text: tocoverinitial expenses, andsubject toanapproved budget whichrealistically demonstrates thattotaleventrevenues willbesufficient torepaythespecial operating account. 1990133. Greeting CardOperation financial reports Ontherecommendation oftheCommittee onAdministration andFinance, TheExecutive Board ~thefollowing: (a)TheGCOfinancial reportforthe1988/89 season (E/ICEF/1990/AB/L.5); (b)TheGCOprovisional report onthe1989season (E/ICEF/1990/AB/L.4). 1990/34. Revised modelBasicCo-operation Agreement Ontherecommendation oftheCommittee onAdministration andFinance, TheExecutive Board Reviews andnotesthetextofthemodelBasicCo-operation Agreement, and authorizes thesecretariat tousethismodelAgreement asthebasisfornegotiating Agreements withco-operating Governments wherenosuchagreement nowexists. ~I ~IItisalsoagreedthatthesecretariat willresubmit thetextofthe revised modelBasicCo-operation Agreement between UNICEF andGovernments for approval atthe1991Executive Board. -50-AnnexI REPORT OFTHEPROGRAMME COMMITTEE ONITSMEETINGS HELDAT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS FROM18TO27APRIL1990 I.ORGANIZATION OFTHESESSION 1.TheProgramme Committee held12meetings toreviewproposals fortheUnited Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) programme co-operation andtoconsider anumberof policyissues. Mr.FrankMajoor (Netherlands) served asChairman oftheCommittee andMr.Gabriel Vidart (Uruguay) served asVice-Chairman. TheCommittee was assisted initsdeliberations byobserver delegations fromcountries, aswellas fromagencies andorganizations oftheUnited Nations system. 2.Theprovisional agendaoftheCommittee, ascontained indocument E/ICEF/199011/Rev.1, annexI,wasadopted. II.STRATEGIES FORCHILDREN INTHE1990s 3.Therewasbroadsupport forthegoalsandstrategies forchildren presented in thedocument "Development goalsandstrategies forchildren: priorities forUNICEF actioninthe1990s" (E/ICEF/1990/L.5), aswellasindocument E/ICEF/1990/CRP.2, whichcontained therevised goalsasaffirmed bytheTaskForceforChildSurvival inMarch1990. Manydelegations recommended thatthegoalsandstrategies betaken intoaccount inthepreparation oftheinternational development strategy forthe Fourth UnitedNations Development Decade. 4.AnumberofthegoalsaresharedwithotherUnitedNations organizations, particularly theWorldHealthOrganization (WHO),theUnited Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) andtheUnited Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO), whoserepresentatives totheExecutive Boardexpressed their agencies' commitment tothegoalsheldincommon andsupported theirapproval by theExecutive BoardofUNICEF. Asaconcrete manifestation ofthiscommonpurpose, itwasannounced thattheheadsofWHO,UNFPAandUNICEF haveprepared ajoint lettertotheirfieldstaff,listing thecommongoalsandurgingthefullest possible inter-agency collaboration intheefforttoachieve them. 5.Inexpressing theirgeneral support, anumberofdelegations focused on particular goalsandstrategies, whileotherdelegations feltthatpriorities should besetwithin thetotallistofgoals. Theimportance ofmaintaining a proper balance amongthevarious objectives wasalsoemphasized. Manydelegations, however; insisted thatpriorities mustbesetwithin thecountry programme process andpointed totheneedfortheflexible adaptation ofthegoalsandstrategies to thespecific situation ofeachindividual country. Somedelegations stressed that country programmes must,infact,takeprecedence overglobal goalsandthat national priorities should notbereordered inordertomeetglobaldeadlines and averages. Inaddition, several delegations requested additional information onhow quantitative objectives wereidentified, howrealistic theywereandtheireffects onthebalance ofUNICEF programmes. Anumberofdelegations alsowantedtoseea stronger commitment, withspecific goalsandstrategies, intheareasoffamily planning (seechap.IV,decision 1990/7fortherecommendation oftheCommittee as adopted bytheExecutive Board), malaria control, children inespecially difficult -51-circumstances (seechap.IV,decision 1990/6 fortherecommendation ofthe Committee asadopted bytheExecutive Board) andtheprevention ofacquired
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the financial and programmatic activities of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), including budgeting, financial reports, and strategic planning for children's development. The text also mentions collaboration with other United Nations agencies and the importance of setting priorities in country programs. This suggests that the text is focused on the humanitarian and development aspects of UNICEF's work.