworkings ofamajorintergovernmental bodyand,withinitspolitical context, tosuggest whattechnical improvements wouldbepossible inservicing it.Itwasnotintended topropose solutions totheproblemsfacedbytheCouncil butonlytoseewhattechnical improvements inreporting couldbemadewhichcouldhelpmaketheCo~ncil'G debate anditsconclusions andrecommendations moreuseful. Hestatedthatthereactions oftheSecretary-General -113-, :1wereparticularly important andnotedwithsatisfaction thefurther comments bythe Secretary-General onthereport. 545.Withregardtothemajorsections ofthereport, theInspector notedthatin
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from the United Nations, specifically discussing the recommendations of the Committee on the Coordination of the Economic and Social Activities of the United Nations System, relating to various agencies and programs. The text mentions UNIDO, UNDP, and the Joint Inspection Unit, which suggests that the report is focused on the economic and social aspects of the United Nations' activities.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade