development' such as relatedalso given an overview of. lhe ongoinE and planned for Disarmanent Attairs in the area of disarnament and to: (a) The tfor lal Disarnanent canpaign. launched in 1982 by the General Assembly at its teelfth sPecial session, che second sPecial session devoced to disarnamentt 2/ (b) Contacts eith research insEitutes and the acadenic conmuni.ty, eslablished in pursuance of a General Assembly decision during its tenth special session, the first specj.al session devoted to disarnarnent held in I9?8t (cl A system-wide exchange of information and analysis within the united Nations organs, agencies and concerned organizations in pursuance of resolulion J7 /54. In the last mentioned aspect, the potential for utilizing the groiting inEerest on the subject giEhin various parls of Ehe United Nations systen was enphasized wiEh a vieo to adopling a multidisciplinary and mul-t idinensional approacb. It was also pointed out that a malor consideration with the Departnent for Disarnanent Atfairs in the implernentation of resoLucion 3?/84 and 38/7L A was tha! the systern-side interest in the subject shoulat be pursued oithin a conceptual connitment toA/ 40 /6t8 Enqlish Page 6 approach the relationshlp betreen disarmanent and deveropnent as a neeting pointbetween Eas! and flest, North and South. 13. During the discussions at the ad hqc neeting it lras seen that the specificinterest in the relationship betr.reei-?G-arnanent and developnent was in nany casesrelated to overall concern for global survival and wetl-being. The absence ofspecific nandates did not seen to have affect.ed thls concern. There r.ra s a generalinterest in receiving the information and anal-rrses enanating from elthin the unltedNations and that which nay becone avairabre following the initiatrves taken by theDepartnent for Disarnanent Affa i rs.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and disarmament, with a focus on the United Nations and its efforts to promote disarmament and development. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international diplomacy and policy. The text mentions various initiatives and resolutions, which further supports the idea that it is related to international relations and policy-making.

**Category**
International relations