81. ttNFPA is supporting a national MCH/FP pro{rramme which has helped to change Government perceptions of population. A separate MCH/FP alepartment has noe beenA/40/439 Eng li sh Page 17 created witfrin the Ministry of Health. Funds were apProved for the Audlo-Visual Cent,re for Comnunity Development wtrich provided comnunication support for the prograrnme. UNFPA continued support to collect data on infant and child mortality in Bangui. The Government intends to undertake its second population census in 1986; preparations in 1985 will concent,rate on training of national personnel' tNFPA has requested the Economic Connission for Africa (ECA) to assist the Government in fornulating a proiect document. g2. In lgg4, tNICEF's actual expenditures in the central African Republic were $1.I million, mainly in the health, family planning and water supply sectors' g3. UNIDO is irnplementing the following industrial development project approved in 1984: Seminar on small and medium-scale industries ($4,918i UNIDO,/Re9ular Programme of Technical Assistance) . g4. As at 3l December 1984, hlFP had approved nine development projects at a total cost to lrFp of $2I.3 million and thro emergency operations Prolects at a total cost to hlFP of $0.6 million. 85. FAO is current,ly operating five UNDP-financed projects ($4,408'100) in livestock, crops, forestry and fisheries. The FAO/TCP finances five projects ($4g0,500) in nutrition, agricultural statistics and livestock. Three projects ($lrI09 r24gl in livestock and water development are financed from Trust Funds' The total amount of these projects is $5,997,849. Activities of the FAO Investment Centre included a mission to investigate investment possibilities. The FAO Office for Special Relief Operations executed a project financed by tunds from the-Otfice forEmergencyoperationsinAfrica($I45,000)inemergencyassi'stancetoanimal health. 8G. IFAD has a project entitl,ed "Ombella ltpoko Rural Development' with a total project cost of $4.6 nillion, of wtrich the IFAD loan is $3.3 nillion and the recipient country contribution is $1.3 million.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing various development projects and programs in the Central African Republic, with a focus on health, family planning, industry, and agriculture. It mentions the creation of a separate department for maternal and child health, the implementation of industrial development projects, and the financing of agricultural and livestock projects. The text also mentions humanitarian aid and relief efforts, such as emergency operations and disaster response. Overall, the text suggests that the projects and programs are aimed at improving the lives of people in the Central African Republic, particularly in terms of health, education, and economic development.

**Category**
Health, Industry, Agriculture, Humanitarian aid and relief