text: reports wasmentioned, aswasthemeeting schedule oftheCommission onNarcotic Drugswhichwasbiennial butwhich,because ofspecial sessions, hadbecome annual. Onedelegation wondered whytherewasasubstructure oftheCommission devoted totheNearandMiddleEastwhenthedrugproblem wasworld-wide. Some delegations expressed theviewthatthesupport theUnitedNations Narcdtic~ Laboratory hadgiventotbedeveloping countries shouldcontinue tobegivento thosecountries thatdidnothavetheirownlaboratories andthatthisshould be takenintoaccount iftheproposed feasibility studyontheroleandfunctions of theLaboratory recommended intheevaluation report wastobecarried out (E/AC.5l/1985/8, para.116,recommendation 2). 343.Replying totheobservations ofdelegations, theDirector oftheDivision of Narcotic- Drugsstatedthatcareful attention hadbeenpaidtotheresolution adopted bytheCommission but,giventhelimited staffavailable (19established Profes510nal posts) andthefactthatmostofthestaffhadpermanent contracts, thepossibilities forredeployment werelimited. Shementioned thattherewasone postvacantattheP-2levelwhichcouldberedeployed tosubprogramme 3atthis time. Asregards thesuggestion todivide subprogramme 3intotwoseparate subprogrammes, sherecalled thattherehadbeentwosubprogrammes butthattheyhad beencombined inresponse toarecommendation ofaprevious study. Shealsostated thatherDivision wasconcerned withprojects onforfeiture fordrugcrimes and thatithadastaffmemberfocusing ondemandreduction. Treatment, however, wasa specialty ofWHOandtheDivision wishedtoavoidduplication. Itwouldbeuseful tohavemoreresources fordemandreduction andtorespond tothenon-governmental andnational organizations thatappealed totheDivision forinformation, support andattendance atmeetings toexplain drugproblems. 344.TheDirector stressed thattherewasnooverlapping withtheworkofINTERPOL sincetheobjectives ofthatorganization weresomewhat different fromthoseofthe Division andtheDivision infactco-ordinated actively withINTERPOL. She recalled thattheCommission onNarcotic Drugshadmandated thepUblication of national drugcontrol laws. Sheexplained thattheninthspecial session ofthe Commission hadbeenincluded inthebudgetsinceithadbeenrecommended bythe './t"-68- / ..~anthethree I1dthe eUni;:ed ~tfurther the '(other L),and loose-leaf Many ~nsfer iesin mentioned be ~control ~ndrelated ifitwould )fNarcotic atof Narcotic ~ome nmission a.Some :itic~ ~ivento ahouldbe I1ctions of lIt ivision of :.Ition tablished )ntracts, arewasone 3atthis rate hattheyhad alsostated imesand liever,wasa jbeuseful )vernmental 11,support DfINTERPOL thoseofthe She tionof )nofthe jbythe ..~Commission, 16/although ithadnotyetbeenapproved bytheEconomic andSocial Council. She-also statedthatefforts werebeingmadetoidentify regional laboratories thatcouldtrainfellows withintheirregions. Inparagraph 35ofthe evaluation report, theneedtoest~blish andimprove national narcotics laboratories tohElpachieve enforcement objectives hadbeenexpressed, andthe Division hadestablished standards fortraining inregional laboratories forwhich theproduction ofmanuals wasnecessary. Procedures fordecentralization were underwayanditmightbepossible todecentralize inAsiaandtheFarEastwithin thenextbiennium. Thiswouldrelease resources forotherareas. ThemUltilingual dictionary hadbeendiscussed indepthbytheCommission andthecomments byCPC wouldbetakenintoaccount indetermining thefinalformat. 345.Inreplytoquestions, therepresentative oftheINCBsecretariat statedthat theBoardhadacquired data-andword-processing equipment toassistitandthat thesecretariat hadonly13established Professional posts. Heexplained that therehadbeenaconsiderable increase intheactivities ofINCBbecause thenumber ofsubstances undercontrol hadrisenfrom40to74without acommensurate increase inresources, andthatthoseactivities hadbeenmandated bytreaties. Reservation 346.Onedelegation statedthatitsunderstanding wasthatthephrase"supply reduction" inparagraph 671(a)belowreferred toreduction inthesupplyof illicit drugs. Section 21.OfficeoftheUnitedNations HighCommissioner forRefugees 1.Introduction
analysis: The text appears to be a report discussing the activities and budget of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, a United Nations agency focused on drug control and prevention. The report mentions various topics such as the role and functions of the United Nations Narcotic Laboratory, the need for more resources for demand reduction, and the coordination with other organizations like INTERPOL. The text also touches on the evaluation report and the comments made by the delegations. Given the content and scope of the report, it seems to be related to the field of health and international cooperation.