theawareness ofthepublic aboutmatters ofeconomic andsocial development considered bytheUnited Nations andtobetter disseminate theworkoftheUnited Nations intheeconomic andsocialfields, aseriesofseminars andsymposia will beheldduring theplanperiod. Thesubjects andtermsforthosemeetings willbe selected fromamongthesubjects discussed aboveandfrommandates received from intergovernmental bodies andinternational conferences. -10-efficacy ofselected institutions willbesubjects ofresearch andanalysis during theperiodoftheplan. Thosequestions willbeespecially important tomany countries, inparticular thoseofEastern Europe, whereinnovation ininstitutional arrangements isexpected, andintheleastdeveloped countries, especially in Africa, wherethereform ofexisting institutions andtheemergence ofnew institutions areconsidered important. 12.34 Research, stUdies andanalyses willbeundertaken ontheinterrelationship between economic andsocial factors andtheconsequences ofchanges indemography andincomes, advances intechnology onthephysical andthesocial environment and meansofmaximizing benefits andminimizing long-term coststosociety; studies willbeundertaken toexamine thetransformation ofselected economic andsocial institutions tofosterfaster, moreefficient andequitable growthpatterns, to identify patterns ofhumanresources development moreconducive todesired patterns ofeconomic growth, andtoidentify national andmultilateral policies tohelp prevent thespread ofemerging socialills,suchasdrugsandAIDS,whichhave important international dimensions. 12.35Studies willbeprepared onpolicies fortheeradication ofpoverty andon national andinternational distribution ofincome andsocialbenefits inrelation todifferent patterns ofproduction. Reviewwillalsobecarried outofthe interrelationships ofvarious social andeconomic factors, inthecontext of development plansandstrategies forthe1990s. 12.36 Thelevelling andeventual reduction ofdefence expenditures indeveloped anddeveloping countries opentheopportunity toshifthumanandfinancial resources tosocial andeconomic progr~es domestically andinternationally. Thoseeventual shifts andthesocial andeconomic impactinthesectors orareas concerned willbeanalysed incollaboration withregional commissions andrelevant organsoftheUnited Nations system. 12.37 Alsoduringthisperiod, studies onthetransfer ofresources toandfrom developing countries willcontinue, providing assessments oftheflowoffinancial resources between thedeveloping anddeveloped countries, withanalyses ofwaysof enhancing suchflowsandmaximizing theirbenefits. 12.38 Research andpOlicy-oriented analysis willalsobefocused onaspects ofthe worldeconomy ofrelevance tonational development indeveloping countries andon measures forenhancing international co-operation andforstrengthening national efforts forintegrated development. Attention willbegiventothedevelopment and strengthening oflinkswiththeinternational scientific andintellectual community, inparticular thenon-governmental organizations andtheregional commissions, withrespect toregional problems. 12.39 Todrawonresources notreadily available intheSecretariat, toheighten theawareness ofthepublic aboutmatters ofeconomic andsocial development considered bytheUnited Nations andtobetter disseminate theworkoftheUnited Nations intheeconomic andsocialfields, aseriesofseminars andsymposia will beheldduring theplanperiod. Thesubjects andtermsforthosemeetings willbe selected fromamongthesubjects discussed aboveandfrommandates received from intergovernmental bodies andinternational conferences. -10-f f12.40Another continuing activity isthepreparation ofanalyses ofthespecial problems oflow-income countries, particularly thoseinAfrica. Institutional
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