important responsibility of the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development to follow up those activities. Member countries needed to know what was the rate of implementation of the decisions which had been taken, so that they would not be faced with the same kind of fiasco as had occurred during the Second Development Decade. That being so, the appropriation suggested for section 24 seemed woefully inadequate and he wondered whether budget estimates were a reflection of pressure on the Secretariat. The regular programme of technical co-operation was a means by which the United Nations could act effectively on behalf of developing countries. He did not see how programmes based on voluntary contributions could possibly have the same success in establishing viable co-operation in the eyes of the developing world. 39. Mrs. KNEZEVIC (Yugoslavia) Sdid that the Department of Technical Co-opetation for Development was very important for developing countries in the current world economic situation, especially in view of the decline in extrabudgetary resources channelled towards the developing countries, and the stagnation in the level of financial support of technical co-operation in the United Nations budget. She would support the appropriation requested and hoped that the role of the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development would be enhanced in future budgets. 40. Mr. BANGURA (Sierra Leone) deplored the fact that, although technical assistance was invaluable to developing countries, it had attracted inadequate resources over the past few years. He would like to see the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development receive a much higher priority. 41. Mr. FORAN (Controller) recalled that the Indonesian representative had referred to discussion in the Industrial Development Board of the possibility of increasing UNIDO's share of section 24. The matter was shortly to be considered in the Second Committee and he sugQested that it might be appropriate to await the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the allocation of resources and budget for a department focused on technical cooperation for development, with a specific emphasis on supporting developing countries. The speakers mention the decline in extrabudgetary resources and the stagnation in financial support for technical cooperation, which suggests that the topic is related to economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development