text: Q€llegations inNewYorkwithUnited N'atlons memk'lutos, Unitt~d Nations so\wenlrs, hand!crafts andothersouvenirs fromaround th~world. 44.19 Overthepastthreebiennia, reVtilnues ft'orntheUnited Nations G1ftC~ntrt!l locatlfftd atHeadquarters havesteadily increMled, whichcanbeattributltlld inpartto thE!increase inthenumberofvisitors. TheGiftContre hasalso.bl\prov€1!d operational andinventory controls, whichhasr81ulted intheprovilion of•wider selection offastselling items. However. ithasbecome amatter ofg~DwiDg concern thatthemerchandise carried intheCentre do••not.ufficiently promote thebasicpurposes oftheUnited Nations orreflect theOrg.Di~ation'. national and cultural diversity. Furthermore. thesalesfacilities donotpresent auniform, highquality image. 44.20 AStomedalsales,theirdecreasing profitability resulted inthe non-renewal ofanexisting contract fortheirproduction andasignificant disruption insalesduring thebiennium 1988-,1989. Anewcontract wasentered into on21April1989. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 44.21 Vigorous efforts willbemadetoexpand theUnited Nations commemoratiVE! and peacemedalprogramme bydirect mailadvertising tocapture anadditional market shareandincrease netrevenue. 44.22Increased purchases fromartisans oflessdeveloped count.ries onaswidea geographical basisaspossible willbepursued inordertohaveproduct themesfor theGiftCentrethatareconsistent withthepurposes andmission oftheUnited Nations aswellastoincrease theuniqueness ofthemerchandise. Itemsthatare regarded asslowmoving orofquestionable appropriateness willbeeliminated. Advertisements willbeinserted inselt11cted publicatioliUl. l'Iince e:l!:p~ri(H1CHl! hau shownthattheCentre hastocompete vigoroul!lly inthi'ilintorn1!itional cf~ft ~ndgif't itemsmarket, whichhasincreased significantly inNewYorkinrecent y••r•. -5-~4 th~ ~,f'~fo:~t.~ G<f s,al~l!l O~aM!vl~ <i~.~'\tapJ1.ioCe.l e.r~a ~~ iUliUdi ti@:fial Qutlilll'tstt.~eJni tJ~'d.N4i'ltlons th1'0\~gh teh.f1l\}asibi1it,:it0f \lIBlobe billtstUlU~d. 4~.11~ T~~leqhllative authority for 1derlv~<s i:t~ G'l!lt'1~rll!Jl Alllljj""''''''''.lJi' 1It'.n<Yluth);!~ 14\JiQ001:1\7) fo·rC~Et~,~~t"atl V~~.dll!11ll; lI!1.ud553p,n:}fot'g1ftit;'i>jJ!l~,'rn. rel2!tll!1d litief> oftIlt'!Ih:d lllnd Ctl$~~t'ln~ial S~l:vic~s Dlvlsiou oft~l. Ofnc~ 'OfGoneri!!.l Se;:rvic1l\}$ lI!1r~ d~'I1;crib.d h'1thll!1 ~:!t~'Ulil l"tltlleorgl'u'Ii1!!l?!ltion ofth~ S(iH:::ret8riat ( 8'\tl:lt.P(UI)) of 19';'.1. (a) CO:r,'~,e.morative medallH top'..tblici~c th~workar..d ttiJI'tlons anditssp6'ciali~ed agencies through the is;eu~'!1c'tl ot' andpeacemcCDalswhiloattheSilffi1?,etimeoftheUn!t.l;)(! Ullit\!H'l: Nl'it.lol15 revttrnue throug-h Cb}Gift.it.ems: t.oprovide visitors, stafrlil,en\!:ler!!l and nH(~MhtH'S of d€llegations inNewYorkwithUnited N'atlons memk'lutos, Unit.t~d Nations so\wenlrs, hand!crafts andothersouvenirs fromaround th~world. 44.19 Overthepastthreebiennia, reVtilnues ft'orntheUnited Nations G1ftC~ntrt!l locatlfftd atHeadquarters havesteadily inClf(ijaSled, whichcanbeattributltlld inpartto thE!increase inthenumberofvisitors. TheGiftContre hasalso.bl\prov€1!d operational andinventory controls, whichhasr81ulted intheprovilion of•wider selection offastselling items. However. ithasbecome amatter ofg~DwiDg concern thatthemerchandise carried intheCentre do••not.ufficiently promote thebasicpurposes oftheUnited Nations orreflect theOrg.Di~ation'. national and cultural diversity. Furthermore. thesalesfaciliti ••donotpresent auniform, highquality image. 44.20 AStomedalsales,theirdecreasing profitability resulted inthe non-renewal ofanexisting contract fortheirproduction andasignificant disruption insalesduring thebiennium 1988-,1989. Anewcontract wasentered into on21April1989. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 44.21 Vigorous efforts willbemadetoexpand theUnited Nations commemoratiVE! and
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Gift Centre, which sells souvenirs and merchandise to visitors. The centre's revenue has increased over the past three biennia, and the Secretariat is looking to expand the centre's product range to better promote the United Nations' purposes and national cultural diversity. The centre's sales facilities are also being revamped to present a uniform, high-quality image. Overall, the text seems to be focused on the economic and commercial aspects of the Gift Centre, rather than any specific humanitarian or scientific issues.