Council inthedischarge oftheirresponsibilities assetoutinsections I andII; "(ii)Undertaking in-depth intersectoral analyses andsyntheses of development issues, inclosecollaboration withthoseelements oftheUnited Nations system engaged insimilar workandtakingintoaccount relevant work inthevarious sectoral components oftheUnited Nations system, andpreparing concise andaction-oriented recommendations onthoseissuesinaccordance with therequirements oftheGeneral Assembly andtheEconomic .ldSocial Council, forconsideration bythoseorgans; "(iii)Identifying andbringing totheattention ofGovernments emerging economic andsocialissues ofinternational concern." I .•. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/C.5/45/4 English Page3 6.IntheDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs, the responsibility forsocial development andsocialpolicy issues wasconcentrated in theCentre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs whichhadbeen established in1973aspartofthethenDepartment ofEconomic andSocialAffairs. In1979,theCentre wastransferred toVienna, though remaining apartofthe Department, andsubsequently, in1987,theCentre wasplaced underthe responsibility oftheDirector-General, United Nations OfficeatVienna (see para.11). 7.IntheDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs, thefunctions relating toglobalsocial development issues canbefoundintheprogrammes "Global development issues andpolicies", "Population", and"Statistics" intheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997, asapproved bytheCommittee for Programme andCo-ordination (CPC)atitsthirteenth session. Theprimary areaof responsibility isintheprogramme "Global development issues andpolicies" which undertakes interdisciplinary research andanalysis onkeyaspects ofeconomic and social trends intheworld. TheDepactment hasbuiltupessential research capabilities forcarrying outmultisectoral andintegrated analysis ofabroad rangeofsocio-economic issues drawing uponrelevant workofotherprogrammes in theDepartment including population, statistics, energy aswellasworkofother bodies intheUnited Nations system -theDepartment ofTechnical Co-operation for Development, theUnited Nations Conference onTradeandDevelopment (UNCTAD), the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), theInternational Research andTraining Institute fortheAdvancement ofWomen (INSTRAW), theUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), theUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), theregional commissions, theCentre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs, theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP), theUnited Nations Population Fund(UNFPA), theInternational Monetary Fund(IMF)andthe International BankforReconstruction andDevelopment (IBRD). 8.Underprogramme 12,"Global development issues andpolicies", subprogramme 2, "Problems andprospects ofintegrated development", twoobjectives arecited: (a)Tocarryoutmultisectoral andintegrated analysis ofabroadrangeof socio-economic issueswithaviewtopresenting tointergovernmental bodies an integrated viewofdevelopment problems andprospects; (b)Toproduce studies andreports withpolicy options andrecommendations on thoseproblems andprospects, including theinterrelationship between economic and socialfactors andthesocial andenvironmental soundness ofthedevelopment process forenhancing international co-operation andstrengthening national efforts aimedatthealleviation oftheproblems. 9.Theaboveinvolves, interalia,continuous assessment ofglobal changes in economic andsocial conditions andtrends andpreparation ofglobal socio-econornic surveys andreports analysing implications ofthesechanges andtrends, including
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations' department responsible for social development and policy issues, specifically highlighting the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs. The department's functions involve analyzing global socio-economic issues, including population, statistics, and energy, as well as collaborating with other UN bodies. The text also mentions the preparation of reports and studies with policy options and recommendations on development problems and prospects. This suggests that the category should be related to economic development, social development, and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, Social development, International cooperation