text: environment anddevelopment/ revitalieation oftheEconomic andSocial Councill andnaturaldisaster reductionl n(c)Todecide, pursuant toparagraph 2(a)(ii)ofCouncil re.olution 1988/77, onamulti-year work progr~e, onthebasisotwhichmajorpolicy themesmaybeselectedl n(d)Whenconsidering theitementitled 'Revitalieation oftheEconomic andSocialCouncil', toreview, inaccordance withparagraph 1(i)ofCouncil resolution 1982/50 of28July1982andparagraph 2(f)(vii)ofCouncil resolution 1988/77, allrecurrent andotherdocumentation requ.sted underan e.i5ting l.gi.lative authority, inordertodetermine whether anydocument has becomeredundant, haslostitsusefulne.s orcouldbei••uedatle••frequ.nt interval., ontheba.isofareporttobeptepared forthatpurpo••bya.mall taskforcelabeappointed bythePresident/ n -162-q"(m)'1'0r.vi.wther.portoftheaov.rnin; CounciloftheUnit.dNati'Jn. Environm.nt Pro;ramm. onit.fift••nth••••ionbut,withth.e.c.ption of matt.rlr.latinq totheqU.ltion oftheconv.ninq ofaUnit.dNation. confer.nc. on.nvironm.nt andd.v.lopm.nt, .p.cific r.comm5Ddation. contained inth.r.portthatrequire actionbyth.Council, andpropolal. onmatt.r. r.latinq totheco-ordination a.p.ctoftheworkofth.Gov.rninq Council, not tocon.ider draftpropo.al."1 (b)Th.addition ofan.wparaqraph (para. 5(c)ofthefinalt.ut),readinq, [Th.Councild.cid••I) "'1'0holdinformal conlUltat1on. und.rth.chairman.hip ofit.Vic.-Prel1d.nt, Mr.Felip.HectorPaolillo (Uruquay), priortothefir.tr.qular••••ion,on oth.rout.tandinq matt.r.r.latinq totheworkofthe••condreqular••••ion [lee.ubparaqraph (a)abov.)andtor.verttotho••matt.r.atit.fir.t r.qular••••ion"l (c)Th.r.plac.m.nt ofparaqraph 6(t),r.adinq, [Th.Councild.cide.l) "'1'0conl1d.r thequ••tionofth.n••dtore.um.and.trenqth.n North-South co-operation inthefi.ldofinformatic. a.propo••dbytheDir.ctor-a.n.ral ofth.Unit.dNation. Educational, Sci.ntific andCultural Or;Ani.ation (E/1989/39) underanappropriate aqendait.m", byth.followinq (para. 5(b)ofthefinalte.t)1 [Th.Councild.cid••I) "Totakenot.ofth.r.qu••trec.iv.d fromth.Unit.dNation. Educational, Sci.ntific andCultural Orqani.ation forth.inclu.ion inth.aqendaofa que.tion onco-op.ration inthefieldofinformatic., andtocon.ider atit. firatreqular•••aionoflV89th.inclu.ion ofthatqu••tionintheaq.ndaof itlI.condr.qular••••ion". 21.Statem.nt. w.r.mad.bytherepr•••ntativ••ofJapan,Uruquay, Colombia, Tuniaia, Canada, Norway,th.Unit.dState.ofAm.rica, NewZ.aland andBra.iland theob••rv.raforSpain(onb.halfoftheStat••M.mb.r. oftheUnit.dNation. that arem.mb.rl oftheEurop.an Economic Community) andMalayaia (onb.halfofthe StateaM.mb.rs oftheUnit.dNation. thatar.m.mb.r. ofth.Groupof77). 22.Alsoatit.4thm••tinq,th.Counc!l adopt.d thedraftd.ci.ion (E/1989/L.8, draftdecision I),asorallyr.vis.d. Forth.finalt••t,s••Council decision 1989/101. 23.Afterthedraftd.cision wasadcpt.d, th.r.pr.sentativ. ofFranc.madea statement. 24.Atthe6thm.etinq, on5May,th.Vic.-Pr.sident ofth.Council, Mr.FelipeHectorPaolillo (Uruquay), r.port.d ontheoutcom. ofth.informal consultations heldonthematt.rsd.f.rr.d for.consideration byth.Council inits -163-d.oi.ion 1989/101, para9raph 5(c)(.e.para.20(a)abov.). Heintrodur..d adraft d.ci.ion (E/1989/L.12) propo••dontheba.i.oftho••con.ultation •• 25.Atthe.am.m••tin9,theCouncil adopt.d thedraftdecision. Forthefinal t••t,.eeCouncil deci.ion 1989/105. 26.Aft.rthedraftd.ci.ion wa.adopt.d, theob.erv.r forSpainmadeastatement onb.halfoftheState.M.mb.r. oftheUnitedNations thataremembers ofthe Europ.an Iconomic Community. Ag'ndaoftb.fir.tr.gular••••iODof1989 27.Th.Councilcon.id.r.d thea9.ndaandor9ani.ation ofworkofit.fir.t r.gular••••ionatit.5thand6thm••ting.,on2and5May.Ithadbeforeitthe followin9 documentel (a)Annotat.d provisional agende(1/1989/30)1 (b)NotebytheSecretariat onthe.tatueofdocumentation forthea.ssion (1/1989/L.IO/Rev.1)1 (c)Not.bytheS.creteriat ontheor9ani.ation oftheworkofthese.eion (1/1989/L.l1 andAdd.l). 28.Atit.5thm••tin9,on2May,onther.comm.ndation oftheBurftau, theCouncil a9r••dtoh.ar,und.r a9.nd~it.m1(Adoption ofth.a9.ndaandoth.~ organi.ational matt.r.), a.tatem.nt bytheChairman ofthePr.paratory Committ.e ofth.WholefortheSp.cial S•••ionoftheaen.ral A.e.mbly Devoted to Int.rnational Iconomic Co-operation, inParticular totheRevitalisation of Iconomic GrowthandD.v.lopm.nt oftheDev.loping Countrie.. S.eCouncil deci.ion 1989/161, para9raph 1. 29.Atthe.am.m••tin9,following apropoial byther.pr•••ntative ofJordanand .tatem.nt. byther.pr•••ntative. oftheLibyanArabJamabiriya andIraq,the Council d.oid.d toinclud. thequ••tionof.mer9.ncy ae.i.tanc. toD.mocratic Y.m.n und.ragendait.m1. 30.Th.Council th.nadopt.d theagendaofit.~iretr'9ular••ssion(e••ann••I tothepre••ntr.port) andapprov.d theor9ani.ation ofworkintheli9htofthe modifications andeU99.stione madebytheBureau (1/198~/L.11 andAdd.l). See Council deci.ion 1989/161, paragraph 1.
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the activities of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, specifically discussing the revitalization of the Economic and Social Council and the reduction of natural disasters. The text mentions various topics such as North-South cooperation, economic growth, and development, which suggests that the text is related to economic development and natural resources.