text: was worded, it put the cart before the horse. His work of the Population Commission and the work of delegation considered that a reference to UNICEF UNFPA should be exchanged in their respective was lacking in paragraph 73 (e), concerning the governing bodies in order to improve co-ordination. relationship between UNFPA and the executing The United States had reservations about the estab- agencies, and in paragraph 74, on co-ordination. The lishment of a standing working group to examine omission was regrettable since both agencies were UNFPA issues; such issues might be an appropriate funding organizations of the United Nations system. agenda item for the UNDP working group. Lastly, At the most recent session of the Executive Board of since the UNDP resident representatives were man- UNICEF, concern had been expressed about that dated to co-ordinate all United Nations operational lack of co-ordination between UNFPA and UNICEF activities in their respective regions, his delegation on projects which involved both organizations. The seriously questioned the role of the regional commis- recommendation in paragraph 73 (f) that the field sions in co-ordinating population activities and their presence of UNFP A should be reinforced should be relevance in a very crowded field. viewed in the light of comments made in the 26. Mr. LINDGREN (Brazil) said that population Governing Council of UNDP to the effect that issues were currently considered to be essential UNFPA should post its existing field personnel more elements in the development strategies and policies effectively and concentrate them in countries with of Governments and multilateral institutions. Any numerous projects. misgivings relating to population questions and their 22. On the subject of co-ordination, it seemed to be consideration by multilateral institutions had been implied in paragraph 74 (c) that field representation dispelled by an increased awareness of the indissolu-
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the governance and coordination of international organizations, specifically the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and their relationships with other UN agencies. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on administrative and organizational matters rather than a specific policy or program area. The content is also international in scope, with references to the United Nations system and multilateral institutions.