text: 67. The Administrator wishes to address a special note of gratitude to these Governments and to appeal, once again, to the donor community to make wider use of this cost-effective means of assisting developing countries. D.Youth and domestic development services (DDS)~ participatory development 68. UNV’s conceptual approach to participatory development is described in full in section I above. In operational terms, the programme’s main thrust continued to be the regional IPF-funded activities in Asia and the Pacific. A two-year ex%ension to 1986 of RAS/82/016 was agreed, bringing the total allocation to $2 million. By the end of 1984 a total of 260 UNV/DDS volunteers had been assigned} geographically, the programme expanded to include, under the volunteer exchange programme, an additional six countries - Bhutan, Fiji, India, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu - as recipients of DDS volunteers. Together with Papua New Guinea, which endorsed the project in 1984, a total of 16 countries now participate in this programme. The external evaluation referred to in section I recommended continuation of the programme at the current level to permit its consolidation. 69. In order to involve an even larger number of NGOs, workshops were co-hosted by UNV in Fiji, Thailand and Vanuatu, which resulted in additional requests for the training of NGO workers and the assignment of UNV/DDS volunteers to DDS NGOs. 70. For the mobilization of additional funding from national IPFs for the regional programme, discussions were held with a number of recipient Governments. With the donor countries, discussions are being held for additional allocations for implementing micro income-generating and social welfare projects in conjunction with UNV/DDS volunteer assignments. Noteworthy contributors were the Australian Development Assistance Bureau, the Canadian International Development Agency, the Government of Switzerland, the One Per Cent for Development Fund and the Trickle-Up Programme. .ooDP/1985/44 English Page 17
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a development program focused on community development, social welfare, and poverty reduction, which are all related to economic development. The program involves the placement of volunteers in developing countries to assist with income-generating projects and social welfare initiatives. The text also mentions discussions with governments and donor agencies, which suggests a focus on international cooperation and development assistance.