some activlti~s, notably thoseofESCAP. Othersconsidered thattheapplication of thecriteria wasrealistic andconsistent, albeitconservative. Otherdelegations wereoftheopinion thatthecriteria hadbeenapplied toobroadly andthatthe volumeofactivities showninthereportwasunrealistically large. Inthis context, itwassuggested thatmanyactivities inthecross-organizational programme analysis wereoflong-standing andwereECDCorTCDCmoreinnamethanin fact.Notewastakenoftheclarification givenbytheSecretariat thatthe figures for1978-1979 hadbeenderived directly fromthecross-organizational programme analysis considered bytheCommittee in1978(E/AC.51/90/Add,l (PartI) andCorr.landE/AC.51/90/Add.l (PartII)andCorr.land2)andthatthefigures for1982-1983 and1984-1985 werebasedontheSecretariat's bestefforts toapply strictly theagreedselection criteria tothecontent ofeachactivity considered. Onedelegation expressed theviewthatactivities ofindirect relevance to co-operation amongdeveloping countries shouldalsohavebeencovered, butothers disagreed. Another delegation stressed theimportance ofmakinggreater useofthe capacities ofdeveloping countries intheimplementation ofthesystem's programmes, although recognizing thatthiswasnotECDCorTCDCinastrictsense. 460.Several delegations expressed concern thatthereport tookasitspointof departure theCaracas Programme ofAction (A/36/333 andCorr.l, annex), whichwasa programme adopted bytheGroupof77,ratherthanthemandates oftheUnited Nations system, aswasanormalfunction ofcross-organizational programme analyses. TheCommittee notedtheclarification provided bytheSecretariat that thepattern ofthesystem's mandates ineconomic andtechnical co-operation among developing countries hadbeenanalysed indetailinthereportconsidered bythe Committee atitstwe~ty-fourth session. Thestructure ofthecross-organizational programme analysis drewheavily onthatearlier reportand,inthatsense,the analysis ofactivities inrelation tomandates wasimplicit inthepresent report. Theadoption oftheCaracas Programme ofActionastheconceptual framework forthe reportwasbasedonthereference madebytheEconomic andSocialCouncil in resolution 1983/50 of28July1983.Several otherdelegations agreedwiththe approach takenbytheSecretariat. 461.Somedelegations questioned theadequacy ofresources currently devoted bythe organizations ofthesystemtoeconomic andtechnical co-operation amongdeveloping countries, whileothersexpressed theviewthatthiswasnotanappropriate subject fortheCommittee toconsider inthecontext ofacross-organizational programme analysis. Somedelegations pointed totheabove-average rateofgrowthofspending onprogramme activities forco-operation amongdeveloping countries. whileothers questioned thereliability oftheunderlying data.Itwasalsoobserved thatthe growth wasfromaverylowbase. Somedelegations pointed outthatfacilities for usingresources programmed through UNDPindicative planning figures forTCDC purposes hadnotbeenfUllyutilized, butothersrecalled thedifficult financial situation existing atthetimeaswellastheadministrative difficulties presented byUNDPprocedures inthatregard. -97-462.Anumberofdelegations stressed theimportance ofactivities atthe sUbregional andregional levelsforpromoting co-operation amongdeveloping countries and,inthiscontext, oftheregional commissions andresident co-ordinators asinstruments forpromoting suchco-operation. Inthisconnection, therepresentative ofUNDPcitedtheweakness ofsomenational mechanisms forTCDC asastumbling blockwhichhisorganization wasactively working toovercome. 463.Therepresentative ofUNDPsawTCDCasanimportant tool fo~ECDC,butone whosescopewentbeyondtheeconomic sphere. Therepresentative ofUNCTAD expressed theviewthatthedistinction between ECDCandTCDCprevented complications instead ofcreating them.Bothrepresentatives stressed theclose co-operation between theirorganizations andgaveexamples ofco-operative activities. Manydelegations questioned thepractical importance ofthe disti:-'ction between ECDCandTCDC,however, andstressed instead thatthelinkages between thetwoshouldbegivengreater emphasis. Anumberofdelegations also expressed regretthatthereportdidnotconvincingly dispelconcern aboutpossible problems ofco-ordination between UNCTADandUNDPandconsidered thatthereport
**Analysis**
The text discusses various aspects of international cooperation and development, including economic and technical cooperation among developing countries. It also touches on the role of different organizations, such as UNCTAD and UNDP, in promoting cooperation and development. The text does not seem to focus on a specific sector or field, but rather on the broader context of international cooperation and development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade