assistance to the Palestinian people (resolution 39/224). At its fortieth session, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to review the progress made in the implementation of the proposed activities and projects described in his report, to take all necessary steps to finalise the programme of economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people requested in resolution 381145 and to convene in 1986 i meeting of the relevant programmes, organizations, agencies, funds and organs of the United Nations system to consider economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people (resolution 401170). At its forty-first session, the General Assembly welcomed the decision of the Secretary-General to send a mission to prepare the programme of economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people requested in resolution 38/145: requested the Secretary-General to convene in 1987 a meeting of the relevant organisations. agencies, funds and bodies of the United Nations system to consider economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people, and to invite the PLO and the Arab host countries to participate in the meeting: and requested the international community to sustain and increase their assistance to the Palestinian people, in co-operation with the PLO (resolution 41/181). At its forty-second session, the General Assembly took note of the report of the Secretary-General: welcomed the preparation of the progrenxae of economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people set out in that report: requested the Secretary-General to develop the programme and to seek its early implementation and to cc-ordinate the activities envisaged by various organisations of the United Nations system within the framework of the programme: requested the Secretary-General to mobilize resources for the programme in close co-operation with the PLO; urged the international community, the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations to disburse their aid or any 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the provision of economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people, which suggests that the primary focus is on economic development and humanitarian aid. The language used, such as "programme of economic and social assistance" and "mobilize resources", further supports this hypothesis.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Economic development