UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog. 19) 15May1990 Forty-fifth session11I11:IL---ORIGINAL: ENGLISH PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME IV.INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION FORDEVELOPMENT Programme 19.Natural resources CONTENTS A.Programme .. 1.General orientation .......•.•.......•.•.••...•....•..•. 2.Overall strategy .•...•........•.•••••..•••.•.•....••.•. 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities ..••.•..•...•••... B.Subprogrammes ....•...•...••...•........•...•.•...•....•••.. 1.Co-ordination inthefieldofwaterresources •....•.... 2.Waterresources development andmanagement .•••....•••.. 3.Mineral resources .....•.•........••.•.•.•....•....•.... 4.Surveying, mapping andinternational co-operation in cartography ..Paragraphs Page 19.1-19.7 2 19.1-19.3 2 19.4-19.5 2 19.6-19.7 3 19.8-19.45 3 19.8-19.15 3 19.16-19.30 4- 19.31 -19.41 7 19.42-19.45 10 *Thepresent document contains programme 19oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral AssemRly, Forty-fifth Session, Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.l). 90-12452 1408c(E)UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog. 19) 15May1990 Forty-fifth session11I11:IL---ORIGINAL: ENGLISH PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME IV.INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION FORDEVELOPMENT Programme 19.Natural resources CONTENTS A.Programme .. 1.General orientation .......•.•.......•.•.••...•....•..•. 2.Overall strategy .•...•........•.•••••..•••.•.•....••.•. 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities ..••.•..•...•••... B.Subprogrammes ....•...•...••...•........•...•.•...•....•••.. 1.Co-ordination inthefieldofwaterresources •....•.... 2.Waterresources development andmanagement .•••....•••.. 3.Mineral resources .....•.•........••.•.•.•....•....•.... 4.Surveying, mapping andinternational co-operation in cartography ..Paragraphs Page 19.1-19.7 2 19.1-19.3 2 19.4-19.5 2 19.6-19.7 3 19.8-19.45 3 19.8-19.15 3 19.16-19.30 4- 19.31 -19.41 7 19.42-19.45 10 *Thepresent document contains programme 19oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral AssemRly, Forty-fifth Session, Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.l). 90-12452 1408c(E) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library_Pi" '+1%+''86ij PROGRAMME 19.NATURAL RESOURCES A.Programme 1.General orientation"""'" 19.1Thepresent programme iscarried outwithintheframework ofGeneral Assembly resolutions 32/158, 32/176, 33/194, 34/201 and40/171; andEconomic andSocial Council resolutions 131(VI),715A(XXVII), 814(XXXI), 1761(LIV), 1954(LIX), 2014(LXI), 2121(LXIII), 1979/68, 1979/70, 1979/71, 1981/76, 1981/77, 1981/78, 1981/79, 1981/80, 1981/81, 1981/91, 1985/49, 1985/50, 1985/53, 1987/7, 1989/7 and 1989/116. 19.2Theexploration, development, rational useandeffective management ofa nation's natural resources endowment remain oneoftheessential components forthe achievement ofeconomic andsocialprogress. Theactivities inthefieldof natural resources willhelpstrengthen thenational capabilities toidentify, explore, develop andmanageeffectively thenon-agricultural natural resources sectorasacritical component fornational economic andsocial development within thecontext ofpermanent sovereignty overnatural resources. Duringtheperiod
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a proposal for a medium-term plan for the period 1992-1997, focusing on international economic cooperation for development, specifically in the field of natural resources. The document discusses the exploration, development, and management of natural resources, as well as their role in achieving economic and social progress. The tone is formal and technical, suggesting that the content is primarily of interest to experts in the field of international development and natural resources.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Economic development