Northern Ireland, following consultations withtherepresentative ofUNESCO. -14-& Lwas Jramme Iby Ireita 'L.27/Rev.1) • by Committee below,the he 7,as :iUruguay. ;orsthat theareas following .opmentof Indtar :ypeof samended dKirgdom ,on 3/19) \Tiet ippines, ritainand :0.I81.TheAssistant Executlve Director stressed thattherewasnoprovlslon forthe meeting intheprogramme budgetandthatitwouldbeheldonlyifitwasjUdged reallyusefulforGovernments andoriented towards assessing theresults ofthe preceding decade anddrawing upplansforthefuture. En'?ironmental education andtraining inAfrica(decision 13/20) 82.TheCommittee approved adraftdecision submitted bytheAfrican Group,as revised bythesponsor.s following consultations withtherepresentative ofUNESCO. Environmental education network (decision 13/21) 83.TheCommitteeapproved adraftdecision submitt,edbytheLatinAmerican Gr:)up, asamended bytherepresentative ofArgentina. ReformottheInformation Service (decision 13/22) 84.TheCommittee approved adraftdecision suggested bytheChairman, asamended bytherepresentatives ofEgypt,France, theUnionofSovietSocialist Republics andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica. 85.Inplenary, theExecutive Director saiditwashisunderstanding thatthe limitation imposed inparagraph 8ofthedecision referred toregions whereonly onelanguage wasnormally used-forexample, Spanish inLatinAmerica: inother words,pUblications wouldbeissuedeitherinoneorintwolanguages. State-of-the-environment reports inthedeveloping countries (decision 13/23) 86.TheCommittee approved adraftdecision submitted bytheCroupof77,as amended bytherepresentatives ofEgypt,Nepal, PapuaNewGuinea andUrl;,guay. WorldClimate Programme (decision 13/24) 87.TheCommittee approved adraftdecision suggested bytheChairman, asamended bytherepresentative ofEgypt• 88.Onerepresentative emphasized thatadequate staffresources should bemade available fortheclimate programme. Marinepollution (decision 13/25) 89.TheCommittee approved adraftdecision suggested bytheChairman, asamended bytherepresentatives ofEgyptandSriLanka, andfollowing consultations withthe representative ofUNESCO. 90.Onerepresentative saidthat,bearing inminditsco-ordinating andcat~lytic role,UNEPshouldnotbeobligated toindefinite financial support ofthevarious regional seasactionplansbeyondtheinitial stages. Another ~epreseneative disagreed, sayingthatcontinued support fromUNEPwascrucial forthesuccessful implementation oftheregional seasactionplans. -15-]ater(decision 13/26) 91.TheCommittee approved adecision submitted bytheGroupof77,asamended by therepres~ntative ofthePhilippines andtheChairman. Therepresentatives ofEgyptandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica stressed theimportance oflimiting thescopeofthewaterprogramme, inordertoincrease theimpactofthelimitedresources available. Soils(decision 13/27) 92.TheCommittee a~~roved adraftdecision suggested bytheChairman, asamendedbytherepresentatives ofEg~~t, Ghana,Tunisia, theUnitedStatesofAmerica andUruguay. Implementation oftheActionPlanforBiosphe~e Reserves (decision 13/28) 93.TheCommittee approved adraftdecision submitted byFrance, theFederalRepublic ofGermany, India,theIvoryCoast, Kenya,Mexico, theUkrainian SovietSocialist Republic, theUnionofSovietSocialist Republics andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica, asrevised bythesponso~s following consultations withtherepresentative ofUNESCO. Preparation ofnational conservation strategies (decision 13/29) 94.TheCommittee approved adraftdecision submitted bytheAfrican Group,asamended bytherepresentative ofUruguay. Desertification (decisions 13/30AandB) 95.TheCommittee approved twodraftdecisions submitted bytheDrafting CommitteeofthePermanent Representatives toUNEP,asamended bytheAfrican Groupandtherepresentative oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica. 96.TheAssistant Executive Director saidthatthefinancial implications ofincluding thememberStatesoftheSouthern African Development Co-ordinationConference (SADCC) inthelistofcountries eligible toreceive assistance throughUNSOwouldamounttoabout$500,000 ayearplusadmini.strative costs. Hesoughtguidance fromtheGoverning Council astowherethefundswouldcomefrom.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the decisions made by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The decisions relate to various environmental issues, such as climate change, marine pollution, desertification, and environmental education. The text does not mention economic development, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. It seems to be focused on the natural environment and the conservation of natural resources.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Science and technology