text: ordertoevaluate theireffectiveness andefficiency beforedetermining theextent towhichprogrammes should besupported. 36.Itwouldbeusefulforco-operating agencies toparticipate inevaluations of projects executed inconjunction withUNICEF. Somedelegations warnedthatrapid appraisals couldnotsubstitute forin-depth evaluations. Othersrequested that evaluation activities, suchasthejointevaluation bytheGovernment ofthe Netherlands andUNICEFonanincome-generation project forruralwomeninNepal, should beexpanded andstrengthened. 37.Itwasnotedthatnoevaluation studies hadbeencarried outintheCaribbean regionin1985intheareasofnutrition, planning, activities forwomenand community-based activities. Itwasrequested thatmoredetailed information be included inthereportoftheExecutive Director onthemonitoring ofresults of activities related towomeninUNICEF. Aclearevaluation ofcost-effectiveness wasalsoessential (seeparas.145-146 below). Inter-agency co-operation 38.Inhisstatement totheExecutive Board,therepresentative oftheUnited Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO) detailed the manyimportant projects andareasofcollaboration withUNICEF, suchasearly childhood education, basicandnon-formal education, literacY, healthandnutrition education andtheeducation ofwomenandgirls. Thiscontinuing co-operation was particularly significant giventhecurrent budgetary constraints. 39.Therepresentative ofWHOemphasized thecontinued, important co-operation withUNICEF, whichhadexisted foralmost 40years. Thejointpolicystatement on themanagement ofdiarrhoeal diseases, issuedin1983,hadbeenfollowed bysimilar statements ontheplanning ofimmunizations programmes, management ofARTin children, earlytreatment andprevention ofmalaria andmaternal careinorderto reduceperinatal mortality. Amajorjointpolicypaperwasbeingprepared forthe nextmeeting oftheWHO/UNICEF JointCommittee onHealthPolicy. Itwashopedthat current discussions regarding thefinancial crisisintheunitedNations system wouldhighlight howthemandates andactivities ofWHOandUNICEFcouldbecomemore complementary. -7- 40.Themultidimensional natureofproblems related tochildren hadtobebornein mind.Therefore, problems hadtobedealtwithinthebroadest context of socio-economic development, whichmeantthatUNICEF andtherelevant agencies involved wouldhavetoco-ordinate theiractivities. Several delegations welcomed theefforts already undertaken butbelieved thatmuchremained tobedone, particularly withregards tofieldoperations. 41.Whereactivities overlapped, itwasrequested thatduplication beavoided. TheroleofUNICEFshouldnotbecomeblurred, however, withthatofotheragencies, sincethatcouldleadtoalossofeffectiveness. Somedelegations suggested that theresident co-ordinator should bemoreinvolved inimproving co-operation atthe fieldlevel.Itwasalsorequested thatthedivision oflabour between UNICEF and WHObeoutlined. 42.Somedelegations notedtheseriously highbirthrateinAfrica -thehighest ofanyregion -andurgedgreater collaboration withtheUnitedNations Fundfor Population Activities (UNFPA) inefforts toreduceit. 43.Delegations commended UNICEF onimproved co-ordination andco-operation with otherdonorsinAfrica, especially withintheframework oftheUnitedNations OfficeforEmergency Operations inAfrica (OEOA), andurgedmoreco-operation with bilateral agencies inordertoimprove thecomplementarity ofinputs. 44.Insomeareas,suchastheelimination oftheexploitation ofchildlabour,it wassuggested thatseveral organizations, including theInternational Labour Organisation (ILO),should assumeresponsibility fortheproblems withintheir fieldofcompetence. Withregardtoexploited orabusedchildren, UNICEFshould workclosely withindividual Governments. Inthecaseofrefugee children and children insituations ofarmedconflict, UNICEFshould workwithotherresponsible agencies suchastheInternational Committee oftheRedCross(ICRC), theOfficeof theUnitedNations HighCommission forRefugees (UNHCR) andWHO. 45.TheroleoftheUNICEF Procurement andAssembly CentreinCopenhagen (UNIPAC) inproviding supplies tootherorganizations, suchasWHOandvarious bilateral and multilateral organizations, should beexamined. Technical co-operation amongdeveloping countries
analysis: The text discusses the effectiveness and efficiency of UNICEF's programs, highlighting the need for evaluation and collaboration with other agencies. It also touches on the importance of co-operation between UNICEF and other organizations, such as WHO, UNESCO, and UNFPA, in addressing various issues related to children's health, education, and well-being. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, but rather focuses on the humanitarian and development aspects of UNICEF's work.