text: recommendations andemphasized theimportance ofeffective follow-up. Inthis context, somedelegations feltthattheSecretariat shouldprovide, asconclusions, aclearstatement ofitsobjective insights andviewsratherthanasetof consensus conclusions, whichoftentendedtobebothblandandvague.Itwasfelt thatthiswouldbeausefUlgaugeofthesystem's capacity forconstructive self­ criticism. Asuggestion wasalsomadethattheCommittee mightbenefit inits reviewofthefuturedevelopment ofcross-organizational programme analyses by considering atitstwenty-sixth session areportontheresults ofprevious analyses. 440.TheCommittee didnotfeelthatthereportbeforeitgavemembers anadequate basisonwhichtosel~ctthesubject forcross-organizational program~e analysis in 1987andrequested information onalternatives toenvironment, thesubjec~ recommended bytheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination. Onthebasisofthat information, theCommittee considered foursUbjects: environm~nti science and technology fordevelopmenti womenanddevelopmenti andtransport. Thesubject of industrial development wasalsomentioned asapossibility. Afteranextended exchange ofviews,theCommittee decided toconsider cross-organizational programme analyses oftheactivities oftheunitedNations systemintheareaofs~ience and technology fordevelopment atitstwenty-seventh session, in1987,andinthearea ofenvironment atitstwenty-eighth session, in1988.Reservations wereexpressed onselecting thesubject for1988threeyearsinadvance. Itwasstressed thatnot onlyenvironment butalsoanumberofothersubjects, inclUding tra,nsport and industrial development, metthethreebasiccriteria forselection, namely, the manageability oftheanalysis, thescopeforimprovement inco-ordination and co-operation andtheinterest ofthesubject toMemberStates. B.Follow-up tothecross-organizational programme analysis ofthe activities oftheUnitedNations systeminmarineaffairs 1.Introduction 441.Atits4thand34thmeetings, on30Apriland20May,theCommittee considered thenotebytheSecretary-General onthefollow-up tothecross-organizational programme analysis oftheactivities oftheUnitedNations systeminmarineaffairs (E/AC.51/1985/3), theannextowhichcontained areportoftheSecretaries-General ofIMOandUNCTADregarding consultations onmaritime liensandmortgages. Forthe conclusion andrecommendation oftheCommittee, seeparagraph 716below. -92- ,1/.' .I2.Discussion 445.Atits3rdand4thmeetings, on29and30April,theCommittee considered the reportoftheSecretary-General onthescopeandgeneral approach ofthe cross-organizational programme analysis ofeconomic andsocialresearch andpolicy analysis (E/AC.5l/1985/6). Fortheconclusions oftheCommittee, see paragraphs 717-722 below.443.Anumberofdelegations observed thattheclarification requested bythe Committee atitstwenty-fourth session regarding thearrangement proposed bythe twoorganizations tomeettheneedsofdeveloping countries intheareaofmaritime transport andtheproposed involvement oftheregional commissions inthatexercise hadnotbeenprovided. Follow-up action wasanessential aspectof cross-organizational programme analyses, andtherewasinsufficient information in thereportbeforetheCommittee todrawconclusions regarding duplication and overlaps intheareaofmaritime transport. In their 1.IntroductionC.Scopeandgeneral approach ofthecross-organizational programme analysis ofeconomic andsocialresearch and policyanalysis444.TheCommittee therefore requested theSecretariat toobtain fromIMOand UNCTADadditional information duringthecourseofthetwenty-fifth session. accordance withthatrequest, IMOandUNCTADsubmitted further information on activities inthefieldofmaritime transport andontheinvolvement ofthe regional commissions, whichwassubsequently circulated indocument E/AC.5l/l985/3/Add.l.442.Inintroducing thenote,theDirector oftheInterorganizational Co-operation andJointPlanning BranchoftheOfficeforProgramme Planning andCo-ordination recalled thattheinitial reportonfollow-up tothecross-organizationa! programme analysis onmarineaffairs bytheSecretaries-General otIMOandUNCTAD (E/AC.5l/l984/4, annex)hadbeenconsidered bytheCommittee tobeapreliminary report, sinceconsultations werestillinprogress between thetwoorganizations on areasofresponsibility andtheidentification ofpossible jointorco-operative programmes regarding maritime liensandmortgages. Thejointreport now~eforethe Committee contained thetextofanagreement between IMOandUNCTADonthtmethod ofworktobefollowed bythetwoorganizations intheareaofmaritime liensand mortgages.
analysis: The text discusses the activities of the United Nations system in various areas, including marine affairs, science and technology for development, environment, and industrial development. It also touches on the theme of coordination and cooperation between different organizations. Given the scope of the topics, it seems likely that the text is related to the development and management of the United Nations' activities in various sectors.