policy measures andstrategies inrespect ofagricultural andindustrial sectors which, taking thespecific features oftheindividual countries intoconsideration, willpromote thedevelopment oftraditional andnon-traditional agricultural export activities andtherestoration ofindustrial productivity; (f)Topromote co-operation amongthecountries ofthesubregion inareas related toeconomic andsocial development, aswellasinconnection withthe search fornewsources ofenergy andthedevelopment ofenergy resources ingeneral andtheelectricity sector inparticular; (g)Tofoster technical co-operation between thecountries ofthesubregion andtherestoftheregion inregard toeconomic andsocial matters ofmutual interest. (b)Course ofaction oftheSecretariat 33.91 Thefollowing activities willbecarried outbytheSecretariat underthe subprogramme: (a)Research andthepublication ofstudies onmacro-economic policies and strategies inrespect ofpriority sectors oractivities inselected countries; (b)Thecompilation ofinformation andthepublication ofannual studies on economic trendsinthecountries ofthesubregion andananalysis oftheevolution oftheCentral American integration process. Thedevelopment oftimelyindicators andthepreparation ofanannual report ontheeconomic outlook fortheMexican economy. Periodic monitoring ofthetrends andperspectives oftheagricultural, manufacturing andenergy sectors; (c)Thepreparation ofstudies ontheprocess oftransforming theproductive apparatus inamannerthatpromotes social equity, including, interalia,studies onpossibilities forexpanding bothtraditional andnewagricultural and agro-industrial exports; policies aimedatraising theproduction, productivity and income ofsmall-scale producers; andthedevelopment ofthemanufacturing sector withaviewtoaugmenting itsexternal competitiveness andidentifying specific meansofpromoting it; (d)Theanalysis ofthedemand andsupply ofenergy fromvarious sources (hydrocarbons, wood,hydroelectricity) andco-operation withthecountries inthe formulation ofenergy-generation programmes andstudies aimedatstrengthening the integration ofelectricity andhydrocarbons systems; (e)Thepreparation ofstudies withaviewtotheintensification ofCentral American integration inspecific areasoftrade, financing andtheadoption of technologies; thesestudies willinclude analyses ofspecific integration mechanisms relating totechnology, investment andtradebetween Central America and theothercountries oftheregion; (f)Thedesign ofnational socialstrategies fordealing withtheproblem of poverty. Workwillcontinue ontheanalysis ofmigratory movements andthe utilization ofexternal remittances, aswellasontheformulation ofproposals for integrating theinitiatives takenindependently bypoorgroups onthebasisof thesegroups' ownformsoforganization. -25- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibrarySUBPROGRAMME 13.SUBREGIONAL ACTIVITIES INTHECARIBBEAN (a)Objectives 33.92 Thelegislative authority forthepresent subprogramme derives fromEconomic Commission forLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean resolution 358(XVI)andvarious resolutions adopted bythe the Caribbean Development andCo-operation Committee (CDCC). 33.93 Owingtostructural factors andtotheconsequences oftheeconomic cr~SlS stemming fromtheheavyburden bornebythecountries inrespect oftheservicing oftheirexternal debt,thecountries ofthesubregion require assistance inthe formulation ofpolicies aimedatdiversifying theireconomies andraising their productivity, aswellasatmaking themmoreadaptable torapidtechnological change while, atthesametime,improving theirpopulation's quality oflife. They alsoneedtostrengthen theireconomic andsocial information systems 50thatthey mayfillthegapswhichexistinthisrespect andwillbeabletoderive greater benefit fromtheactivities oftheUnited Nations system. Inaddition, they
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the development of the economies of the subregion, with a specific emphasis on agriculture, industry, and energy sectors. It also touches on issues related to poverty, social equity, and economic integration. Additionally, there is a mention of the need to strengthen economic and social information systems.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry, Agriculture, forestry and fishing