of crude economic indicators such as GNF. It has become all too clear to policy makers in rich and poor countries alike that national economic growth by itself is no guarantee against poverty. Unfortunately, however, the development of interventions to safeguard the poor against structuraj adjustment policies is proceeding very slowly. There are two main reasons for this. The first is the inability of financial agencies to effectively operate buffer programmes. The second is the sad state of implementation at national level as governments struggle with declining revenues. International sensitivity to the idea of putting human development and the needs of children first appears to be growing. Evidence of this in 1989 could be seen in the passage of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, in preparations for the March 1990 World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, Thailand), and in the opportunity given to UNlCEF'x Deputy Executive Director, Programmes, to testify before the United States Congress in January and February on the need for adjust- ment with a human face. During the year, UNICEF chaired a recently formed TCGP subgroup on adjustment and was a party to discussions by a small group of heads of United Nations agencies (EGA, ILO, UNDP, UNESCO, w*i») on specific adjustment problems in Africa. In May UNICEF gave testimony to the United Nations Secretary-Genera Ps advisory group on the precarious situation of African commodity exporters, and contributed to a study, 'Engendering Development in the 1990s', which was presented to the heads of Government of the Commonwealth in October. UNICEF is also a member of the steering group of the World Bank's initiative on the Social Dimensions of Adjustment, which is partly financed by UNDP and a number of bilateral donors. Analysis and discussion of adjustment-related proposals were expanded during 1989 to cover a large number of countries including Argentina,
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the relationship between economic growth and poverty, as well as the need for policies that prioritize human development and the needs of children. It also mentions specific initiatives and organizations involved in addressing the social dimensions of economic adjustment. Given the focus on economic policy and its impact on human well-being, it is likely that the text belongs to the category of economic development.

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