conclusions of the Committee on the Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade. It was his hope that delegations would build on that consensus and broaden it to cover other difficult areas in more detail, particularly in the interrelated areas of money, finance, trade and debt. 7. With regard to the organization of the Committee's work, he felt that there was a need to reflect on the content and format of the general debateJ in particular, its relationship to the general debate in plenary session, on the one hand, and to the discussion of specific issues in the COmmittee on the other, should be further clarified. He suggested that the Committee should focus on a limited number of items on a priority basis, and that the members should make a brief statement in the general debate and more specific remarks during the consideration of individual items. He expressed the hope that more efforts would be made to comply with the biennial programme of work (General Assembly resolution 39/217, annex II) and to reach the widest possible degree of consensus on draft resolutions. In that context, wherever possible, resolutions of a similar nature should be grouped together, and a serious effort should be made to reduce their length and avoid repetition. 8. He drew the Committee's attention to the letter dated 20 September 1985 (A/C.2/40/l) from the President of the General Assembly to the Chairman of the Second Committee concerning the allocation of items to the Committee. He also drew attention to the proposed agenda and its addenum (A/C.2/40/L.l and Add.l). He recalled that the Assembly rad endorsed, in its decision 38/429, the / ... A/C.2/40/SR.2 English Page 3 (The Chairman) recommendations of Economic and Social Council decision 1983/164 concerning the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the organization and work of a committee, specifically the Committee on the Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international development and cooperation. The text mentions specific areas such as money, finance, trade, and debt, which are often related to economic development. However, it does not seem to be exclusively focused on any one of these areas, but rather on the overall strategy and implementation of international development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade