relolution 1988/42 of8March1988,totheS.cr.tary-G.n.ral tor.porttothe Economic andSocialCouncil UntheSt'pltak.nbyM.mb.rStat.l, Unit.d Nalions organi.ationl andoth.rint.rgov.rnmental organi.ationl toimpl.m.nt ther.comm.ndations inCouncil resolution 1983/30 of26May1983,andthe r.quelt oftheCommillion, inr'lolution 1989/35, totheS.cr.tary-G.n.ra1 to r.portonthecomm.ntl r.ceiv.d totheCouncil atitlfirltr.gular1.llion of 1990". 15.Atits22ndm••ting,on19May,theCommitt••adop,~.d theamendm.nt. 16.Atthesamem.eting, theCommitt••adopted thedraftr.lolution, alamend.d. 17.TheCouncil, atitllOthplenary mepting, on24May,adopt.d thedraft resolution r.comm.nded bytheCommitt••(E/1989/88, para.59,draftr'lolution 11). Forthefinaltext,le.Council relolution 1989/74. StatuIOfsp'cial rApport.url 18.Atits22ndmeeting, 0n19May,theCommittee adopteddraftr'lo1ution Ill, entitled "Statusolspecial rapporteun" byar.corded vot.•of26to9,with 16abstentions. Thevotingwalalfollows!i/ InfAvour! Bahamas, B.lize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cam.roon, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Franc', Germany, Fed.ral Republic of,Gr.ec., India, Ir.land, Italy,Japan,Kenya,Neth.rlandl, N.wZ.aland, Norway, Portugal, SaudiArabia, Unit.dKingdom ofGr.atBritain and North.rn Ir.land, UnitedStat.sofAm.rica, Uruguay, V.n.lu.la, Yugoslavia. AgAinst! Bulgaria, Cuba, CI'Chollovaki~, Iran(Illamic R.public of), LibyanArabJamahiriya, ~icuragua, Poland, Ukrainian Sovi.t Socialilt R.public, UnionofSovi.tSocialilt R.publicl. AbstAining! China,Ghana,Guin.a, Indon'lia, Iraq,Jordan, L.IOtho, Nig.r, Oman,Rwanda, SriLanka,Sudan, ~h8iland, TUD~sia, Zair.,Zambia. 19.B.for.thedraftr.solution wasadopted ther.presentati~e oftheF.deral Republic ofGermany madeaItat.m.ntl theob••rverforRomania mad.Itat.m.ntl beforeandafterthedraftr'lolution wal a~opt.d. ,i/lint.n•••Thedelegation ofTrinidad andTobagolubl.quently indicat.d thatithad tovoteinfavourofthedraftr••olution. -79-20.Atthe16thplenary m..tili9oftheCouncil, on2.May,therepn'.ent"tive of theUnitedState.ofAmerica propoaed toamendthedraf· ~e.olution recommended by theCommittee (1/1989/88, para.59,draftresolution Ill)byinsertin9 theword. "onapriority bads"afterthflwor"-"Regullts" inoperative plua9uph 2. Following statementa bytherepre.entatives ofC,echoalovekia andBU19aria (.ee1/1989/SR.16), theCouncil adopted theamendment byarecorded voteof17 to9,with22abstentions. Thevotin9wasasfollowll Infayourl C~nada, Denmark, rrance. Germany, Federal Republic of,Oreece, Ireland, Italy,Japan,Kenya,Netherlands, NewZealand, Norway, Portu9al, UnitedKingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, UnitedStatesofAmerica, Uruguay, Vene,uela. Again.tl Bulgaria, Cuba.C,echoslovakia, I-an (Islm~ic Republic of). LibyanArabJamahirlya, Nicaragua, Poland, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, UnionofSovietSocialist Republics. ~tainingl Beli,~, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China,Colombia, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq.Jordan, Lesotho, Liberia, Niger,oman, Bwanda, SriLanka,Sudan,Tunisia, Yugoslavia, Zaire,Zambia. "1.TheCouncil then ~dopted thedraftresolution, asorallyamended, bya recorded voteof24to8,with19abstentions. Forthefinaltext,seeCouncil resolution 1989/75. Thevotingwasa~followsl Infayourl Bahamas, Beli.e, Bolivia, Bra.il, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Frl\nce, Germany, Federal RepUblic of,Gr.ece, Ireland, Italy, Japan,Kenya,Netherlands, NewZealand, Norway, Port'lgal, Trinidad andTobago, UnitedKingdom ofOreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, UnitedStatesofAmerica, Uruguay, Venelu~la. Yugoslavia. Againstl Bu11aria, Cuba,C.echoslovakia, tran(Islamic RepUblic of), LibyanArab Jamahiriy~, Poland, Ukrainian SovietSocialist Republic, UnionofSovietSocialist aepublic •• Abstainingl Cam.troon, Chinll,Ghana,Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq,Jordan, Lesotho, Liberia, Nicaragua, Niger,oman,Rwanda, SriLanka,Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, ~aire,Zambia. 22.Beforethedraftresolution wasadopted, thenbs.rver forRomanIa madea statement (se.1/1989/8R.16).
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a United Nations resolution related to the economic and social development of member states. It mentions the adoption of a draft resolution by the Economic and Social Council, which is responsible for promoting economic and social progress and development. The resolution is likely related to the implementation of previous resolutions and the reporting of progress by member states.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade