text: UNiTED NATIONS • President:aenoralA•••mbl, rrr Fortieth session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHETHIRD MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onFriday, 20September 1985,at10.30a.m. Mr.DEPINmSPROVISIONAL A/40/pV.3 "20September 1985 ~GLISH (Spain)A -Expression ofsympathy concerning theearthquake inMexico -Adoption oftheagenda andorganization ofwork:firstreportoftheGeneral Committee -Commemoration ofthefortieth anniversary oftheunitedNations: reportof thepreparatory Committee fortheFortieth Anniversary oftheunitedNations -Meetin~s ofsubsidiary organs Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches ~~liv~red inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial RecordsoftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, within I:ll.leweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-7S0, 2unitedNations Plaza, andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64015/A 3143V(E)111/3 A/40/PV.3 2-5 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat10.55a•••l EXPREsSION OFSYMPATHY CONCERNING THEEARTHQUAKE INMEXICO ThePRESJDENT (interpretaticm frOllSpanish): Beforetakingupthefirst itemonouragendaforthismorning may111onbehalfofalltheaellbers ofthe Assembly andonmyownbehalf, ex~endourdeepest sympathy totheGOI7ernment and peoplesofMexicoforthetragiclossoflifeandextensive IUterial damagewhich resulted fromtherecentearthquake. MayIalsoexpress thehopethattheinternational cOIIIIInity vUlshowits solidarityandrespond prOllptly andgenerously toanyrequest forhelp. Inowcallupontherepresentative ofMexico.JSM/jh A/40/PV.3 6 ~.rgMUAozLEDO(Mexico) (interpretat~ onfromSpanish): Si~,although the headofmydelegation willbemakingastatement latercongratulating you,Iwould liketoextendtoyouD¥personal congratulations onseeingyoupresiding overthis sessionoftheAssembly. Xammostgrateful toyouforyourkindwordsofsympathy andsolidarity withmycountry ontheoccasion oftheearthquake whichoccured yesterday. Welackdetailed information, butweknowthattherehavebeenmany casualties andthattherehasbeenextensive damage. Ihaveconveyed toPresident delaMadridthemessageo sentbythe Secretary-General andbyyou,Sir,generously offering topromote international assistance. Ihavereceived manydemonstrations offriendship. Assoonasweare abletore-establish communication withourcapital, weshallbeinaposition to tellyouhowourGovernment ischannelling thisassistance. Clearly, thepeople andGovernment ofMexicohavebeenmobilized underthepersonal leadership ofthe President oftheRepublic ofMexicoandareusingtheirownresources todealwith thisdisaster. Afewminutes agotheOfficeoftheunitedNations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator (UNDRO)calledmefromGenevaan..nformed methatontheinstructions oftheSecretary-General, various formsofinternational support arealready being dispatched. Wearemostsincerely grateful forallofthesedemonstrations of assistance. ITEM8OFTHEPROVISIONAL AGENDA ADOPrl0N OFTHEAGENDA ANDORGANIZATION OFWORK:FIRSTREPORT OFTHEGENERAL COMMITTEE (A/40/2S0) ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): Weshallexaminefirst section 11ofthereport, whichdealswiththeorganization ofthesession. Members areawarethatbyitsdecision 34/401, whichisreproduced asannexVIto therulesofprocedure, andbyitsresolution 39/88B,whichisreproduced asJSM/jh A/40/PV.3 7 (ThePresident) annexVIItotherules,theGeneral Assembly adopted anumberofprovisions aimed atrationalizing itsprocedures andorganization. Manyoftheseprovisions have already beenimplemented atthethirty-fourth tothirty-ninth sessions, butsomeof themhavenotyetbeen, 01:havebeenonlypartlyimplemented. Itishopedthatat thepresent session theAssembly willendeavour toadvance thisprocess of rati(;i..etlization. Theprovisions ofGeneral Assembly decision 34/401andresolution 39/88B,to whicbIhavejustreferred, thatdirectly affecttheorganization ofworkofthe General Committee, arereproduced inparagraph 2ofdocument A/40/250. MayIconside~ thattheGeneral Assembly takesnot9oftheactiontakenbythe General Committee onthatparagraph? Itwas"106l~cided._,.JoIi ....., ThePkESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): Asconcerns theobservance ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations, referred toinparagraphs 3and
analysis: The text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the aftermath of an earthquake in Mexico and the organization of the session. It does not seem to focus on economic development, industry, international trade, employment, or culture. The humanitarian aid and relief efforts related to the earthquake are a significant part of the discussion, which suggests that Humanitarian aid and relief is a relevant category. Additionally, the text touches on the topic of science and technology, specifically the role of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator (UNDRO).