disability tielat is one of the najor concerns of the ilorld Prog ranne of Actlon' The centre has' accordingly, been directing special attentlon to supporting catalytic and innovatlve projects which will enable countrles rdlth sinllar backgrounds and levels of developnent to Pool thelr resources to deal with alisabi!ity issues. This in turn contrlbute8 to strengthened and inproved capabilities to identify, deve Io,P and disaeninate effective neasurea for egualizatlon of opportunities of dlsabled persons, disabillty preventlon and rehabilitation. In the6e efforcs, the centre has sougtrt to conpletent avallable national and international resources ln the tlisabllity fleld Plth resources fron the Trust Fund. By focustng on Projeccs of a catalytic and lnnovatlve nature' the centre has sought to enhance the overall efftciency wlth tthlch the unlteal Natlons system deals with disabili.ty issues. 68. The Trust Fund has, for exarnPle ' provlded support for the establighnent or strengthening of incerregional, reglonal and subregional. techntcal resource centres and support servlces facilitles, whlch include the Service for Technical co-operation support for Rehabllllation of Dlsableal Persons (Ljubljana, Yugoslavla) 'the African Rehabilitation Institute, whlcb is belng sponsored by the Organlzation of African Unlty (OAU), aasisted by the International Labour Orqanisatlon (ILO) 'and the Technical Co-oPeration Centre of the PhllipPine National Connigsion concerning Disabled Persons (uanila). 3. Financial sltuation ard resource nobilizatton 69. Twenty-five uenber states have contributed a total of $US 1,303,357 to the united Nations Trust Fund for the InternationaL Year of Disabled Persons since inception (see annex rrr). Trust Fund resources have also been augnented by Publlc donations (approximately $194,000) and throuqh lnterest earnlnqs. Annex II to the present report contains the statement of incone a nal expenditures for 1984 and of assets and liabilities of the Trust Fund as at 31 Decenber 1984, and annex III provides deCails on contributions to the Trust Fund'
**Analysis**
The text discusses the activities of the United Nations Trust Fund, which focuses on supporting projects that promote the equalization of opportunities for disabled persons, disability prevention, and rehabilitation. The text highlights the center's efforts to pool resources from countries with similar backgrounds and levels of development to deal with disability issues. The Trust Fund has provided support for the establishment or strengthening of technical resource centers and support services facilities. The text also provides financial information, including contributions from member states and public donations.

**Category**
Health, Employment