18. Following the ad hoc meeting of t@al points in April 1984, the Departnent forDi'sarmanent ntrai rs-frlibeen receiving fron the various parts of the uniEed Nalionssystem inputs for and on subjects relaced to disarnanent and devel.pnent, includingrelevant statelEnts by their represent.atives. Along uith the inputs fron theresearch and acadenic comnuni ty, lhe information received enables the DeparEmentfor Disarmament Affairs to perform a clearing-house function. The corlection,compilation and dissenination ot information oithin the united Nations aystem andcontacts eith the academic connuniry reinforce the possibilities for pro;otrngdirect exchanges sherever possible. rntormation corlected by the Departnent hasbeen extensively nade use of in, for example, Che preparation by the Departnent offnternaCional Econonic and Social Af,tairs of Viorld social Situation\EluN-)/L56r/Z); the tuo. vorurnes on $ak.1ng the crnnection: Disarnament Developnenf,and Fconomic conversion brough! out T;-I!F6t-iie Non-cove rnnen tal Liaison serviceot che United Nationst and the on-going disarnanent television project, ,,Agenda fora snall planet" by Ehe Department of public Informati.on.A/40/6L8 English Page g (5) United Nations Regional Conference for the22-26 Augus! 1983, Nen Delhi-4. t9' The therne of Ehe relationship bet,reen disarmanent and develop$ent. $as includedin the tollowing international seminars and conferences: , (f) lleeting of Experts on Security, Disarnanent and Development in Afr]'ca, T16' t:S", 11-12 Augusr 1985r folloueal by a conference on the saoe subjectattended by lhe furl rnenbersbip of rtre orEanization of African uniry (oAU), herd atIon5, Togo, l3-I5 Auqust 1995. (2) rnle r-parr ianen ta ry symposiun on DisarnamenE relating to conventionallf.eapons, organized by the rn ter-pa r riarEnta ry uni.on in co-operatj,on lrith the unitedNations, 28=31 May 1985, Mexico City. (3) United Nations Sub-negional Conference for t.he Wor1d DisarrnamenECanpaign, 15-19 April I985, il6nk6ping, sseden. (4) United Nations Regional Conference tor the world Disarnament Campal.gn,9-13 February 198 5. Caj.ro- (5) United Nations Regional Seninar on Disarnament. Education,4-7 October 198 3, Caracas. (7) United Nations negional seninar on Disarrament forOrganizations in Che European Region. 31 August-3 SeptemberWorld Disarnament Canpa ig n r Non-9ove rnnen ta I 1982, Mamaia, Ronania.A/ 40/6L8 Engllsh Paqe 9 (8) unitett Nations Regional- seninar on Disarnanent for Non-governnenta I
**Analysis**
The text discusses the relationship between disarmament and development, and mentions various international seminars and conferences on the topic. It also references the use of information collected by the Department for Disarmament Affairs in various contexts, including economic and social development. The text does not mention specific industries, natural resources, or environmental issues.

**Category**
Economic development, International relations