environment-related activities oftheUnitedNations system; 2.Takesnoteofthepaperprepared jointly bytheUnitedNations andUNEP secretariats onissuesrelating tothepreparation ofthecross-organizational programme analysis; 23/ 3.Requests theorganizations andagencies oftheUnitedNations systemto assistthesecretariat inpreparing adescription ofthepattern ofmandates guiding theenvironment-related workoftheUnitedNations system byproviding it withinformation ontheresolutions anddecisions oftheirgoverning bodies relevant totheenvironment adopted sincetheUnitedNations Conference onthe HumanEnvironment; 4.Suggests thattheinclusion orotherwise ofactivities inthesystem-wide medium-term environment programme constitutes aworking definition ofthescopeof environmental activities intheunitedNations system, forthepurposes ofthe cross-organizational programme analysis; 22/UNEP/GC.13/5. 23/UNEP/GC.l3/3/Add.6 andCorr.l. -42-p c a p a t a E i Un Hu Pr Hu: su5.Endorses thesuggestion thatthesystem-wide medium-term environment programme should beusedinformulating thesubstantive structure ofthe cross-organizational analysis andtosuggest majorissuesrelating toco-operation andco-ordination onwhichtheanalysis shouldfocus; 6.Reguests theDesignated Otficials forEnvironmental Matters to participate actively intheprocess ofpreparing thecross-organizational programme analysis, including theconvening ofmeetings, asrequired, toreviewprogress. 15thmeeting 24May1985 13/12. Co-operation between theUnitedNations Environment Programme andtheUnitedNations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat) TheGoverning Council, NotingthereportoftheExecutive Director ontheseventh jointmeeting of theExecutive Director oftheUnitedNations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat) andthebureauoftoeUnitedNations Commission onHumanSettlements withthe Executive Director oftheUnitedNations Environment Programme andthebureauof itsGoverning Council, 24/ Recall~ng itsdecision 11/1ot24May1983,section IV,paragraph 6, Further notingresolution 8/14onmeetings oftheExecutive Director ofthe UnitedNations CentretorHumanSettlements cndthebureauoftheCommission on Human Settl~ments withtheExecutive Director oftheUnitedNations Environment Programme andthebureauofitsGover.ning Council adopted bytheCommission on HumanSettlements on8May1985, 1.Expresses itssatisfaction atthecontinuing co-operation between the secretarlats oftheUnitedNations centreforHumanSettlements (Habitat) andthe UnitedNations Environment Programme; 2.Requests theExecutive Director tocontinue, andwherepossible increase, suchco-operation; 3.Concurs withresolution 8/14oftheCommission onHumanSettlements; 4.Decides toinclude initsagendaforfuturesessions anitemon co-operation between theEnvironment Programme andtheUnitedNations Centrefor HumanSettlements (Habitat); 5.Agreesthattheagenda itemreferred toinparagraph 4aboveshould be discussed ateachofitssessions onthebasisofacommonprogress reportofthe twoExecutive Directors; G.Reguests theExecutive Director oftheUnitedNations Environment Programme toconsult withtheExecutive Director oftheUnitedNations centrefor 24/UNEP/GC.13/G. -43- 1;I' •ill HumanSettlements (Habitat) withaviewtosUbmitting totheGeneral Assembly at itsfortieth session adraftresolution ~longtoefollowing lines: "TheGeneral Assembly, "Recalling itsresolutions 32/162of19December 1977and35/71Bot 5December 1980,"ftJ!if!.ZAp., "Having considered resolution 8/14adopted bytheCommission onHuman Settlements on8May1985anddecision 13/12adopted bytheGoverning Council oftheUnitedNations Environment Programme on23May1985, "Decides todiscontinue theannualmeetings oftheExecutive Director of theUnitedNations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat) andthebureauof theCommission onHumanSettlements withtheExecutive Director oftheUnited Nations Environment Programme andthebureauofitsGoverning Council." 13thmeeting 23May1985
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council, discussing environmental-related activities and co-operation between UNEP and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat). The document focuses on the preparation of a cross-organizational programme analysis, suggesting that the inclusion of activities in the system-wide medium-term environment programme constitutes a working definition of the scope of environmental activities in the United Nations system.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Science and technology