text: UNITED NATIONS General AssemblyDistr. GENERAL A/45/327 13 July 1990 ORIGINAL3 ENGLISH Forty-fifth session Item 12 of the preliminary list* REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL evements of the International Drinkina Water Supoly and Sanitation Decade 1981-w Bz&xrt of the Secretarv-General CONTENTS I. II. TII.INTRODUCTION ............................................. A. Scope of the report .................................. 8. Historical background ................................ C. The Decade in its economic and social context ........ REVIEW OF ACTIONS AND PROGRESS ........................... A. Experience of the Decade ............................. B. Service coverage ..................................... 4 PROSPECTS AND STRATEGY FOR THE 1990s ..................... A. Prospects to the end of the century .................. B. Strategy for the 1990s ...............................m.=xmanPaae 1- 16 2 1-4 2 5- 9 3 10- 16 4 17- 74 5 17- 68 5 69- 74 19 75- 102 23 ?5- 83 23 84- 102 25 * A/45/50. 90-16698 15931 (E) /l . .A/45/327 English Page 2 I. INTRODUCTION 1, The General Assembly, in its resolution 40/171 of 17 December 1985, requested the Secretary-General, at the end of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade, in 1990, to prepare a report on the progress achieved by providing a comparative analysis based as much as possible on quantitative data, as well as recommendations for future and follow-up action that might be required. 2. In implementation of the resolution, the present report has been prepared in consultation with the organizations of the United Nations concerned, under the aegis of the Steering Committee for Co-operative Action for the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade, and of the Intersecretariat Group for Water Resources of the Administrative Committee for Co-ordination. The report reviews changes in perceptions, attitudes and policy directions which have already had, or are expected to have, a significant impact on the ability of Governments
analysis: The text appears to focus on the progress and prospects of providing access to drinking water and sanitation, which is a fundamental aspect of public health and human well-being. The report also mentions the impact of policy directions and changes in perceptions on the ability of governments to achieve this goal. These themes suggest that the text is related to health, economic development, and humanitarian aid and relief.