governing programme planning andtheprogramme aspects ofthebudget. 681.TheCommittee agreedthatprogramme elements 1.11(Substantive servicing of meetings) and1.13(Maintenance oftheUNCITRAL LawLibrary) ofprogramme 5 (Progressive harmonization andunification ofthelawofinternational trade) shouldnotbedesignated asbeingofhighest priority.I.~;~:;i;;;~;:~~ ':~n~:~e~~~~~~: ~~;bP=~::i~::~~~/~~:;~: ~ea ;,programmatic format. Italsonotedthedifficulties facedinassigning priorities ~toitsprogrammes. TheCommittee calledupontheHighCommissioner, in ~co-operation with~heProgramme Planning andBudgeting Board,toreviewthematter .~andreporttoCPClnthecontext oftheproposed programme budgetfor1988-1989.a :ities latter 189. lennium lsible system !etthe .ennium .ennium ,ennium ons of enniumSection 2i.Publicinformation 683.Withregardtoparagraph 27.4,theCommittee recommended thatfurther action betakenbearing inmindparagraph 397above. TheCommittee alsorecommended the continuation oftheradioprogrammes onwomenauthorized bytheGeneral Assembly in itsresolution 31/136of16December 1976inconnection withtheUnitedNations DecadeforWomen,takingintoaccount thedecision tobetakenbytheGeneral Assembly ontheoutcome oftheWorldConference toReviewandAppraise the Achievements oftheUnitedNations DecadeforWomen. 684.TheCommittee recommended thattheSecretary-General shouldsubmittoitat itstwenty-sixth session adetailed reportdescribing themandates, programme outputs andresources devoted topublicinformation activities intheUnited Nations forthebiennium 1984-1985, together withacomparison ofpublic information activities forthebiennium 1986-1987. Thereportshouldalsocontain adescription ofexisting procedures fortheco-ordination ofthoseactivities. 685.Withregardtoprogramme element 1.1(Pressreleases), theCommittee recommended thattheSecretariat shouldendeavour toimprove thequality ofpress releases • 686.With ~egardtoprogramme element 1.2(Newsdispatches), theCommittee recommended thattheoutputshouldberevised toreadasfoll~ws: "~put: DailyUnitedNations newsdispatches (inEnglish, Frenchand Spanish) onactivities andeventsatHeadquarters transmitted electronically tothePoolofNon-Aligned NewsAgencies and,through thePool,tothePan African NewsAgencyandotherregional newsagencies ofthedeveloping countries; dailydispatches toGenevafromthePoolofNon-Aligned News Agencies andregular dispatches onactivities andeventsinViennadispatched tothePoolandtoregional newsagencies indeveloping countries." 687.Withregardtooutput(i)ofprogramme element 2.2(Disarmament), the Committee recommended thatthewords"Arabic, English, FrenchandSpanish" should bereplaced bythewords"inallsixlanguages oftheGeneral Assembly". 688.Withregardtooutput(i)ofpr99ramme element 2.9(Newworldinformation and communication order), theCommittee recommended thatthetextshouldberevised to readasfollows: "Output: A30-minute film(inthesixofficial languages) aboutthe needsofthedeveloping countries inthefieldofinformation and communication, intended forthegeneral publicworldwide(firstquarter, 1987)". 689.Withregardtooutput (v)ofprogramme element 2.12(Development: economic andsocial), theCommittee recommended thatthetextshouldberevised toreadas follows: "(v)Apamphlet onUnitedNationsactivities related todrugabuse control, forproduction inthesixofficial languages, foruseby non-governmental organizations, thepress,educational institutions, parliamentarians, governmental institutions ofMemberStatesandthegeneral public(fourthquarter, 1986);thepamphlet willalsobepublished inGerman". -137-C-C'-l--C .~ ;1 t' ~" ~., ~.i ~i,: .' l~, ~i ~~....' ( I f !690.Withregardtoprogramme element 2.15(General information abouttheUnited Nations), theCommittee recommended thatinoutput(viii)thewords"orFlemish" should bedeleted and,inoutput(x),theword"Flemish" should 1:.replaced bythe word"Dutch". 691.Regarding theprogramme oftheCaribbean UnitintheRadioServices Division oftheDepartment ofPublicInformation, theCommittee recommended thatthe Secretary-General shouldtakethenecessary stepstocarryouttheworkcalledfor bytheGeneral Assembly inparagraph 9ofitsresolution 38/82Bof 15December 1983. 692.TheCommittee recommended thatafootnote indicator shouldbeaddedtothe
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from a committee discussing the programming and budgeting of the United Nations, specifically regarding public information and communication activities. The report mentions various program elements, outputs, and activities, such as press releases, news dispatches, and radioprogrammes, which suggest a focus on information dissemination and international communication. The topics also touch on international trade, disarmament, and development, which may be related to the broader context of international relations and cooperation.

**Category**
International trade, Transport and communication