expressed thehopethatthiswouldcontinue infollow-up activities totheWorld Conference onEducation forAllthatwasheldinJomtien, Thailand, from5to 9March1990. Theestablishment oftheJointCommittee waswelcomed, andthe establishment byUNICEFofabasiceducation reserve wasapproved (seedocument E/ICEF/1990/P/L.43). Onedelegation stressed thatthereserve should beoriented towards policies thatpromote thebasiceducation ofchildren. 103.Theimportance ofproviding basiceducation forgirlsandwomenwas emphasized, withparticular attention totheco-ordination ofefforts in eradicating illiteracy andgenderdisparity; inreducing drop-out ratesamong girls,especially inremoteareas; andinproviding facilities forpre-school education andinformal andadultliteracy education forwomen. 104.Onedelegation suggested thatbasiceducation shouldinclude skillstraining, and,inaddition, urgedUNICEFtoconsider supporting programmes aimedatimproving educational planning, service delivery andthequality ofpersonnel. Theinclusion oftraining inprojects forhealth, sanitation andcrafts, especially forgirls, thehandicapped andrefugees, wasalsourged.Itwasfurther statedthateducation wasanecessary component ofthedevelopment process. 105.Thesecretariat, inresponse, indicated thattheWorldConference had,forthe firsttime,defined basiceducation. Co-ordination withotheragencies wouldbean important aspectoffollow-up activities, buttheparticular rolesofvarious agencies wouldberespected. UNESCO, forexample, wouldbeprimarily responsible fortechnical advice, andtherolesofotheragencies wouldevolveintime. 106.Inresponse toaquestion astowhytherewouldbeasecondmeeting ofthe JointCommittee in1990,thesecretariat saidthatthiswasnecessary inorderto capitalize onthemomentum created bytheWorldConference. (Seechap.IV, decision 1990/23 fortherecommendation oftheCommittee asadopted bythe Executive Board.) XIV.INTERNATIONAL CHILDDEVELOPMENT CENTRE 107.TheDirector oftheInternational ChildDevelopment CentreinFlorence, Italy, alsoknownastheInnocenti Centre, introduced theprogress report ontheCentre's firstfullyearofoperations (E/ICEF/1990/L.9). Delegations expressed satisfaction withthequality oftheCentre's worktodateandwiththefour programme areasidentified forfocused attention duringitsinitial three-year phase. Several delegations alsoexpressed theirgratitude totheGovernment of Italyforthegenerous support provided fortheworkoftheCentre. -72-108.Delegations stressed inparticular theimportance oftheCentre's workon national capacity-building forCSDinAfrica andofintegrating thiseffortinto regular country programmes. Itwassuggested that,whenever appropriate, ideas developed attheCentreinthisandotherprogrammes shouldbefurther refined with theregional offices foradaptation andutilization atthecountry level. 109.Support wasalsoexpressed forthepolicyanalysis onspecial childand family-related issuessuchastherightsofthechild,children inespecially difficult circumstances, theneedsoftheurbanchildandchildpoverty in industrialized countries. Onedelegation notedtheproposed policystudies onthe rapidly changing, transitional situations inEastern Europe andexpressed theview thattheseactivities shouldbefundedthrough supplementary funds. Some delegations referred tothevalueofstudies undertaken bytheCentre, whichused casesanddatafromindustrialized aswellasdeveloping countries. Onedelegation notedwithsatisfaction thecollaborative activities underwaywiththeUNICEFhost institution inFlorence, theIstituto degliInnocenti, andanother delegation proposed thattheCentre's workshould becontinued beyondtheendofitsinitial phasein1991. xv.EMERGENCY OPERATIONS 110.Inpresenting thereportonemergency operations in1989(E/ICEF/1990/ll and Corr.l), theDeputy Executive Director (Programmes) pointed outthatemergency assistance wasgenerally linkedtorehabilitation, whichledinturntolong-term development assistance. Because ofitscontinued involvement inemergency assistance following natural disasters, UNICEFintended toparticipate inthe International DecadeforNatural Disaster Reduction. Inthiscontext andinlight
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international development and humanitarian efforts, with a focus on education, child development, and emergency relief. It mentions the establishment of a joint committee and the approval of a basic education reserve, as well as the importance of providing education to girls and women. The text also touches on the work of the International Child Development Centre and its focus on national capacity-building and policy analysis.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief