148. At its 1034th meeting, on 29 January 1990, the Commission elected by consensus E.A. Babayan (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) as Chairman and deferred election of the other officers to allow time for consultations among regional groups. 149. At its 1035th meeting, on 29 January 1990, the Commission elected three Vice-Chairmen, R.J. Samsom (Netherlands), F. Cuevas Cancino (Mexico) and Y. Mahmassani (Lebanon). M. Randrianame (Madagascar) was elected as Rapporteur. 150. The Chairman made a statement emphasizing the significance of the issues before the eleventh special session of the Commission, which underlined recent positive developments in concerted efforts to combat the drug problem. The adoption of the 1988 Convention and the decision by the General Assembly to convene its seventeenth special session were expressions of the desire of the international community for increased co-operation. 151. The Director of the Division of Narcotic Drugs also addressed the Commission at its opening meeting. He stated that the Commission should look forward to the future with great optimism because an appropriate response from the international community to the tragic events that had taken place in several countries was being formulated through actions of the General Assembly He proposed that a possible measure to expand the role of the United Nations to control illicit drug traffic and drug abuse would be the establishment of a sub-commission on the control of illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. 152. Prior to the session, on 26 January 1990, the outgoing Steering Committee of the thirty-third session had held an informal organizational meeting. D. Adoption of the agenda 153. At its 1034th meeting, the Commission adopted by consensus the provisional agenda (E/CN.7/1990/1 and Add.1) agreed on by the Commission at its thirty-third session and approved by the Economic and Social Council in - 31 -
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which suggests that the topic is related to health and substance abuse. The language used is formal and official, indicating that it is a report or meeting minutes from a international organization.

**Category**
Health