text: 23. There was urgent need to strengthen the capaci­ ty of UNFP A to provide assistance by significantly increasing its resources. The Governing Council of UNDP should give greater attention to UNFPA issues and his delegation supported the recommenda­ tions in paragraph 71. 24. His Government attached great importance to population matters and had included population policy as an integral part of its development policy even prior to the United Nations World Population Conference in 197 4 at Bucharest. Its population growth rate had dropped from 3.6 per cent in the early 1970s to 2.1 per cent. 25. Mr. WIRYONO (Indonesia) said it was encour­ aging to note that significant progress had been made in implementing the World Population Plan of Action adopted at Bucharest and the recommenda­ tions of the International Conference on Population, held at Mexico City I 0 years later. 28. Indonesia attached great significance to the work of UNFPA and was convinced that the Fund should be provided with the resources it needed to carry out its mandate. The contribution of the United Nations system to population activities could be further strengthened by enhancing coherence and complementarity in the functions of the organiza­ tions concerned. His delegation had noted the com­ ments made in paragraphs 65 and 66 concerning the consolidation of the diverse population activities. It endorsed the view expressed in paragraph 66 of the report that existing institutions and arrangements should be strengthened and improved and that more effective interaction should be secured between them. His delegation saw merit in the other recom­ mendations and would like to examine them thoroughly. 29. Mr. KANEKO (Japan) said that his Govern­ ment attached great importance to the population activities of the United Nations system and consid­ ered that the research and analysis carried out by the Department of International Economic and Social 
analysis: The text discusses the importance of strengthening the capacity of UNFPA to provide assistance in population matters, population policy, and the implementation of the World Population Plan of Action. It also mentions the need for coherence and complementarity in the functions of organizations concerned with population activities. These themes suggest that the category should be related to population and development.