text: promoting TCDC. Somedelegations, ontheotherhand,feltthatsuchstrengthening wasnotpracticable atthistimewhenUNDPwasitselffacingbudgetary constraints. 68.Twodelegations suggested somefurther simplification oftheUNDPprogramming procedures governing TCDCprojects financed fromthecountry IPF.Onedelegate notedinparticular thatthiscouldsimplify theprocurement procedures sothat tendering forTCDCprojects couldberestricted todeveloping countries only. 69.Onedelegation welcomed themeasures takenbytheUnitedNations Department of Technical eo-operation forDevelopment toreinforce theservice forrecruitment of experts basedinGeneva andtoenlarge theirsearchofcandidates fromtheMiddle EastandNorthAfrica. Hehopedthatthiswasthefirststagetowards the extension ofsuchactions tootherregions ofAfricaandAsia. 9.Otherconsiderations (a)Training 70.Itwasrecognized bymanydelegations thattraining ofnational staffwasa veryimportant element inthedevelopment process. Anumberofdelegations referred totraining programmes heldindeveloping countries opentoparticipation from represent~tives ofotherdeveloping countries invarious fieldssuchasrural banking, agricultural management, smallbusiness consultancy andproviding training facilities toexperts, including doctors, engineers, technicians, bankers and administrators. Itwasfeltthatthedevelopment ofhumanresources wouldalsobe ofgreatbenefit inTCDCefforts andUNDPhadanimportant roletoplayinthis. Waysandmeanstoincrease thequality andquantity ofhumanresources in development shouldalsobestudied. (b)Regional co-operation 71.Manydelegations supported allefforts towards regional co-operation, in particular fortransportation andcommunication efforts inAfricaandAsia.In promoting suchco-operation, theregional framework seemedtobethebestsuitedto promote TCDC,sinceacommonality ofinterest andpurpose existed. TheUnited Nations regional commissions andmachinery weremandated andverywellplacedfor promoting suchco-operation. -18-A. 72.Atitssi theChairman 0 TCDC/4/L.lO. draftdecision 73.Following consensus the thedecisions B. 74.Therepre thattherefer decision 4/4, countries under figures, didn exercise their IPFsandthat theprocedures 75.Therepres decision 4/4,p decision witht developing t~oun roleinproiDoti themainsource 76.Therepres thattheprimar: countries thems, responsibility , responsibili ty particular case bUdgetary implil TCDCactivities delegation. Th expansion ofth panacea forcur thatdecision i paragraphs 2an specific source opinion ofhis arrived at.He ofwhicheveryo undesirably def 77.Therepres decisions adoptIV.ADOPTION OFTHEREPORT A.ReportoftheChairman oftheWorking Grouptotheplenary 72.Atitssixthmeeting, on5June1985,theCommittee considered thereportof theChairman oftheWorking Grouptotheplenary ascontained indocument TCDC/4/L.IO. Inthisreport, theWo~king Grouprecommended theadoption ofseven draftdecisions. 73.Following afeweditorial amendments madeorally, theCommittee adopted by consensus thedraftdecisions recommended toitbytheWorking Group. Thetextsof thedecisions arereproduced inannexIasdecisions 4/1through 4/7. B.Viewsexpressed bydelegations following theadoption of thedecisions 74.Therepresentative ofEgypt,speaking onbehalfoftheGroupof77,stated thatthereference tothecountry indicative planning figureintheCommittee's decision 4/4,Activities relating totechnical co-operation amongdeveloping countries underthecountry, regional andinterregional indicative planning figures, didnotprejudice theprerogative oftherespective Governments to exercise theirfullauthority andsovereign rightontheuseoftheircountries' IPFsandthatthereviewmentioned inparagraph 3ofthedecision referred onlyto theprocedures oftheadministration ofUNDP. 75.Therepresentative oftheFederal Republic ofGermany, inreferring to decision 4/4,pointed outthathisdelegation hadjoinedtheconsensus inthat
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international cooperation and development initiatives, specifically related to technical cooperation among developing countries (TCDC) and the role of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The text highlights the importance of training and regional cooperation in promoting economic development, as well as the need for simplifying procedures and increasing the quality and quantity of human resources.