53. The irnplenentation of the Substanti.aL New progranme of Action during thefirst four years has been lrnpeded by nalural disasters (such as the drought inAfrica and floods and cyclones in other countries) and nan-nade disaseers(internaL and external confllcts) that have affecte<r a r,arge nurnber of leastdeveloped countries and have considerably increased the number of refugees anddisplaced persons. The reast deveroped countries, the industrializedcountries and the internatlonal comnunity, in particul.ar the relevantspeci.alized agencies of fbe Uniled Nations, ,rL Cod.y in a position to draegone lessons fron tbese dranatic experiences: (a) ilhe need for creating conditions for inproving the efficiency ofenergency assi.stance, lrith the airn of reaching the target groups of tbepopulation tJ. Disaster a€siseance for least countries (b) Theshortcomlngs relating Eo administrative structures forpreventive and var iouspurposes in the field regarding, inter aIia, stati.stics, technologyinformation networks and systems-6?-i5iiTl, i.ng the environment, (c) The relevance of using emergencythe efficiency of the assisEance, such ascapacitiestassistance for measuEes improvi ng support for logistics and transport (d) The need for better co-ordination of efforts at both tfie nationaland the international leveL t The value of the participation of non-qover nnenta I organizati.rns,te,N40/989/Add.L0 Engllsh Page 20 19/ See TDIB/1055 and Corr.l (to be printed in and Developnent Board, Thirty-first Session, Annexes)(f) The need for conslderatlon of Longer-tern development objeclives nhen providing energ€ncy assistance, in particular with regard to production and distribution of foodt (9) The special vuLnerabiliey of the least developed countries hosting refugees and persons affecbed by natural disastere. 54. The Intergovernmental Group endorsed lhe Concluaions relaling to emergency assistance aatopteal by the Meetiog of Goqernn€ntal Experts of Donor Countr ies and Dtultilateral and Bilaterat Financial and Technical Assigtance Institutions with Representatives of the Least Developeal Countries a6 Part of Preparation for Ehe Mid-terlo Global Revieo of the Inpletoentation of the Substantial Ns Progranne of Accion, ],:l/ shich had been held in May 1985' II. I NTERNATI ONAL SUPPORT II{EASURES A. Transfer of financial resources 55. rn order to achieve affiprogrannes wi.hin the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the challenges faced by least developed countries in terms of humanitarian aid and relief, particularly in the context of natural disasters and emergency assistance. It also touches on the need for international support, including the transfer of financial resources, to achieve development programs. The text does not seem to focus on economic development, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, culture, or science and technology.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International development