Executive Director shouldcontinue negotiations toensureadequate financing fortheprogramme. TheBoardstressed thattheSIDFAprogramme should bemaintained in 1986-1987 atitspresent levelof30posts, andrecommended totheGeneral Assembly tuconsider thatquestion inthelightoftheviewsexpressed by memberStatesonthesubject duringthecurrent session oftheBoardwitha viewtotakinqappropriate measures inthatregard. TheBoardreaffirmed thattheSIDFAprogramme shouldcontinue totake intoaccount thespecial needsoftheleastdeveloped countries. TheBoardrecommended toUNIDO afte~itsconversion toconsider initiating anevaluation oftheSIDFAprogramme soastoenhance thebenefits accruing fromtheprogramme. 120.Aftertheadoption ofconclusion 1985/7, therepresentative ofBelgium madea statement (seesummary record ID/B/SR.382, para.11). -37-\ I \.CHAPTER XI REGULAR PROGRAMME OFTECHNICAL CO-OPERATION 121.TheBoardconsidered thequestion oftheregular programme oftechnical co-operation underitem12.TheBoardhadbeforeitthetentative proposed allocations forthebiennium 1986-1987 prepared bytheExecutive Director (ID/B/335 andCorr.1) andtheannualreportoftheExecutive Director, 1984(ID/B/340, chap.II,paras. 40-46andappendix H). 122.TheBoardconsidered theitematits371stplenary meeting, on16May.An account ofthediscussion iscontained intherelevant summary record (ID/B/SR.371). Action bytheBoard 123.Atits382ndmeeting, on31May1985,theBoard,afterconsideration ofa draftconclusion onitem12(ID/B/L.332) submitted bythePresident, adopted the following conclusion: Conclusion 1985/8. Regular programme oftechnical co-operation 1.TheIndustrial Development Boardexamined theproposed tentative allocations forthebiennium 1986-1987, prepared bytheExecutive Director (ID/B/335). 2.TheBoardnotedwithconcern thattherealvalueoftheresources forthe UNIDOregular programme oftechnical co-operation hadbeendeclining steadily since19130. 3.TheBoardstressed againtheimportance oftheUNIDOregular programme of technical co-operation andrecommended thattherealvalueoftheprogramme be maintained. 4.TheBOJardrecalled therecommendation contained inparagraph 26ofthe reportofthePermanent Committee ontheworkofitsnineteenth session (ID/B/307 andCorr.1) andrequested theExecutive Director tomakefurther efforts toi,mp1ement thatrecommendation. 5.TheBoardapproved thetentative allocations fortheUNIDOregular programme oftechnical co-operation forthebiennium 1986-1987 asproposed in document ID/B/335. -38-11 I :ID/B/335 I, An l/SR.371). )fa !dthe !ctor ;forthe ;teadily Irammeof Irammebe )fthe In :ther Ir lOSedinCHAPTER XII UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND 124.TheBoardconsidered thequestion oftheUnitedNations Industrial Development Fundunderagenda item13.TheBoardhadbeforeitthereportoftheExecutive Director ontheUnitedNations Industrial Development Fund: programme for1986and planfor1986-1987 (ID/B/333 andCorr.l) andtheannualreportoftheExecutive Director, 1984(ID/B/340, chap.II,paras. 28-34andappendix I). 125.TheBoardconsidered theitematits37lstand372ndmeetings, on 16and17May.Anaccount ofthediscussion iscontained intherelevant summa~y records (ID/B/SR.371 and372). Action bytheBoard 126.Atits382ndmeeting, on31May1985,theBoard,afterconsideration ofa draftconclusion onitem13(ID/B/L.333) submitted bythePresident, adopted the following conclusion: Conclusion 1985/9. UnitedNations Industrial Development Fund 1.TheIndustrial Development Boardtooknoteofthereport bytheExecutive Director containing theprogramme oftheUnitedNations Industrial Development Fundfor1986andplanfor1986-1987 (ID/B/333). 2.TheBoardrecalled thedecision adopted bytheFourthGeneral Conference ofUNIDOtohonourthepledgetopromote theindustrial development of developing countries, especially theleastdeveloped countries, andcalled uponallcountries, inparticular thedeveloped countries, tocontribute orto increase theircontributions totheUnitedNations Industrial Development Fund