text: theworkoftheplenary, itwassuggested thattheproposal beadopted fornext year. 242.Insupporting theproposal, another Boardmember wanteditconfirmed thatthe mandate oftheWorking Groupforthefollowing yearwasbroadenoughtocover issuesrelated tothatquestion andthattherecommendations oftheWorking Group hadtakenintoaccount thefactthatnotalltheBoard's action wastakenonthe basisofprevious decisions. 243.TheChairman replied thatthemandate oftheWorking Groupwasprecisely that adopted in1984andextended in1985bydecision oftheBoard. Withregardtothe proposal, hereported thattheCommittee onAdministration andFinance had distributed itsdecisions inwriting andtheProgramme Committee couldfollowthe sameprocedure fortheadoption ofitsrecommendations. Preparations forfuturesessions 244.Takingintoaccount themanner usedtoorganize theworkofthe1986session, theChairman expressed theviewthatinbudgetreviewyears,theCommittee on Administration andFinance wouldneedmoretime,whilewhenpolicy wasbeing reviewed theProgramme Committee wouldneedmoretime.Consequently, for1987,it wasdecided toallocate fiveorsixmeetings totheCommittee onAdministration and Finance andfivemeetings totheProgramme Committee. 245.Mention wasmadeoftheusefulness ofholding twomeetings oftheWorking Groupduringthesession, anditwasstatedthattheWorking Groupwouldtryto maintain theschedule, alwaysbearing inmindthetimeavailable, thelimited size ofsomedelegations andtheBoard's timetable ofmeetings. 246.Several delegations agreedthatpolicyreviews should bediscussed inthe genera1.debate ratherthaninspecial plenary meetings. Inaddition, itwas suggested thattheProgramme Committee shouldconsider themedium-term plan, including policies relating toprogrammes onwhichtheBoardhadtotakea decision, beforespecific programmes wereconsidered andapproved. 247.Forthe1987session, theBoardhadalready requested, atits1985regular session, areviewofthefirstfiveyearsofthechildsurvival anddevelopment revolution. Takingintoaccount thediscussions atthe1986session ontheneedto achieve abalance intheimplementation ofUNICEFpriority activities andthe decision toreviewthechildsurvival anddevelopment strategy atthe1987session, , theExecutive Director wasrequested topresent two·separate reports onthe subject, including guidelines forthefuture, tothe1987Executive Board (E/ICEF/1986/CRP.40) (seechap.VI,decision 1986/14). 248.TheExecutive Boardfurther requested thatthefollowing shouldbeprepared forits1987regular session: -36- (a)AreportonUNICEFcommunications strategy, including development education, intheindustrialized countries (E/ICEF/1986/CRP.4l) (seechap.VI, decision 1986/15) J (b)Areport Qntheexpenditures ontheone-time installation costsfor UNICEF (E/ICEF/1986/CRP.39) (seechap.VI,decision 1986/l0)J (c)Areportdetailing theimplementation strategy ontheUNICEFresponse to women's concerns, withverifiable objectives andatime-frame forimplementationJ· (d)Areviewofthematterofastatutory cashreserveJ (e)Acomprehensive report onstaffing, whichwouldbeprovided onabiennial basisonconjunction withthebudgetprocessJ (f)Areport ontheimpact andeffectiveness ofmeeting non-food needsin drought-affected countries; (g)Areport byGCOonstepstakeninallcountries towards improving profitability, bothnationally andglobally, bearing inmindthedesirability of achieving a50percentgoal; (h)Formalreports covering allaspects oftherelationship between emergency programmes, "noted" projects andregular country programmes. 249.Itwasalsorequested thatareportonthespecific mecharisms formore coherently combining general resources andsupplementary funding intosomeformof ceiling forcountry programmes should beprepared forthe1987regular session, if feasible. Onedelegation alsocalledforanother studytobeprepared byan external consultant firmonGCOandits50percentgoalforthe1988regular session. 250.Thenextregular session oftheExecutive BoardwouldbeheldatUnited Nations Headquarters andwasscheduled provisionally fortheperiod 20Aprilto 1May1987,subject tothedecision oftheCommittee onConferences andofthe General Assembly atitsforty-first session. Itwasnotedthat20April1987would beaholiday insomecountries, whichmightmakeitdifficult fordelegations to
analysis: This text appears to be a report from the Executive Board of UNICEF, discussing various topics related to the organization's work and goals. The text mentions reports on child survival and development, communications strategy, expenditures, and various other topics. It also discusses the allocation of meetings and the preparation of reports for the next regular session.