guiding principles forUNICEF workinthe1990s, whilestressing theimportance of maximizing thelong-term development impact: (a)ThefocusofUNICEFactivities will,therefore, beon: (i)Integrated primary health care,withspecial emphasis onchildand maternal health, including safemotherhood andfamilyplanning; (ii)Foodandnutrition; (iii)Safewatersupply andenvironmental sanitation; (iv)Basiceducation, withspecial emphasis ongirlsandwomen; (v)Children inespecially difficult circumstances; (b)Theprinciples mentioned abovewillguidetheformulation oftheUNICEF medium-term planandthebiennial budget andthesetting ofthespecific programme priorities, whichwillbesubmitted totheExecutive Boardthrough thenormal process, together withthecountry programme recommendations, theproposals for commitments offinancial resources andotherproposals; (c)Thecountry programming process musthaveprimacy; (d)Goalsandtargets maybevaluable aiming-posts andbench-marks; -28-3.CallsuponStates, individually andcollectively, tosetgoalsandto develop andimplement national, regional andinternational strategies forchildren; 4.Further callsuponStatestosupport thegoalsandstrategies as contained indocuments E/ICEF/1990/L.5 andE/ICEF/1990/CRP.2 aspartofthebroader international development strategy fortheFourthUnited Nations Development Decade; 5.Requests allStates, international development agencies andNGOstohelp mobilize thenecessary financial resources andpolitical support tohelpachieve themajorgoalsandstrategies contained indocuments E/ICEF/1990/L.5 and E/ICEF/1990/CRP.2, whichmayimplytherestructuring oftheallocation ofresources andoftheuseofavailable means. 1990/3. Programme objectives ofthemedium-term planfor theperiod 1990-1993 Ontherecommendation oftheProgramme Committee, TheExecutive Board Endorses theprogramme objectives fortheorganization asdescribed inthe medium-term planfortheperiod 1990-1993. l/ 1990/4. Evaluation Ontherecommendation oftheProgramme Committee, TheExecutive Board, Notingtheimportance ofevaluation asamanagement toolinimproving programme effectiveness andthenecessity oftheExecutive Boardhavingfull information onevaluation toproperly conductitsoversight role, Recalling theendorsement ofthe1984Executive Boardoffourrecommendations contained intheoverview reportofevaluation activities inUNICEF,i/ 1.Requests theExecutive Director toassess andprepare areportonthe overall progress andresults achieved since1984intheimplementation ofthe recommendations contained intheoverview reporti/forpresentation atthe1992 session oftheExecutive Board; 2.Further requests theExecutive Director toinclude intheabove-mentioned report ananalysis of:(a)thekeylessons learned contained inevaluation reports completed duringtheprevious twoyears, andthewayandextenttowhichevaluation results andrecommendations arebeingutilized inthefieldandatheadquarters; l/E/ICEF/1990/3 andCorr.1. i/E/ICEF/1984/L.3. -29-and(b)themeasures adopted forimprovement oftheevaluation function within UNICEF, estimated annualcostsforevaluation andthedetailed corporate-wide evaluation planforthecomingyear,complete withinformation ontiming, cost, evaluation typeandevaluation focus; 3. Furth~r requests theExecutive Director toconcentrate thevarious evaluations, alongwiththeirotherspecific topics, on(a)thesustainability of theactivities andoftheresults achieved; and(b)thelong-term impact bothon thesituation ofthepopulation andonnational capacity-building; andtoreportto theExecutive Boardeverysecond yearstarting in1992onprogress madeinthis area; 4.Further requests thatamonitoring andevaluation planandstructure be elaborated andincluded inallcountry plansandmajorprojects presented tothe Executive Boardinthefuture. Suchplansshould alsobeprepared, wherepossible, foremergency operations andsupplementary-funded projects. Suchevaluation plans andstructures woulddrawonandreport thelessons learned fromprevious evaluations andapplythemtotheparticular circumstances ofthecountry or
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on the strategic planning and programming of UNICEF's activities, with a emphasis on child development and humanitarian aid. The document outlines the organization's guiding principles, program objectives, and evaluation framework, with a focus on achieving long-term development impact. The text does not mention specific economic or industrial activities, but rather highlights the importance of health, education, and environmental sanitation.

**Category**
Health, Education, Humanitarian aid and relief