text: undertaken onthebasisofthebroadguidelines established, hadprovedthe importance ofthatkindofexercise inimproving co-ordination andco-operation withintheUnitedNations systemand,through thisparticular evaluation, inthe fieldofinternational drugcontrol. 737.TheCommittee oncemoreunderlined theimportance oftheproblem under consideration and,consequently, ofthethreeUnitedNations drugcontrol units. TheCommittee notedthat,although theiractivities hadbeenfurther improved, much remained tobedone. TheCommittee considered thatthealarming globaldimension ofthedrugabuseproblem andtheneedforoptimum utilization ofthelimited resources available tocurbthatproblem required effective co-ordination ofall theefforts beingmade,notonlyintheorganizations oftheUnitedNations system butalsoamongMemberStatesandattheregional andnational levels. The Committee therefore welcomed theassignment bytheSecretary-General tothe Under-Secretary-General forPolitical andGeneral Assembly Affairs ofthe responsibility foroverall co-ordination ofallUnitedNations drugcontrol-related -143-L.Triennial reviewoftheimplementation oftherecommendations of theCommittee ontheprogramme ontransnational corporations741.TheCommittee agreedthattheformatofthemUltilingual dictionary should be improved (forexample, usingaloose-leaf format) inordertomaximize the usefulness ofthedictionary.738.TheCommittee tooknoteofrecommendations 1and3contained inthereportof theSecretary-General andrecommended thattheyshould betransmitted tothe Commission onNarcotic Drugs,through theEconomic andSocialCouncil, for consideration. 747.Th ofthe assessi746.Th Secreta useful decisio theCen 749.The Secreta madeby programll748.Th recomme regrett totran recomme notdo745.Th takens address policy conduct however tobei 750.The ofreco assessed one.Al withth consider status therewa739.TheCommittee recommended alsothattherole,function andprogramme ofwork oftheUnitedNations Narcotics Laboratory should becarefully reviewed inorderto permitanexamination tobemadetodetermine whether certain ofitsfunctions should bedecentralized tonational orregional labo~atories. 740.TheCOmmittee agreedthat,although theworkoftheDivision ofNarcotic Drugs hadimproved inrecentyears,theDivision wasstillweakincertain areas;the Committee recommended thattheDivision shouldbestrengthened withadditional technical capacity inordertodealmoreeffectively withparticular areasof concern, suchasdrugdemandreduction, andthattheDivision shouldpayspecial attention tothecountries inwhichthecapacity fornational intervention and control waslimited ornon-existent. 743.TheCOmmittee commended thetriennial reviewoftheimplementation of recommendations madebyitatitsnineteenth session onthetransnational corporations programme (E/AC.51/1985/5) andnotedwithsatisfaction thatithad beenprepared withthefullco-operation ofthecentreonTransnational Corporations andthejointunits.742.TheCOmmittee recommended thatrecommendations 9and10contained inthe' reportoftheSecretary-General should beendorsed andthattheSecretary-General should implement recommendations 1and3oftheJointInspection Unit.In pursuance ofrecommendation 2,theCOmmittee recommended thattheGeneral Assembly shouldagainrequest thespecialized agencies thathadnotalready donesoto develop specific drugcontrol programmes andactivities tobeundertaken bymember Governments. Recommendations 4and5were,however, notacceptable tothe COmmittee (seepara.485above).~~::;;~~~:~::~~::::'~:;~':~~~~~n~~~o~:::t~~: ~:~e:~:~;~t~~;~:~:~:: ~~O~~~se ~•.~undertake further corrective measures, asoutlined inparagraphs 108and115ofthe i~reportoftheSecretary-General. ~ 744.TheCommittee reiterated itsposition, expressed during t~econsideration of thetriennial reviewonmanufactures, thatthereshould benohierarchy ofmandates andthatitsrecommendations, asapproved bytheEconomic andSocialCouncil and theGeneral Assembly, should begivenequalweightwiththoseofother intergovernmental bodies. Italsoreaffirmed itsviewsthatfuturetriennial reviews shouldprovide amoreindependent assessment oftheimplementation of recommendations andbelessdependent ontheviewsoftheorganizational bodies whoseactivities werebeingreviewed.751.The extent 0 however, therepo independ -144-
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation of recommendations related to drug control, which is a significant concern in the field of health. The text also mentions the importance of coordination among various organizations and member states, which suggests a broader international context. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that the text may be related to a formal report or evaluation.