33. In adalitlon, UNDP ha8 allocated $16,500 to a proJect to produce a SADCCbooklet. ThlE infornation and publicity booklet on sArrcc ls to be dtstrlbuteat freeof cbarge to nenbe r Statea and otheE lntereated parttes. ) 34. The United Nations Centre for Hunan Settlenents (Habltat), tb€ SADCCsecretarlat and the Governnent of Flnland Jointry sponaored ! subreglonal senlnrEon shelter strategies and programmes for sADcc countries uhich yas held at r,usak!fr@ 25 to 29 lrtarch 1985. Tbe senlnar was attended by alr nenbcr strtea of sADccand by observers fron the follosrng countrlea: the Netherrands, Nigeria, Norlrayand PaPua Ner Guinea. rn addltlon, representativeE of shelter Afrique and crDAPartlclpated. tthire the ultimate obJectlve of the senlnar ras to enable sADcccountries to inprove their strateglea and progrannes for sheLter for the poor anddisadvantaged, the inoediate obJectlves weie: (a) To reviee the national action plans of each country for the InternatlonalYerr of Shelter for the Ho$eless, (b) To lntroduce a nethodology that can be used ln the preparation offeasible shelter prog ranmes i (c) To assist each partlcipating country to draft an outllne shelter Etratcgyfor the years 1988-2000 t (d) To dlscuas tbe prospects, prioritles and constralnts of the Internatlonalyear of Shelter for the Honeless rrith regard to action regionally, (el ro coneider possibre actrona to inprove the shcrter artuatlon and hunansettlenents generally, norld Food pr@ raDne 35. Ihe norld Food progranne (nFp) has participated in SADCC conferences since1983- There are no fornar co-operatrve arrangenents betrreen l|Fp and sADcc eincethe latter ls a regional body and $lFp is not lnvolved in reglonal- progranmca.Iloeever, QFP assi6tance to sADcc member states is considerable. FundB fordevelopnent projects €pproved in r9g4 for countries tn the region anounted to$105 nilllon, and 914 nillion nas approved for efl*rgency operitlone to neet tbefood regulrenents of 1.6 nlllion people. In adalltion, 5O,OO0 tons of energencyfood asslstance to che region eas handled by nFp on behalf of bllateral donora.v40/579 8n911sh Page 13 ?7. An IIO officlal fron SATEP repreeenteit IIp at the slxth conferenc. of sADcc.
**Analysis**
The text discusses various initiatives and projects related to the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), including the allocation of funds, conferences, and assistance programs. The focus is on regional development, particularly in the areas of shelter, housing, and humanitarian aid.

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