text: rnade by the United Nations Envirodnent Programe. are dlscussed in this Conmittee. Another matter whlctr has faLlen withln the purl'iew of the €econd colrmittee ls Ene4ry on vrhiih a conference had been heLd in NalrobiA/40/726 EngL i sh Page 45 in 1981 ln accordance r.rlth the decislon taken at thethirty-third session.. ihe ald and assistance organised ttrrough the ',JN system has, by and 1arge, not been inslgnificant.. But slnce i-ts implementation depends largely upon the availabj.]-l.ty of funds, the fortj_eth anniversary- year night be an appropriate occasion tc launch an appealto affluent nations for specia]- contribu-.ions. It isl however, in regerd to the larger l_ssue of internstj_onal economic co-operatlon for developnEnt that some thc rght needs to be focussed on possible irnprcvement rn the negotiating process. ft would be seen that in theinitl'al stages when the questlon of restructuring cf the world economic system was conceived., there appearedto be a falr neasure of agreement in ttte United t{ation_q that sonething neede<i to be. done and that is, perhaps, .. the reason why there was.littLe oFpositlon to the establisLment of the UITCTAD as a Fermanent orEan of the General Assembly or 1n the adoption of 5:rinclpleslike the 'rEconomLc Rlghts and Duties of States,. or.trFermanent Sovereignty ove r ltratural Resources,,. Ttre negotj-ating process in the UNCTAD has, howeve.r, revealed,that when confronted with the practlcal realities ofsituaticns or in the confLuence of economlc factors, tJre dialogue between tlre developed and developing nations had turned into hard bargaining positlons. Neverttteless, vrhen individual issues $rere tackled l-n the uNC?fD on an ernergency footlnq such as on conrnodlties or international trade it haC been posslble to flnd sor€ solutlons even th4lgh'on a short te rm basis. In the iight of that experience a breaktLrrough on at 1eas€ a t l.ml.teC rrunberof issues could not therefore be ruled out given aA/40/726 Eng 1i sh
analysis: The text discusses the United Nations' efforts to promote international economic cooperation for development, specifically in the context of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It highlights the challenges in negotiating between developed and developing nations, and the need for a breakthrough on several issues. The text also mentions the importance of international cooperation in addressing global environmental issues. Given these themes, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to economic development, international trade, and natural resources and environment.