text: formulation, evaluation andmonitoring oftechnical assistance projects by technical backstopping officers. Morefundswouldalsobenecessary toallowfor attendance atagreater numberofco-ordination meetings withintheUnitedNations system. 117.Concerning theInternational CentreforGenetic Engineering andBiotechnology, hesaidUNIDO's assistance wasinresponse toreguests fromalargenumberof interested countries. Thereviewofglobaltechnology trends wouldnotbeabstract ortheoretical innature, butwasintended tobeofpractical usetoall countries. Astotheimplementation ofallaspects oftheresolution oftheFourth General Conference ontechnology, amoderate attempt hadbeenmadetoprovide as manyactivities aspossible withinthelimited resources available. 118.Attherequest oftheSecretary-General, theDirector-General oftheUnited Nations OfficeatViennaprovided theBoardwithinformation concerning General Assembly resolution 39/242ontheestablishment ofaunified conference service at theViennaInternational Centre. Attherequest oftheBoard,thestatement ofthe Director-General wasdistributed asdocument ID/B/CRP.85-7. TheDirector-General alsoreplied toanumberofquestions raised onthesubject. Action bytheBoard 119.Atits382ndmeeting, on31May1985,theBoard,afterconsideration ofa draftconclusion onitem11(ID/B/L.323) submitted bythePresident, adopted the following conclusion: Conclusion 1985/7. Proposed programme budget, 1986-1987 1.TheIndustrial Development Boardhadbeforeittheproposed programme budgetforUNIDOfortheb~ennium 1986-1987 (ID/B/336/Rev.l) thatwas circulated ontheeveofitsnineteenth session. 2.TheBoardrecalled resolution 39/232asadopted bytheGeneral Assembly on18December 1984,inwhichtheAssembly haddecided thatadequate resources should beprovided inthebudgetofUNIDOtoimplement fullyallitsmandates, particularly thoseinsupport oftheactivities established inpriority areas, andhadauthorized theSecretary-General totakeappropriate actiontothat end.TheBoardagreedthattheproposed programme budgetfor1986-1987 needed tobereadjusted. TheBoardfurther decided thattherecastinq should reflect, interalia,theagreedpriorities oftheFourthGeneral Conference of UNIDOaswellasthosepreviously established. 3.TheBoardreaffirmed thepriority areasestablished forUNIDO's activities, viz.industrial technology, energy-related industrial technology, industrial production, development ofhumanresources, special measures for leastdeveloped countries, theSystemofConsultations, theIndustrial Development DecadeforAfrica, andindustrial co-operation amongdevelopinq countries. TheBoardagreed ontheimportance ofruraldevelopment, industrial restructuring andredeployment, inclUding socialaspects of industrialization, andintegration ofwomeninindustrial development and requested thattheirinclusion aspriority areasbeconsidered bythe competent organs. -36-Iject ,for tions ,ology, Istract Fourth ,as ,ted 'al .ceat ofthe leral a the lme !mbly lources ldates, areas, :hat needed !nceof llogy, for linq Id4.TheBoardnotedthathighandlowpriorities presented intheformof asterisks intheproposed programme budget documents wereoftenunrelated to previous decisions oftheBoardwithrespect topriorities. Itfeltthata moretransparent budgetpresentation wasrequired. 5.TheBoardre-emphasized theimportance oftheSeniorIndustrial Development FieldAdviser (SIDFA) programme andfurther underlined theneedto strengthen andimprove theSIDFAprogramme inaccordance withpastdecisions oftheBoardaswellastheresolutions adopted bytheFourth General Conference ofUNIDO. TheBoardendorsed therecommendations included inparagraphs 123to 130ofthereportofthePermanent Committee ontheworkofitstwenty-first session (ID/B/327) andagreedtoinvitetheGoverning Council oftheUnited Nations Development Programme tofinance themaximum numberofSID~Apostsin 1986-1987 and,forthatpurpose, toexploreallpossible waysoflocating additional resources • Allmemberstates, inparticular thedeveloped countries, wereurged toprovide generous voluntary contributions fortheSIDFAprogramme, whilethe
analysis: This text appears to be a report or minutes from a meeting of a governing body, discussing the activities and budget of a United Nations organization (UNIDO) focused on industrial development. The text mentions various topics such as technology transfer, priority areas, budget allocation, and resource mobilization. Based on this, it seems that the text is primarily related to economic development, industry, and science and technology.