planning -thatis,planning andmanaging economic andsocial development -isa keytoolforachieving this. 12.12 Thankstotheadvances thatmanydeveloping countries havemadeintheirown capacity fordevelopment planning theyarenowabletouseandabsorbspecific planning techniques andmethodologies mostappropriate totheirindividual circumstances andneeds. Similarly, theinternational community, including the relevant bodies oftheUnitedNations system, hasimproved itsability torespond totheneedsandrequests ofdeveloping countries fortechnical co-operation inthe fieldofdevelopment issues andpolicies, bothbyaccumulating considerable experience andexpertise andbydeveloping andenhancing itsowntechnical capacity through operation-related research. 12.13Itiswiththisbackground andwithinthisframework thattechnical co-operation indevelopment issues andpolicies willbeundertaken intheperiod 1992-1997. Itwilladdress thespecific needsofeachdeveloping country in enhancing thetechnical andinstitutional capacity toplanandmanageitsown economic andsocialdevelopment. Itwillaimatfullysustainable development takingfullaccount oftheneedforaunified approach toeconomic andsocial development atalllevels, including theenvironmental aspects ofdevelopment, and ofthefullandeffective participation oftheentirepopulation atallstagesof development. 2.Overall strategy 12.14 Themaintaskoftheprogramme istomonitor andappraise worldeconomic development, toanalyse issuesofcurrent andemerging concern, aswellas long-term concern, totheinternational community, tostudyalternative pOlicy -5-12.9Globalenvironmental concerns claimincreasing attention asitisrealized thatbothaffluence andpoverty contribute tothedestruction oftheconditions of survival forfuturegenerations. Lifestyles, consumption levels andtechnologies inindustrial countries havebeenrecognized asunsustainable, oftenintermsof theenvironmental destruction theyhavealready occasioned, andcertainly interms oftheconsequences oftheirworld-wide adoption. Similarly, thedevastating effects ontheenvironment ofpatterns ofproduction inmanyofthepoorest countries arerecognized asincompatible withtheirfuturedevelopment needs. 12.10 Theratesofsavings andofgrowthofcapital formation appeartohave slowed downinallregions oftheworldinthe1980s. Policies willneedtobe developed andimplemented atthenational andinternational levelsthatencourage savings andcapital formation andthatprovide substantially increased flowof capital todeveloping countries ontermsandconditions thatareinconsonance with theirneedforsustained growth anddevelopment. 12.11Inrecentdecades, thedeveloping countries havemadesignificant advances inexpanding andenhancing theirtechnical andinstitutional capacity toplanand managetheireconomic andsocialdevelopment. However, particularly inrecent years,thosesamedeveloping countries haveexperienced serious constraints onthe resources available tothemfordevelopment, whichhaveincluded lowinternational pricesforrawmaterials, widespread international economic instability and concomitant foreign-debt burdens andbalance-of-payments problems. Those constraints haveemphasized theimportance todeveloping countries ofmaximizing thebenefit theyobtain fromtheresources available tothem. Development planning -thatis,planning andmanaging economic andsocial development -isa keytoolforachieving this. 12.12 Thankstotheadvances thatmanydeveloping countries havemadeintheirown capacity fordevelopment planning theyarenowabletouseandabsorbspecific planning techniques andmethodologies mostappropriate totheirindividual circumstances andneeds. Similarly, theinternational community, including the relevant bodies oftheUnitedNations system, hasimproved itsability torespond totheneedsandrequests ofdeveloping countries fortechnical co-operation inthe fieldofdevelopment issues andpolicies, bothbyaccumulating considerable experience andexpertise andbydeveloping andenhancing itsowntechnical capacity through operation-related research. 12.13Itiswiththisbackground andwithinthisframework thattechnical
**Analysis**
The text discusses various themes related to economic development, including development planning, technical cooperation, and sustainable development. It also touches on environmental concerns, global economic instability, and the need for sustainable growth and development. The text does not specifically mention agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. It seems to be focused on the broader aspects of economic development and sustainable growth.

**Category**
Economic development