Fund for Drug Abuse Control (UNFDAC) on its programme and fund-raising activities (E/CN.7/1990/10), supplemented by three reports providing detailed accounts of operations financed by UNFDAC and its medium-term plan for the period 1989-1993 (E/CN.7/1990/CRP.9, CRP.10 and CRP.14/Add.1). 133. The marked expansion of the UNFDAC programme continued in 1989, with 152 country and global projects. The UNFDAC programme budget of $US 62.5 million led to the provision of financial and technical assistance to 49 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Near and Middle East. 134. In his introductory statement, the Executive Director of UNFDAC noted the special significance of the deliberations of the Commission, which represented a crucial step in view of the forthcoming special session of the General Assembly to consider the question of international co-operation against illicit production, supply, demand, trafficking and distribution of narcotic - 28 - drugs and the World Ministerial Summit to Reduce the Demand for Drugs and to Combat the Cocaine Threat. Referring to the global programme of action against illicit narcotic drugs, to be adopted by the General Assembly at its special session, he drew attention to the new subregional approach developed by UNFDAC on the basis of its extensive field experience. That approach represented a step beyond the master-plan concept that had been developed over the years. It involved the design and implementation of programmes to be carried out jointly by countries of a given subregion in order to strengthen border controls and to promote development activities aimed at eliminating the so-called "balloon effect". He called for support for that new initiative, which could represent an important element in the elaboration of the global programme of action. 135. As regards the decision to restructure the United Nations drug control apparatus, he observed that the international community should take into 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and programs of the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control (UNFDAC), which suggests a focus on health and social issues related to drug abuse. The text also mentions international cooperation and the development of a global program of action against illicit drugs, which implies a broader international context.

**Category**
Health, International trade