text: to the second regular session of 1986, as the Observer for Ethiopia had proposed. It was so decided (decision 1986/ 118). SCHEDULING OF THE SESSIONS OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD (E/1986176) 31. The PRESIDENT drew the attention of Council members to a letter dated 3 April 1986 from the President of the Trade and Development Board, contained in document E/1986176, in response to Council decision 1986/105, in which, inter alia, the Trade and Development Board was requested to transmit its recommendations regarding scheduling of its regular sessions to the Council at its first regular session of 1986. He also drew attention to Trade and Development Board decisions 333 (XXXII) and 334 (XXXII), which were annexed to document E/1986176. 32. In the absence of any draft proposals on the question, he suggested that the Council should adopt a decision drafted along the following lines: "The Economic and Social Council, "Having considered the letter dated 3 April 1986 from the President of the Trade and Development Board addressed to the President of the Council in pursuance of Council decisions 1984/161 of 25 July 1984 and 1985/106 of 8 February 1985, on the scheduling of the sessions of the Board, decides: ''la) To im ite the Trade and Development Board to pursue its efforts to find a flexible and practical approach to the resolution of this issue; "\h) To consider, at its second regular session of 1986. the report of the Board on its thirty-second session: Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (concluded) (E/1986/L.19) DRAFT RESOLUTION E/ 1986/L.19 34. Mrs. BUTIKU (Observer for the United Repub­ lic of Tanzania) said that, during the informal consultations which had been held on draft resolu­ tion E/1986/L.19, delegations had displayed a high degree of co-operation; she consequently hoped that 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the scheduling of sessions for the Trade and Development Board, which is likely related to international trade and economic development. The mention of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination suggests that the topic may also have implications for human rights and social development. However, the primary focus of the text seems to be on the organization and scheduling of meetings for the Trade and Development Board.