27, Ms. BYRNE (Ireland) associated her delegation with those of the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy anj regretted that she had been unable to vote in favour of section 18 as a whole. 28. Ms. VAN BRUNEN LITTLE (Netherlands) said that her Government supported UNEP and its activities but found the rate of real growth excessive. Her delegation had therefore voted against the section as a whole. 29. Mr. VAHER (Canada) said that his delegation shared the concern of previous speakers regarding the 1.3 per cent rate of real growth. He noted, however, that there was a 10 pet cent increase in extrabudgetary funding. Seventy-four per cent of the expected growth was in programme activities, with pesertification accounting for half of that figure. His delegation had therefore voted in favour of the section, in view of the importance it attached to UNEP's general mandate, although it customarily supported ACABQ's recommendations. / ... A/C.5/40/SR.36 English Page 7 30. The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had thus completed its first reading of section 18 of the proposed programme budget. Expenditure section 20& International . Drug Control 31. The CHAIRMAN said that the estimate submitted by the Secretary-General for expenditure section 20 was $5,665,300. The Advisory Committee recommended acceptance of the Secretary-General's estimate. The recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on the programme aspect were in paragraphs 671 and 672 of its report. He invited comments on the four subsections of section 20. 32. Mr. AMNEUS (Sweden) said that his delegation would have no difficulty in accepting the proposed estimate. International drug control was a very important activity and the resources requested were modest compared with the problem. Since there were three separate United Nations entities dealing with problems in that field, however, co-ordination and co-operation were crucial for success. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its budget, specifically section 18 and 20, which relate to environmental issues and international drug control. The speakers mention the importance of UNEP's activities, co-ordination, and cooperation, suggesting that the topics are related to environmental conservation and international cooperation.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International humanitarian aid and relief