245.Withregardtoprogramme 8(Natural resources), onedelegation expressed its continued firmopposition tooutputs (i~(b)ofprogramme element 2.1and output(i)ofprogramme element 2.2,forwhichtherewasnomandate andwhichhad notbeenendorsed bytheCommission. ~rthesamereasons, someotherdelegations expressed theirreservations withregardtoprogramme element 1.6ofprogramme 6 (Industrial development), output(ii)(a)ofprogramme element 1.1ofprogramme 11 (Science andtechnology) andoutput(i)(a)ofprogramme element 1.3of programme 11. -47--48-*UnitedStatesofAmerica.LIntroduction 251.Several delegations expressed theirsatisfaction withthedocument andnoted, inparticular, thesenseofresponsibility exhibited through theextensive redeployment ofstaffinresponse tointernal changes inresource requirements.2.DiscussionSection 12.Economic Commission forLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean 249.Atits46thmeeting, on25May,theCommittee considered section 12ofthe proposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Fortherecommendations of theCommittee, seeparagraphs 646-648 below.248.Onedelegation* reserved itsposition onthecreation ofthenewposts proposed forESCAP,believing thattheSecretary-General hadnotmadeasufficient efforttoaccommodate requirements foradditional staffbymeansof decentralization. 252.Thetermination ofprogramme element 1.3ofprogramme 3(Environment) was regretted byseveral delegations. Theprogramme element dealtwithenergyandthe environment inalternative development strategies inLatinAmerica inthebiennium 1984-1985.250.Therepresentative oftheOfficeforProgramme Planning andCo-ordination drew theCommittee's attention toanoversight inprogramme 9(Population inLatin America andtheCaribbean). Asrecommended bytheCommittee atitstwenty-third session, 10/thewords"family planning" inthetitleandnarrative ofprogramme element 1:2shoUldhavebeenreplaced bythewords"socio-economic conditions". He assured theCommittee thattheoversight wouldbecorrected.247.Withregardtoparagraphs 11.96,11.100and11.101, thesamedelegation expressed itsfirmopposition totheprogrammatic necessity ofurgentreplacement ofthecomputer systemonthegrounds thatnojustification wasprovided bythe Secretariat andthatthereferral ofthequestion toACABQwasnotsufficient because thequestion included alsoprogrammatic aspects. 253.Anumberofdelegations raisedquestions regarding thepriority designations ofseveral programme elements but,atthesametime,acknOWledged thedifficulties arising fromtheprovision thateachprogramme shouldcontain programme elements of highest andlowestpriority corresponding toroughly 10percentoftotalprogramme resources ineachcategory. particular concern wasexpressed thatprogramme246.Withregardtoprogramme 13(Transport I:Transport, communications and tourism inAsiaandthePacific), onedelegation expressed itsopposition tothe creation ofanewsubprogramme onassistance intheimplementation oftheTransport andCommunications DecadeforAsiaandthePacific, intheprogramme ofworkof whichwaswellcovered undersubprogramme 1ofthesameprogramme.element 2.2(Industrial resturcturing inLatinAmerica) ofprogramme 5(Industrial development) andprogramme element 3.2(Theeffectofcertain macro-economic policies ontheLatinAmerican economies) ofprogramme 6(International tradeand development finance) hadnotbeenaccorded highest priority, whiletheattribution ofhighest priority toprogramme element 4.1(Analysis oftheregional integration andco-operation processes andsupport fortheseprocesses) ofprogramme 6was considered unjustified. 254.Somedelegations requested clarification ofresource requirements for consultants, adhoc,expertgroups andstafftravelrelating todifferent programme elements. Onedelegation wasparticularly concerned aboutpossible duplication of workrelating tothosecategories ofexpenditure inprogramme 6. 255.Withregardtoprogramme 10(Science andtechnology inLatinAmerica andthe Caribbean), several delegations stressed theneedforco-ordination ofactivities ofECLACwiththoseoftheCentreforScience andTechnology forDevelopment. 256.Onedelegation proposed thatthetitleofprogramme element 4.6(Economic co-operation inCent~al America) ofprogramme 6should beamended toconform tothe titleofprogramme element 4.5(Economic integration andco-operation amongAndean Pactcountries).
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budget and program elements of various United Nations organizations, focusing on economic development, natural resources, and international cooperation. It mentions specific programs and elements related to industrial development, science and technology, and environmental issues.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry, Natural resources and environment, Science and technology, International trade