55. The UNIDIR report rras subnitled to the ceneral Assembly at its lhirty-ninch session lA/39/229'r. Its main conclusionE are Cbe folloeing: (a) Tbe establishment of a disarnanent tund for development is desirable as a means of giving tanEible expr€ssion to the recognized link beteeen disarmament and developnent. and startinq the process of transferring Co development the resourcesthat are noe allocaEed to armanentsi (b) The fund ishould be established phase by phase, both in terrns of the Procedures for nobilizing its resources and in terns of its administrativestructure, (c) Nevert.heless, lhe fund should no! be established unless it is assured of adequate resources fron lhe very first pbase.^/40/ 6L8 Eng I i stl Page l'5 56.UNIDIR,sreport'totheGeneralAssernblyandthefourst'udiesmenei.onedabove were published in a single volune, in English and French' Thig publication haa been circulated widely - 5'1 . UNIDIR took rhe lnitiative in proposing a reqional conference of research institutes on securicy. disarnanent and developltEnt in Africa. This initiative nas consi,lered and apProved by Ebe Uniteal NaEions Advisory Board on Disarnament studies. subsequenEly' lhe proPosal tor holding a regional' conterence on gecuricy' disarnanent and development in Africa i'as endorsed by the Assenbly of, Heads of staEe and Governnent of the organization of African Unity (oAU) ' neeting aE Addis Ababa fron 12 to !5 Novenber 1984 (see A'/40/57) - Bearing in nind the oAU resolution AHG/Res.126(XX) ' and within tbe framesork of lhe world Disarmament Campaign, the Deparlment tor Disarmanent Affairs an'l UNIDIR' in co-operation $ith tbe secretariat of the Qrganization of African Unity (oAU) ' orqanized a Meeting ot Experts on security, Disarmament and DevelopmenE in Af,rica' The exPerf meetlng nas trela at rctn6, toqo. on lI and 12 August and \tas f,ollowed by a conference on Security, DisarmamenE and Developnen!, attended by lhe full nenbership of oAU'
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the relationship between disarmament and development, with a focus on the establishment of a disarmament fund and a regional conference on security, disarmament, and development in Africa. The text does not mention specific economic sectors, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the broader themes of development and disarmament.

**Category**
Economic development, International relations