Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada' chile' China, Cyprus. Denrnark' EgyPt. 85-27510 1767m (E) A/40/726 Eng I ish Page 2 Ethiopia, Finland, France. cerrnany, Federal Republic of. chana, Greece. India. Indonesj.a, Iraqr Italy. Japan, Jordanf Kenya. Kuvrait, Libyan Arab Janahiriya, tvlalaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepa1, Netherlands, Niger, Nornay, Onan, Pakistan. Qatar, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, S,reden, Syrian Aratt Republic' Thailand. Turkey, Uqanda, United Kingdom of creat Brilain and Northern Ireland, Uniled Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Yemen and Yugoslavia. (Signed) Isnat T. KITTANI Permanent RePresentativeA/40/726 Engl ish Page 3 Io Introductory 5 I'I.. the Charte r of the United Natlons ITable of contents Note iII. organisational. fv. Merlbership V, i4a.:ntenance of, fnternational Pe.rce and S ecurltv VI, Economic Issues vlf- Humanltarian and Social Issues VIIf - Non-.9elf-Governlng andIrust Territories !(- Progresslve Develop:nent andCodificati.on of lnternatlonal l -..rr clw X. General Assesssrent and Some SuggeEtlons on Rat ional isatlonof, Procedures9rara 1[ 1A 39 qn 55 <R 5l}A/4A/726 English Page 4 sg3.E At the Ka-Jlnandu SessLon of, tbe A€ian-Afrlcan Legal Consultative Committee (i"ArcC) held ln Februaq, 1995, the Heads of, Delegations of .uhe lGrnber Sta-..es lrad Clscussed. ttre poss1'blJ-lt1r of our making a suitable contrlbutlon on the occasion of the fortleth annlversary of, the Unitea Nations i.n keeping with the Comrlttee,s Pcrmanent Obsenrer s--atus at Ute General Assembly. A consensu€ had energed lhat the best possible way r-1E AALCC couLd contribute Has +.o prepare a study which wr.ruld have as 1ts obJectlve tlre strengrthenlng of the Ur rlted Na'.-l.ons through ratlonaLisation of functionaf mr,dalltles wlth speclal rEference to the role of the General Assembly. A draft study was accoEdlngly prepared by the Comnltteer s Secretarlat and sulrmj.t ted to member govern- tlEnts of tfre AALCC ast a]-so other interested governdE nts for thelr obsesvatlons and comnents j.n .fuly 1995. The
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The text appears to be a report or study prepared by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC) for the United Nations General Assembly. The content is focused on the strengthening of the United Nations through rationalization of functional mandates, with special reference to the role of the General Assembly. The text does not mention specific sectors or industries, but rather deals with organizational and governance issues.

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