advicewillbeprovided tocountries requesting implementation assistance. Analytical summaries andreports onlegislative developments willbeissuedaswell aspublications oflistsofnational authorities issuing import andexport certificates andauthorizations, listsofmanufacturers ofdrugsandsubstances underinternational control. Information topOlicy-making andsubsidiary organs of theUnitedNations system ontreaty implementation, follow-up totheInternational Conference onDrugAbuseandIllicit Trafficking andinternational co-operation willalsobeprovided. SUBPROGRAMME 2.APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (a)Objectives 28.19 Thelegislative authority forthepresent sUbprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 43/122, section II,paragraphs 3and7and5-17/2; and targets 2,paragraph 55,4,paragraph 84,8,paragraph 142,11,paragraph 171,12, paragraphs 177-179, 13,paragraphs 186and187,15,paragraph 208,21,paragraphs 269and270and24,paragraph 303,oftheComprehensive Multidisciplinary Outline ofFutureActivities inDrugAbuseControl; Economic andSocial Council resolutions 1985/76, paragraph 1,1988/9, paragraph 12andannexA,paragraph 1,B,paragraphs 6and12,andC,paragraph 15,1988/16, paragraphs 2and8,1989/13, paragraph 7; andarticle 12ofthe1988UnitedNations Convention againstIllicit Traffic in Narcotic DrugsandPsychotropic Substances. 28.20 Overthepastfewyears,therehasbeenaconsiderable increase inthe number ofscheduled substances, reflecting arapiddiversification ofdrugsof abuse. Theconsequent increase ofregulatory efforts hasresulted, inturn,in bette~ ~ut,atthesametime,morestringent national legislation andsentencing provisions. Thisnewsituation, involving anincrease inthediversity ofdrugs seized, frequency andvolumeofseizures, presents achallenge notonlytonational regulatory andlawenforcement authorities, butalsotothetechnical and scientific staffofforensic chemistry andtoxicology laboratories. The rapi~ spreading ofdrugabuseandtraffic toregions oftheworldpreviously notaffected bythoseproblems necessitates theavailability ofwell-equipped andadequately staffed national andregional laboratory services, covering boththeanalysis of -7- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryseized drugsandthatofbiological fluids. Regulatory andlawenforcement services alsoneedcontinuous scientific andtechnical advice. 28.21 Theobjectives ofthesUbprogramme are: (a)Toassistinestablishing orstrengthening national narcotics laboratories indeveloping countries andtopromote theircollaboration in international programmes; (b)Toconduct training inmethods fortheidentification andanalysis of drugsofabuseinseizedmaterial topromote international involvement insuch training; (c)Toconduct andco-ordinate applied scientific research onnarcotic drugs andpsychotropic substances andtodevelop detector andtesting methods; (d)Toprovide scientific andtechnical information andadvice tospecialized agencies, national authorities andcollaborating scientists andtomaintain and update acollection ofscientific literature. (b)Course ofaction oftheSecretariat 28.22 Assistance fortheestablishment orstrengthening ofnational andregional narcotics laboratories willcontinue inordertoensure thatalldeveloping Member States withdrugabuseandtrafficking problems areabletoaddress suchproblems. Increased attention willbegiventotoxicology laboratory services, thus supporting demand reduction, andtothepromotion ofregional collaboration by developing regional reference laboratories. Itwillinclude advice andmaterial assistance aswellastheimprovement anddevelopment ofskills bytraining and information services. Ongoing advisory services willbewidened tocoverthe expected newdrugs(drugclasses) aswellasnewtechnical andscientific subjects
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, with a specific emphasis on the development of national and regional laboratories to analyze and identify drugs of abuse. The text also mentions the need for scientific and technical advice, training, and information services to support the implementation of the Convention. Given the focus on drug control and the scientific aspects of drug analysis, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to health or science.

**Category**
Health, Science and technology