official travelinordertohavedirectcontact withimportant sources of information onenergy. Itwasagreedthatsuchanapproach tocollecting information wasanadequately cos:-effective useoftravelbuttheunderstanding shouldnotbethatstafftravelcouldbeusedforthepurpose oflow-level technical consultations inotheragencies inordertocollect data. (d)Economic andtechnical aspects ofmarineaffairs 137.Questions wereraisedconcerning themandate foraproposed salespublication (output (iv)ofprogramme element 2.1)onthereviewofactivities ofpublicand private entities insea-bed mineral development, andspecifically whetherithad beenincluded inthemedium-term plan.Inreply,therepresentative ofthe Department saidthatthattypeofworkwasincluded intheplaningeneral terms butthatthespecific outputwasoneofninepublications inaseriesandinfact thetitlegivenintheproposed programme budgetwasnotaccurate. Thecorrect titleshouldbe"regulatory framework: reviewofactivities insea-bed mineral development". TheCommittee agreedtothechangeoftitle. -26-(e)Anal 138.Discussion thatworkshoul theInternation opinion thatsu givenahigher Otherdelegatio theinterrelati factors) should Department said conform withpr reviewed bythe 139.Questions element 5.1(Mo toassistinth Several delegat members. Inre particular case general audienc accordingly, ou 140.Onedelega concerning adol programme eleme thatspecific a( resultoftheII beenabsorbed u wouldthereby he (f)GlobaJ 141.Withregar element 1.1(Soc co-operation amc technical publi inusingpeople socialprogress SocialDevelopm element would regarding far-r globaldevelop 142.Undersubp strategies tot developmental s threesuccessiv reply,theAssi theneedtored Centrehadbeen theupcoming in hadbeenmandat specialeffort(e)Analysis ofworldpopulation 138.Discussion onthepopulation programme centred onpriorities. Itwasstated thatworkshouldbeoriented towards theimplementation oftherecommendations of theInternational Conference onPopulation. Several delegations wereofthe opinion thatsubprogramme 7(Dissemination ofpopulation information) should be givenahigherpriority inthelightoftherecommendations oftheConference. Otherdelegations wereoftheopinion thatprogramme element 4.1(Assessments of theinterrelationship between demographic variables andeconomic andsocial factors) shouldnotbegivenlowestpriority. Inreply,therepresentative ofthe Department saidthatpriority desi~nations reflected difficult choices inorderto conform withprogramme planning regulations andthatthedesignations hadbeen reviewed bythepopulation Commission. 139.Questions wereraisedabouttheuseofconsultants, particularly inprogramme element 5.1(Monitoring ofpopulation trendsandpolicies), forwhichthetaskwas toassistinthepreparation ofanewandmorehighlysUbject-focused format. Several delegations askedwhether thattaskcouldnotbedonebyregularstaff members. Inreply,therepresentative oftheDepartment saidthatinthat particular casetheproblem waslackofexperience indesigning presentations for general audiences, which,itwasconsidered, should bereached bythatoutput; accordingly, outside expertise wasneededforthatpurpose. 140.Onedelegation recommended thedeletion oftheoutp~tinprogramme element 6.4 concerning adolescent reproductive behaviour sincetheworkwascovered by programme element 6.3.Inreply,therepresentative oftheDepartment pointed out thatspecific activities relevant toadolescent fertility werecalledforasa resultoftheInternational Conference onPopulation; although theworkcouldhave beenabsorbed underthebroader heading ofstudies ofreproducLive behaviour, it wouldthereby havelostitsvisibility. (f)Globalsocialdevelopment issues 141.Withregardtosubprogramme 1,questions wereraisedconcerning programme element 1.1(Social integration analysis), inparticular thestudyonsocial co-operation amongdeveloping countries (output(ii».Itwasproposed thatthe technical pUblication shouldbeexpanded toinclude areviewofnational experience inusingpeople's participation toachieve far-reaching changes forthepurpose of
**Analysis**
The text discusses various topics related to the United Nations, including program elements, publications, and international conferences. The themes revolve around global issues, development, and international cooperation. The text also touches on specific topics such as population, sea-bed mineral development, and social integration analysis. Based on the content, it appears that the text is primarily focused on international development and cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment