text: 17.Theoverall strategy oftheprogramme isthustoidentify emerging problems at anearlystageandtodisseminate information whichmaybeofdirectinterest to Governments whentheyseektoformulate policy. Twoissues havereceived special attention: (a)theneedtoreorient social andsocialwelfare policy tothe different socio-economic environments ofthe1990s, withanemphasis on participatory approaches tothedelivery ofservices, moreefficient management uf public resources andcloserinternational co-operation insocial development activities, and(b)thefamily, asexemplified bytheGeneral Assembly's proclamation of1994astheInternational YearoftheFamily (resolution 44/82of 8December 1989). 18.Thisincludes thepreparation ofsurveys, reports, technical publications and bulletins onemerging socialissues, whichareexamined intheireconomic context, special attention beinggiventothesocial dimensions ofstruct\.ral adjustment and economic reform programmes; thedissemination ofresearch findings, research and policy analysis; thepreparation ofhandbooks insupport oftheimplementation of therecommendations contained intheGuiding Principles forDevelopmental Social Welfare Policies andProgrammes intheNearFuture, ~/inparticular thefollow-up totheInterregional Consultation onDevelopmental Social Welfare Policies and Programmes mandated bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 44/65, andofthe implementation ofthesocial components oftheinternational development strategy; andanumber ofactivities related tothepreparations, observance andfollow-up of theInternational YearoftheFamily (seminars andexpert meetings, technical publications, evaluation ofintegrated strategies, technical co-operation activities andorganization ofanetworJ~ ofsupport forfamilystudies and activities undertaken bygovernmental andotheragencies andorganizations). 19.Theprogramme isimplemented incloseco-operation withtheDepartment of International Economic andSocialAffairs, particularly inthecontext ofthe implementation oftheinternational development strategy, theDepartment of Technical Co-operation forDevelopment, theUnited Nations Development Programme andtheregional commissions, aswellaswithotheragencies oftheUnited Nations syst.em, 20.TheCentre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs andtheDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs have,since1987,collaborated closely onanumber ofglobalsocialissues, bearing inmindtheneedforanintegrated /... • -----------------.-- __--.1 Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.5/45/4 English Page6 approach todevelopment. Inparticular, theyhavebeenworking together onthe identification andmonitoring ofsocio-economic indicators fortheInternational Development Strategy andonthepreparation ofthereport ontheworldsocial s5.tuation. TheCentre worksclosely withtheStatistical Office oftheDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs onissuesrelated tosocial groups and tothefamily, andwiththePopulation Division onissuesrelating topopulation anddevelopment. TheCentre forSocial Development andHumanitarian Affairs, the Department ofInternational Economic andSocial Affairs andINSTRAW collaborate closely onissuesrelated totheadvancement ofwomen. Thecollaboration between thetwoentities isalsoexemplified bytheactiveparticipation oftheirstaffin intergovernmental andexpert groupmeetings ofmutualinterest. 21.Following theSecretary-General's decision toconcentrate intheUnited Nations OfficeatVienna United Nations activities onsocialpolicies and development, theGeneral Assembly, initsresolution 42/125 of7December 1987, requested theSecretary-General "tostrengthen, withinexisting resources, the
analysis: The text appears to focus on the United Nations' efforts to promote social development, social welfare, and policy-making, with a specific emphasis on the family and women's advancement. It mentions the preparation of reports, surveys, and technical publications, as well as the implementation of international development strategies. This suggests that the text is related to human development and social policy, rather than economic development or natural resources.