trade promotion, motor-pump irrigation, industrial promotion and development planning; and Togo, where a multlsectoral project involving 16 United Nations volunteers was approved in December 1984. 59. United Nations volunteers have been fielded within RAF/82/059 to provide assistance to regional and subregional intergovernmental institutions and programmes, notably in the ECA-sponsored Multinational Programming and Operational Centre (MULPOC) programme in Ethiopia and Zambia, and the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations (AATPO) in Tanglers. Participation also continues in field trials in Kenya, Malawi, Burkina Faso and Ghana of "Field Testing and Demonstration of Rural Water Supply Hand-pumps’, a programme conducted by IBRD.DP/1985/44 English Page 15 Latin America and the Caribbean 60. Eleven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have UNVs assigned to their programmes, although numerically the overall input is modest. The largest presence is in Jamaica where an additional 20 UNVs in the health field will complement the present 17. In Honduras, four UNVs are assigned near border areas for handling work related to asylum and resettlement, in Halti,the second phase of an ILO project for artlsanal development and employment promotion in the southern peninsula is being prepared involving a team of seven UNVs as the only Internatlonally recruited personnel. Arab States and the Middle East 61. Within the Arab States region, requests for posts registered a 46 per cent increase over 1983. Three countries, the United Arab Emlrates, Qatar and Turkey participated in the programme for the first time, with the establishment of posts in education, meteorology and vocational rehabilitatlon of the disabled. The programme in Democratic Yemen is undergoing an expansion, focused on Socotra island, with an Initlal request for an addltlonal 10 UNVs in horticulture, veterinary science, land surveying, low-cost housing and health. 62. In Yemen, a self-help housing project based on appropriate technology was
**Analysis**
The text discusses the deployment of United Nations volunteers in various countries for projects related to trade promotion, industrial development, irrigation, and rural water supply, among others. It also mentions employment promotion, vocational rehabilitation, and self-help housing projects. These projects suggest a focus on economic development, agriculture, and social welfare. The text does not explicitly discuss natural resources, environment, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, culture, or science and technology.

**Category**
Economic development, Agriculture, Employment, Health