text: REPORT OFTHE IIIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ONTHEREVIEW OFTECHNICAL CO-OPERATION AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: FORTIETH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.39(A/40/39) UNITED NATIONS NewYork.1985NOTE SymbolsofUnitedNationsdocuments arecomposed ofcapitalletterscombined with figures.Mention ofsuchasymbolindicates areference toaUnitedNationsdocument.I.I II.A A B C D E Ill.S A B. IV. A. B.[Original: English] [11September 1985] CONTENTS ofthedecisions .5.RoleofGovernments •••••••••.••.•••••••••••••••••1.Overview ..........•.......•.............•........ IV.ADOPTION OFTHEREPORT •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Paragraphs Page 1 1 2-18 2 2 -3 2 4-12 2 13-15 6 16 6 17-18 7 19-71 8 19-28 8 29-7110 29-3710 38-4212 43-4613 47-5014 51-5315 54-60 15 61-64 17 65-6917 70-7118 72-84 19 72-7319 74-7819. " . Attendance plenary ().....•...................•.•....A.ReportoftheChairman oftheWorking Grouptothe B.Viewsexpressed bydelegations following theadoption9.Otherconsiderations ...•........••••••.•....•..•.6.Financing ofTCDC.•..•...•.••.••••..••••...•.•..•4.RoleoftheUnitedNations Development Programme •3.RoleoftheUnitedNations system••••••••••••••••2.TCDC/ECDC •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8.Practical recommendations ••••••••••••••••••••••••7.Information systems.•.....•.............•.....••.A.Opening statement bytheAssociate Administrator of theUnitedNations Development Programme ••••••••••••• B.Summary oftheviewsofdelegations ••••••••••••••••••A.Dateandplaceofthesession •••••••••••••••••••••••• E.Election ofofficers otherthanthePresident ••••••••B. D.Adoption oftheagendaandorganization ofwork••••••C.Opening ofthesession andelection ofthePresident •I.INTRODUCTION .••.•...•....•......•..•..•....••.•...••..... 11.ATTENDANCE ANDORGANIZATION OFWORK•••••••••••••••••••••• Ill.SUMMARY OFTHEGENERAL DEBATE•••-••••••••••••••••••••••••• -iii-CONTENTS (continued) Decisions adopted bytheHigh-level Committee atitsfourthsessionANNEXESB.Closing statement bythePresident •••••••••••• ,•••••••A.Closing statement bytheAdministrator ofUNDP••••••••1.I Promot endors High-l Progra overal countr first Assem 16Dec theH" Co-op conve proce sessi repor accor endor third worki Thet 6Jun thirt24 31Paragraphs Page 79-82 20 83 20 84 21 85-89 22 85-87 22 88-39 22 ................................................. "...D.Report oncredentials ••••••••••••..••••••••.••.••.•••.C.Schedule andorganization ofworkforthefifthsession oftheHigh-level Committee ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• E.Draftreportoftheplena~y ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• CLOSURE OFTHESESSION . Listofdocumentsv. I. II. -iv-I.INTRODUCTION 1.Inaccordance withrecommendation 37oftheBuenosAiresPlanofActionfor Promoting andImplementing Technical Co-operation amongDeveloping Countries, 1/as endorsed bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 33/134of19December 1978,a High-level Meeting ofallStatesparticipating intheUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP)wasconvened atGenevafrom26Mayto2June1980tocarryoutan overall, intergovernmental reviewoftechnical co-operation amongdeveloping countries (TCDC)withintheUnitedNations development system. Thereportofthe firstsession oftheintergovernmental body2/wasconsidered bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-fifth session. Init;resolution 35/202of 16December 1980,theGeneral Assembly decided, interalia,tochangethenameof theHigh-level Meeting toHigh-level COmmittee ontheReviewofTechnical Co-operation amongDeveloping Countries andrequested theAdministrator ofUNDPto convene thenextsession oftheCOmmittee underthesameorganizational and procedural arrangements asweremadefortheHigh-level Meeting. Thesecond session oftheHigh-level COmmittee metinNewYorkfrom1to1June1981andits report3/wasconsidered bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-sixth session. In accorda;ce withtheagreement reachedattheCOmmittee's secondsession and endorsed bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-sixth session, thestructute ofthe
analysis: The text appears to be a report from a high-level committee reviewing technical cooperation among developing countries, focusing on the role of governments, the United Nations Development Programme, and the implementation of technical cooperation projects. The report discusses financing, information systems, and practical recommendations for improving technical cooperation. Given the focus on international cooperation, development, and the United Nations, it is likely that the report falls under the category of economic development.