UNITED NATIONS @General AseemblYDistr. GENERAL A/40 /637l8 september 198 5 ORIGIML: EI{GLISH Forgieth session Iten 84 (o) of the provisi.onal 3rlendar DEVEIJOPMEM AND INTERNATIOML ECOT'IOIIIIC CO-OPERATION Developnent of energy resources of developing countries Itepor t of the Secretary-Genera I COr{IENTS Paraqraphs Page I. IMRoDUCTIoN ....... L 2 II. IMPLEMENTATION OF THB OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS OF RESOLUTTON 39/L76 . . 2'8 2 III. RESULTS OF SYMPOSIIJI.TS AND OIHER MEETIITGS 9 - 65 4 ANNEX. UNITED NATIONS SYMPOSIUu ON FINANCING OF PETROLEUM EXPTJORATION AND DEVELOPII{EM IN DEVELOPII'IG COUNTRIES 'ATHENS' 22-26 APnIL 1985: LIST OF PARTICIPATIT'IG couNTRrEs AND oRGANrzATroNs .... 14 r A/40/LsO. 8s-2s389 r88rj (E)A/ 40/637 English Page 2 I.I NtRODUqTI ON l. This report respondg to paragraph 5 of ceneral AaEenbly resolution 39/L76 of 17 December 1984, in ehich the Aasembly requeEtE the Secr etary-Gene ral to prepare and to subnit to the General ASaembly at it8 fortieth seasj.on a report on the impl,enentation of the sane resolution. In the paragraph clted the ceneral Assenbly also asks that t,he report tnclude "the lesul.ts of aynposia and sinilar undertakingsin gupport ot effortB by aleveloping countrlea for the exploration and developmentof their energy resources". The present report, therefore, is divlded into tuoparts: one revlerring the lnplenentation of the varioua operative paragraphs of resolution 39/L'15. the other surveying the resultE of a najor Eynposiun on thetopic of financlng petroleun exploration and deeelopDent ln developing countries. II. IIqPLEITENTATION OF TI{E OPERATIVE PARAGRAPITS OF RESOI,UTION 39,/T76 Paragraph I 2. In paragraph I the General Assenbly relffirms and calls for inplementatlon ofall the provisi.ons of ita reEolutton 38,/l5l of 19 Decenber 1983. These provisionsfall into tuo broad categories, those cllling for action by the Sec r etety-ceneralor bV elements ot the United Nations syaten, and thoae calling for action by Menber States.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the development of energy resources in developing countries, which is a crucial aspect of economic development. The report also touches on the financing of petroleum exploration and development, which is a key aspect of natural resource management. Additionally, the text mentions the United Nations' role in promoting international cooperation on environmental and economic issues.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment