text: delivery system, health andnutrition education andcommunication, family planning, household foodsecurity, improved feeding practices, maternal andchildcare,environmental sanitation andwatersupply, andliteracy andeducation; (iii) Actions thataddress thebasiccausesofmalnutrition, suchasimproved situation analysis, policy dialogue, technology assessment and development andadvocacy. 1990/20. Acuterespiratory infections Ontherecommendation oftheProgramme Committee, TheExecutive Board, Acknowledging thatacuterespiratory infections rankamongthemostcommon childhood diseases andthatacuterespiratory infections areamongthemost frequent causes ofchildmortality, Bearing inmindthegoalendorsed bytheExecutive Boardatits1989session toreduce by25percentthedeaths duetoacuterespiratory infections inchildren underfiveyearsofage, Having considered atits1990regular session documents E/ICEF/1990/L.7 entitled "Acuterespiratory infections" andE/ICEF/l990/CRP.2, 1.Accepts therecommendations oftheExecutive Director; 2.UrgestheExecutive Director incloseco-operation withtheWorldHealth Organization (WHO)togivedueattention, within theactivities defined inthe medium-term plan,tothedevelopment andfunding ofstrategies andpilotprogrammes forthecontrol andprevention ofacuterespiratory infections, within thecontext ofitsbasichealth careprogrammes, incollaboration withdeveloping countries, non-governmental organizations andbilateral donors involved; -42-3.Further requests theExecutive Director tocomplement andstrengthen the activities ofWHOinthedevelopment andtesting ofstrategies andmethodologies fordiagnosis andcasemanagement, inparticular toencourage therational useof drugs,withspecial attention giventoantibiotics, interaliabysharing withWHO, theexperience obtained inprogrammes supported byUNICEF; 4.Callsforareporttobepresented atthe1992regular session ofthe Executive Boarddetailing thestructure ofUNICEFco-operation withWHOandother actors anddrawing onevaluations ofUNICEFactivities insupport ofnational acute respiratory infections programmes indeveloping countries andonotherresearch findings. 1990/21. Operational activities fordevelopment Ontherecommendation oftheProgramme Committee, TheExecutive Board, Recalli~ General Assembly resolutions 42/196of11December 1987and44/211 of22December 1989, 1.Takesnoteofdocument E/ICEF/1990/L.8 andprogress intheimplementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 42/196; 2.Requests theExecutive Director toco-operate withtheDirector-General forDevelopment andInternational Economic Co-operation inthepreparation ofa schedule forimplementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 44/211; 3.Further requests theExecutive Director tomakeavailable tothe Director-General andtheinternational community UNICEF experience in decentralization, accountability inadecentralized environment, theprogramme approach andthevalueofsetting objectives andinternational andnational goals andusingthemasabasisformanagement byobjectives andforinter-agency collaboration; 4.Alsorequests theExecutive Director tocontinue toarrange active UNICEF participation intheConsultative Committee onSubstantive Questions (Operations) andtheJointConsultative GrouponPolicyinordertopromote theharmonization of procedures, thecoincidence ofprogramming cycles, themovetoco-location of country offices andtheeffective working oftheresident co-ordinator system along thelinessuggested indocument E/ICEF/1990/L.8; 5.Requests theExecutive Director toreport onsuchcontributions atthe nextregular session oftheExecutive Board. -43-1990/22. Emergency operations Ontherecommendation oftheProgramme Committee, TheExecutive Board, Bearing inmindthatthemandate ofUNICEFalsoincludes thetasktoassess requirements andtoprovide reliefinemergency situations, Recalling General Assembly resolution 44/236 of22December 1989designating the1990sastheInternational Decade forNatural Disaster Reduction, andother
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the activities and programs of UNICEF, a United Nations agency primarily concerned with the welfare of children and mothers. The text mentions various aspects of health, education, and humanitarian aid, suggesting that these categories are relevant. Additionally, the text mentions collaboration with other organizations, such as WHO, and the development of strategies and programs, which implies a focus on international cooperation and development.