aession shen reeieuinq the UNSIAD uork progralme on ECDC to consider the adoption of further meaaures of suPport by UNCTAD and foreard-Iooking decisions' givinq due regard to the Arusha Action Plan and the Caracas Progranme of Action' The comnittee on Econonic Co-operation anonq Developing Countries, in accordance with this reguest, aaloptetl on 5 october 1983, resolution 2 (II1), ehich reieerated lhe need for continued Bupport by the UNCTAD secretariat to ECDC and for givinq further inpetus to thls process. ResoLution 2 (III) also called upon the Secretary-General of UNCTAD Eo take further neasures in the area of trade expansion and prornotion' and nonetary and financial co-operatlon amonq dereloping countries as an integral part of trade expangion and promotion. 22. In the Food and Agriculture organization of Ehe united Nations (FAO), the importance of its lngolvement in ECDC $as reaftirmed at the tsenty-second eesslon ot the FAO Conference in Nover ber 1981, especially in the areas identi.fied in the Caracaa Progranrre of Action, i.e. food production, food security' production and supply of agricultural inPuts, tisheries, tnanagenen! of natural resourceg' ruraL develognen! and agricultural trade. In the United Nations Educational' scientitic and Cultural Orqani.zation (UNESCO), uork was undertaken to deEernine hoe the / A/40/581 English Page 8 organizationrs activities tie in $ith the qoals set forth in the Caracas Proqranmeof Acti.on. The concordance reas establ,ished bet$een relevang paragraphs of the Proqranne and the corresponding najor programmes in tbe UNESCO's nediun-terft plan and its biennial progrannes. In Che United Nations Industrial DeveloprnentOrganization (UNIDO) . effort.s lrere made to suppore the implenentation of the Caracas Progranme of Action, In this connection, a conprehensive paper on UNIDOTssupport neasures to the Caracas proqranne of Action rras submilted to the third meeeing of the Inte rqover nmenta I Follor-up and Co-ordination Connittee held in
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and its various programs and initiatives related to economic development, particularly in developing countries. The text mentions specific programs such as the Arusha Action Plan and the Caracas Program of Action, which focus on trade expansion, monetary and financial cooperation, and support for developing countries. The text also mentions the involvement of other United Nations organizations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in these programs.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade