UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssembly Di st r. GENERA]. A/40/6s0 18 September 198 5 ORIG]NAL: ENGLISH Fortieth se ss ion Iten B4 (f) of the provisional agenda* DEVELOPT'IEIII AND INTERNATIONAI ECONOITTIC CO-OPERATION: ENVIRONMENT Problen of rennants of l^'ar Report of the Sec retary-Gene ra 1 CONTENTS I. IN1RODUCTION II. ACTION TAIGNPURSUAM TO RESOLUTION 39/167 .Paragraphs Pag€ A/40 /r50. a5-25422 16070 (E) A/ 40 /650 Eng 1i sh Page 2 INTRODUCTION 1. The present. report is subnitted in response to General Assenbly resolution 39/167 of 17 Decernber 1984, in r^,hich the Assenbly requested the Sec retary-Gene ra 1 , in co-operation ni-th the United Nations Environment Progranne (UNEP) . and other organizations of the United Nations systen, within their nandates, to collect all inforinat j.on in expertise and availabl-e equipnent, so as to evaluater on reguest, the actual needs of the devefoping countries affected and to assist. tbose countri.es in their efforts to detect and clear naterial remnants of war; called upon all States to co-operate in carrying out that taski called upon those developed countries directly responsible for the presence of remnants of war to intensify bitateral consul-tat.ions with tbe aim of concluding, without undue de.Iay, agreements for the solution of those problernst requested all States to inform the Secretary-Gene ra 1 of actions taken by then in the inpLementation of the resolutioni and reguested the Sec r eta ry-Gene ral to submit a detailed and comprehensive report on the implementation of the resolution to the Assenfrly at its fortieth ses s ion. 2. General background information on the problen of rernnants of war. which has been before t.he General- Assenbly since 1975, appears in tbe report of the Secretary-Gene ra I submitted to the Assenbly at its thirty-ninth session (A/39/5801 . II. ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO P.ESOLUTION 391167
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on the problem of remnants of war and the efforts of the UN and its member states to detect and clear them. The report highlights the need for international cooperation and assistance to developing countries affected by these remnants. The text does not explicitly mention economic development, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, culture, or science and technology, but it does touch on environmental concerns and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Humanitarian aid and relief