text: programme planning therehadbeenpositive andencouraging developments in methodology andthatonlyafewquestions neededtobeaddressed, including the involvement ofsubsidiary organsoftheEconomic andSocial Council inthe programme planning process andthewidepublicati.on oftheprogramme planning regulations andrules. Withregardtotheco-ordination functions oftheCouncil, themostimportant recommendation concerned theuseofoutside expertise, towhich theSecretary-General hadnotagreed. Finally, withregardtotheresearch issues dealtwithinrecommendations 1-4,theSecretary-General's response wasencouraging asregards theformofpresentaton ofdocuments andthechanges thatwouldbemade intheWorldEconomic Survey. Henotedthattherewerefourimprovements in research orientation thatseemedparticularly important: aconcern with medium-term projections asopposed toshort-orlong-term ones;aconcern withboth thestructure andfunctioning oftheworldeconomy; aharmonization ofviewsaround abroader jointvisionpresented sectorally and,partially, inthespecialized work ofindividual organizations ofthesystem; andthedevelopment ofnewapproaches to oldproblems. 546.Thefurther comments oftheSecretary-General wereintroduced bytheDirector oftheOfficeoftheDirector-General forDevelopment andInternational Economic Co-operation, whostatedthattheSecretariat founditusefulforJIUtohave addressed thosemajorissues. Hepointed outthattheSecretarY-General shared the viewoftheInspector that,inspiteofthecurrent political difficulties, solutions should befoundtoanumberoftechnical problems relating to'the provision ofsecretariat support services andthattheSecretariat wasready, wherever feasible andappropriate, tointroduce thenecessary changes and impr~vements. Hedrewtheattention oftheCommittee totheviewsofthe SecretarY-General onvarious issuesaddressed by,andrecommendations of,the Inspector. Healsodrewattention tothesuggestions onthepartofthe Secretary-General relating todocumentation ingeneral andhisreflections onthe orientation oftheWorldEconomic Survey. Healsocommented further onthe introductory statement madebytheInspector, Mr.Bertrand, andexpressed the agreement oftheSecretariat thattheprogramme planning regulations andrules should bemorewi.delydisseminated. Withregardtoprogramme plann~ng hestated thatwhiletheSecretary-General agreedlargely withJIUonthedesirability ofa moreactiveroleforthesubsidiary bodiesoftheGeneral Assembly andtheCouncil inreviewing theirrespective workprogrammes, therewasarealproblem withthe timingofthemeetings ofsuchbodiesthatmustbeaddressed. Onthequestion of theutilization ofoutside expertise, whilereiterating theviewexpressed inthe comments oftheSecretary-General, hereconfirmed thereadiness ofthe Secretary-General inexercising hisfunction aschiefadministrative officer ofthe Organization, toprovide thenecessary expertise totheCommittee forDevelopment Planning andCPCasrequired. 2.Discussion 547.Manydelegations expressed theirappreciation fortheworkundertaken byJIU tobringimportant issuestotheattention oftheEconomic andSocialCouncil. Whilegeneral agreement onalloftheunderlying premises ofthereport wasnet possible, andsomedelegations expressed basicdisagreement withtheapproach -114-employed, theC someofthepro confronted with, Organization. a"crisis", asi wereraisedin agreedwiththe measures sugges aswellasthe continue tobe efforts should Organization. andthecomments politicaldiffi ~oenabletheS intergovernment thedifficulties Member Statest co-operation. 548.Manydelega oftheJIUrEipor referring toth thatthatCommi change hadtake comprised perso questions that 549.Concerning changes proposed (A/40/284-E/l985 Survey. TheCo review. 550.Whilerecog documents prepar Secretary-Gene ra toengageina d documents prepar extenttheconce weremoredescri necessary toens adequate conclus recognized thei 551.Itwasagre surveys andrepo apositive contr reportregarding should beclear1 issuecouldbee programme analys
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the program planning and methodology of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with a focus on the utilization of outside expertise, research issues, and the coordination functions of the Council. The language used is technical and refers to specific organizations, such as the Secretary-General and the Office of the Director-General for Development and International Economic Cooperation. This suggests that the text is related to international economic development and cooperation.