text: budgets and medium-term plans have been circulated, and prior consultations on theprogramme planning docunent have been undertaken \rith respect to the agenciesl 1986-1987 programfte budgets. . 4L, In response Co the guestionnaire circulated by the Centre for Social Development and ltumanitarian Affairs in connection with the flrst review andappraisall all United Nations regional commissions and concerned organizations drei{ up detailed accounts of their activities in the fieLd of aging since the 1982 World Assembly on Aging. A11 indicated that a concerted effort had been made to implement the recommendations contained in the plan of Action, despite flscatconstrainls of long duration. 42. In accordance with the emphasis given in the plan of Action to well co-ordinated utllization of the resources of the United Nations system fortechnical co-operation, a broad range of executing agencies has been designaced forTrust Fund projects! United Natlons regional commissions, specialized agencies,the United Nations Development programme. Governments and non-governmenta Iorganizalions. As one exarnple, tbe Department of Technical Co-operation for D€velopment of the United Nations Secretariat financed the Interregional Seminar toProrote the fmplementation of the International plan of Actlon on Aging, held atKiev in 1985. In cases in whlch a regues! for assistance falls nithin a givenorganizationrs specific sphere of competence, it is utilized by the Trust Fund asthe executing agency. As one example, a survey of the urban etderly in Latin America and the Caribbean is being executed by the Pan American Health Organizationand seven I€tin American Governments. Since many actj.vities supported by the Trust Fund are multi-faceted in nature, a tean approach is also frequently chosen. E. Co-operation with non-governmen ta I oroanizatlons 43. Both the Plan of Actlon and the ceneral Assembly in its reso1ulion 39/25,appreciated the role of non-governmenta I organizations in promoling international
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the United Nations' efforts to promote the welfare of older people, with a focus on international cooperation and the implementation of the International Plan of Action on Aging. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting a focus on policy and programming rather than economic development or natural resources. The text also mentions the involvement of various organizations, including UN agencies, governments, and non-governmental organizations, which further supports the idea that this is a social welfare or humanitarian effort.