UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssemblyDis tr. GENERAL A/40/726 7 october I98 5 ENGLISIJ ORIGINAL3 ARABIC/ENGLISH For Eieth ses s ion Agenda items 8, 31, 39 and 142 ADOPTION OF TtiE AGENDA AND ORGANTZATION OF WORK CO_OPERATION BET'IEEN TIIE UNITED NATIONS AND THE ASIAN-AFRICAN tEGAt @NSULTATIVE COMMITTEE COMMEMORATION OF THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF TgE UNITED NATIONS DRAFT BODY OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL PERSONS UNDER ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT Letter dated 30 Septernber 1985 from the Pernanent Representalive of fraq to lhe United Nations addressed Eo tbe secre ta ry-Genera I I have the honour to inforn you that lhe Asian-African Legal Consultative C-omnittee (AALCC) . pursuant to tbe decision of its Kathmandu session. held in February 1985. has prepared a study on Slrengthening the RoIe of the UniEed Nations through Rationalization of FuncEional Modalities tdith special reference to the Gene[a1 Assernbly as its contribullon on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of lhe United Nations. The purpose of the study. aPart fron a broad assessment. of the vrork of the United Nations in selected areas, is t'o focus attenlion on certaln natEers conceroing possible i.nprovements in the functional nodalities of tbe United Nations for considerati.on in appropriate forums. At an open-ended meeting held at the United Nalions Headguarters on 20 September 1985. a consensus enerqed that the suggestions contalned i.n Ehe study nerited serious consideration by the ceneraf Assembly, and for that purpose the study should be circulated as a docurnent of the Assembly under agenda itens 8, 31, 39 and 14 2. I should' therefore, like to request the circulation of this letter and the sludy prepared by AALCC as a docunent of the General Assenbly under agenda iEems I' 31 . 39 and 142 on behalf of the delegatj.ons of Argentina, Austria, Bahrain,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a document related to the United Nations, discussing the organization's work and potential improvements in its functional modalities. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the topic is of a high-level nature. The mention of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee and the circulation of a study as a document of the General Assembly under specific agenda items suggests that the topic is related to international cooperation and diplomacy.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade