Oi:>tr. G~N!RAL A/t5/6 (Frog.4t) 12M&}'19\)0 fifth SliHH~ion MAJOR PROGRAMME X.ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Programm~ 44. CONTENTS 1.General orientation ...••..........•.••..........•..•.. 4.Services tovisitors ........•..................•......3.Subprogramme structure •.......•..•......••.....•......2.Overall strategy ......•.........••.......•••.••..•....44.1='44.8 :1 44..1-44.3 2 44.4-44.6 3 44.7-44.B3 44.9-44.35 3 44.9"'""-44.16 3 44.17-44.23 5 44.24-44.29 6 44.30-44.35 7SaleofUnited Nations publicationsSaleofphilatelic items Commemorative medals andgiftitems 2. 3.1.A.Program,ll1€! .....................••.•......•..•.•.•.....••.•• B.Subprogrammes •..•....................•......•.....••...... ""Thepresent docwnent contains progr...rrttrllf44ofth@propo5fHl medlUJfl-t&rm plifl,l1 fortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-torm planwill 1.lUbIHH;IlHHH: b€i!i issued infinalprinted formasOfficial JiftCOrdi?! r~rty-fjftB~~~~ion, Supplement NQ.6(A/45/6/R~v.l). 90-13046 1548g (E) I •..Oi:>tr. G~N!RAL A/t5/6 (Frog.4t) 12M&}'19\)0 fifth SliHH~ion MAJOR PROGRAMME X.ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Programm~ 44. CONTENTS 1.General orientation ...••..........•.••..........•..•.. 4.Services tovisitors ........•..................•......3.Subprogramme structure •.......•..•......••.....•......2.Overall strategy ......•.........••.......•••.••..•....44.1='44.8 :1 44..1-44.3 2 44.4-44.6 3 44.7-44.B3 44.9-44.35 3 44.9"'""-44.16 3 44.17-44.23 5 44.24-44.29 6 44.30-44.35 7SaleofUnited Nations publicationsSaleofphilatelic items Commemorative medals andgiftitems 2. 3.1.A.Program,ll1€! .....................••.•......•..•.•.•.....••.•• B.Subprogrammes •..•....................•......•.....••...... ""Thepresent docwnent contains progr...rrttrllf44ofth@propo5fHl medlUJfl-t&rm plifl,l1 fortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-torm planwill 1.lUbIHH;IlHHH: b€i!i issued infinalprinted formasOfficial JiftCOrdi?! r~rty-fjftB~~~~ion, Supplement NQ.6(A/45/6/R~v.l). 90-13046 1548g (E) I •..Oi:>tr. G~N!RAL A/t5/6 (Frog.4t) 12M&}'19\)0 fifth SliHH~ion MAJOR PROGRAMME X.ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Programm~ 44. CONTENTS 1.General orientation ...••..........•.••..........•..•.. 4.Services tovisitors ........•..................•......3.Subprogramme structure •.......•..•......••.....•......2.Overall strategy ......•.........••.......•••.••..•....44.1='44.8 :1 44..1-44.3 2 44.4-44.6 3 44.7-44.B3 44.9-44.35 3 44.9"'""-44.16 3 44.17-44.23 5 44.24-44.29 6 44.30-44.35 7SaleofUnited Nations publicationsSaleofphilatelic items Commemorative medals andgiftitems 2. 3.1.A.Program,ll1€! .....................••.•......•..•.•.•.....••.•• B.Subprogrammes •..•....................•......•.....••...... ""Thepresent docwnent contains progr...rrttrllf44ofth@propo5fHl medlUJfl-t&rm plifl,l1 fortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-torm planwill 1.lUbIHH;IlHHH: b€i!i issued infinalprinted formasOfficial JiftCOrdi?! r~rty-fjftB~~~~ion, Supplement NQ.6(A/45/6/R~v.l). 90-13046 1548g (E) I •..A. (d)GuidedtoursinNewYork,GenevaorVienna arenottargeted tospecific ~@9m~nt~ ofthepublic ~ndtheirformatislargely outdated.(b)Ithasbecome apparent thattheitemsforsaleattheGiftCentreat Headquarters donotclearly reflect thebasicpurposes oftheUnited Nations orthe cultural diversity oftheOrganization;(a)Philatelic sales, whichconstitute byfarthelargest sourceofrevenues undertheprogrM~me, havebeenaffected overthepastthreebiennium byashrinking market forUnited Nations products. Similarly, thedemandforUnited Nations medals hasnotmetexpectations overthepastbiennia:L (c)Themarkets forUnited Nations salespublications havenotbeenfully exploited tofoster adequate dissemination ofinformation ontheactivities ofthe Organization;44.1Theprbtary objective oft.heprogr~e istopromote, publicize and dil!>~erdnat.e t.heworkaMachiev~nt13 oftheUnited Wations tothepublic. Related activitiel1£,introduced overtheyfJ!USkrytheSecret.ary-General infurtherance of th~geu4ual aimsandpurposes oftheOrganization, include thesaleofUnited
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on the administrative services of the United Nations, specifically focusing on the sales of publications, philatelic items, and commemorative medals. The report highlights the need to improve the sales strategy and better reflect the organization's purposes and cultural diversity. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, or humanitarian aid and relief. It is more focused on the organizational aspect of the United Nations, which suggests a connection to culture and science.

**Category**
Culture, Science and Technology