text: UNITED NATIONS r. 'tl. ?. 6 100f) Gov~rriing Council O 1 of the · United Nat ions Development Programme Dist. GENERAL Thirty-seventh session 28 May~ 22 June 1990, Gene7a Item 6 of the provisional agenda UNFPA DP/FPA/CP/61 25 January 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FlJND PROPOSEQ PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS Recommendation by the Executive Director Assistance to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Support for a national population programme Proposed UNFPA assistance: Estimated value of the Covernment's contribution: Duration: Estimated starting date: Executing agencies: Government co-ordinating agency: 90-01981 $6 million Won 7.850 million (US$ 3.6 million) E'our years January 1990 Government of the'Democratic People's Republic of Korea Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations '(FAO) Yorld -Health Or~anization (WHO) United Nations ·oevelopmeot Programme (UNDP) United Nations Department of Technical Co~operation for Development (DTCD) United Nati,ons Population Fund (UNFPA) Fifth Department, Ministry of Foreign Trade / ... DP DP/FYA/GF/61 tnglish Page 2 • f · i )] I. I ( ) .) ·... \ Ii DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA Demographic facts Population Total (000) Total . • • . . •. . 22, 937 Males . . . • • •. . • • . , • 11,398 Females . . · •· . • • . -H. 539 Sex ratio (/100 fe~ales) 98.8 Urban . . . . , • 15, 457 Rural . . • • • . . . • • 7, 480 Per cent urban • . • . • • • . 67.4 Population in year 2000 (000) . 28,165 Functional age groups(%) Young child: 0-4 Child: 5-14 Youth: 15.:24 Elderly: 60+ 65+ •. , Women: 15-49. Median age (years) .•.. Dependency ratios: total .• (/100) Aged 0-14 Aged 65+ ••••• Agricultural population density (/hectare of arable land) •... 13.3 
analysis: The text appears to be a proposal for a population program in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with a focus on demographic facts, population projections, and assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The proposal mentions collaboration with other UN agencies, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), which suggests that the program may have implications for the country's economic development, health, and education.