text: isprepared inthe1990stobaseamajorpartofitstechnical co-operation activities inimport management onthedevelopment ofimproved networks forthe exchange ofinformation onsources ofsupply andonadvising andtraining the officials concerned onmoreefficient utilization ofthatinformation. Itisthus expected thatimproved information onalternative sources ofimports should, bythe mid-1990s, leadtoanoverall improvement intheutilization ofdeveloping country resources andconstitute atthesametimeapowerful instrument inpromoting trade -6- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryamongdeveloping countries. Anumber ofissues withwhichtheCentre was increasingly concerned inthelate1980swillcontinue tobethesubject ofmajor efforts. Thosearespecial assistance totheleastdeveloped countries, expansion oftradeandtechnical co-operation amongdeveloping countries, ruralexport development, improvement oftheroleofwomenindevelopment, humanresources development, andenvIronmental aspects oftradeandexportservices, whichwillbe integrated inacross-programmatic manner intheperiod ofthemedium-term plan. 13.15 Inthemid-19aOs, theInternational TradeCentre launched astrategy atthe enterprise levelaimedataccelerating export growthatthatlevelindeveloping countries. Bythelate19aOs, asignificant partoftheoverall programme ofthe Centre wasbeingdevoted totheimplementation ofthatstrategy attherequest of co-operating Governments. Individual enterprises producing products withgood export prospects nowbenefit frommulti-year packages oftechnical co-operation in export management, andmarket andproduct development. Theperformance ofsuch projects isassessed mainly intermsofadditional export earnings generated bythe enterprises asaresult ofproject support. 13.16 Co-operation andco-ordination willbemaintained, asappropriate, between UNCTAD andtheInternational TradeCentre andwiththeregional commissions, as wellaswiththeDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs andthe Department ofTechnical Co-operation forDevelopment oftheUnited Nations Secretariat, theUnited Nations Centre onTransnational Corporations, theUnited Nations Centre forScience andTechnology forDevelopment, theFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnited Nations, theInternational CivilAviation Organization (ICAO), theWorldBank,theInternational Monetary Fund,theInternational Maritime Organization (IMO), theWorldIntellectual Property Organization, theUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) andtheGeneral Agreement on Tariffs andTrade (GATT), bilaterally and,whereappropriate, through themachinery oftheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination (ACC), aswellaswithother relevant interregional, regional andsUbregional organizations. Consultations in areasofmutual concern willalsobestrengthened withoutside entities, suchas theCommon FundforCommodities, theCouncil forMutual Economic Assistance, the European FreeTradeAssociation, theEuropean Economic Community, theOrganisation forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment, international commodity bodies andstudy groups. Thespecificity andcoverage oftheco-ordination and/orco-operation neededwillbedetermined bythesubstantive content ofeachofthesubprogrammes. Closecontacts willbemaintained withGovernments andtheprivate sector. UNCTAD willstrengthen theinternal co-ordination ofitssubstantive activities, notonly amongtherelevant subprogrammes described below, butalsobetween thepresent programme .andprogrammes 14(Development finance, resource flowsandexternal debt) and15(Least developed, land-locked andisland developing countries, andspecial programmes), forwhich UNCTAD hasresponsibility, through various internal mechanisms, including theTaskForceonEconomic Co-operation forDeveloping
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the development of international trade and economic cooperation, particularly in the context of developing countries. It discusses the importance of improving information exchange, trade facilitation, and technical cooperation to promote economic growth and development. The text also mentions the role of international organizations, governments, and the private sector in achieving these goals.