text: JNITED ~ATIONSDP Governing Council of the United Nations Development ProgrammeDistr. GENERAL DP/1985/44 1 March 1985 ORIGINAL= ENGLISH Thirty-second session June 1985, New York Item 8(a) of the provisional agenda POLICY OTHER FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS Annual report of the Administrator for 1984 Summary The present report brings to the Council’s attention the main highlights of the activities of the United Nations Volunteer programme during 1984. In particular, the Administrator is seeking the Council’s guidance and, where appropriate, invites policy decisions on several important questions, notably the UNV Domestic Development Servgces programme and participatory development; the UNV regional emergency assistance programme in drought- stricken countries in Africa; and the possibility of establishing an international volunteer day to recognize and encourage the international volunteer movement for development. 85-06276DP/1985/44 English Page 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................. A brief overview of UNV ............................ Major themes of activities in 1984 ................. A. Operational assistance .......................... B. Emergency operations ............................ Chapter I.THE UNV THRUST IN THE FIELD OF PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT ....................................... II.INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY ....................... A.The coming of age of international volunteer service ...... .... ... .......... ...... ........ .. B. Proposal for an international volunteer day ... III.UNV PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS DURING 1984 A.Programme development ......................... B.The search for universality ................... C.An overview of programme operations ........... D.Youth and Domistic development services (DDS)~ participatory development ..................... E.Youth participation in development ............ IV. PROGRAMME FINANCE~ THE SPECIAL VOLUNTARY FUND .... The Special Voluntary Fund in 1984 ............ V.RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... A.Emergency operations .......................... B.Participatory development ..................... C.International volunteer day ...................Paragraphs 1 - 36 i- 6 7 8 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 36 37 - 44 37 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 73 45 - 48 49 - 50 51 - 67 68 - 71 72 - 73
analysis: The text appears to be related to the activities and programs of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), specifically focusing on volunteer work and development projects. The report discusses various initiatives, including participatory development, emergency operations, and youth development services. The tone of the report is formal and technical, suggesting that it is a policy document or a report to a governing council. Based on this analysis, I hypothesize that the most fitting category is Humanitarian aid and relief, with a possible secondary category of Education, given the focus on youth development and participatory development.