filled by Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1988. If he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council wished to postpone those elections. It was so decided.** COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (E/1986/L.6) 16. The PRESIDENT invited the Council to elect 27 members of the Committee on Natural Resources for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1987. 1 7. Ms. KIMBALL (Assistant Secretary of the Council) said that the following candidates had been endorsed by the regional groups: Nigeria, Togo, 17th meeting-22 May 1986 83 Uganda and Zaire for four of the six vacancies to be filled by African States; Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand for three of the six vacancies to be filled by Asian States; the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Re­ public, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary and Poland for the four vacancies to be filled by Eastern European States; Bolivia and Cuba for the two vacancies to be filled by Latin American and Caribbean States; and Finland, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Sweden and the United States of America for five of the nine vacancies to be filled by Western European and other States. 18. The PRESIDENT said that, since the number of candidates from each group was equal to or, in the case of African, Asian and Western European and other States, less than the number of vacancies to be filled by States from each group, he would take it that the Council wished to elect those candidates by acclamation and to postpone the election of two members from the Group of African States, three members from the Group of Asian States and four members from the Group of Western European and other States. It was so decided.** 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the election of members to a committee that deals with natural resources. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that it is a meeting of an international organization. The text mentions different regions and groups of states, which implies that the committee has a global scope. Given the focus on natural resources and the election of members, I hypothesize that the most fitting category is related to natural resources.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment