UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly ,~.".I·V'V..·~II~:'~:RIDistr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog. 33) 12April1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME VI.REGIONAL CO-OPERATION FORECONOMIC ANDSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Programme 33.Regional co-operation fordevelopment in LatinAmerica andtheCaribbean CONTENTS ParagraIlhs A.Programme ..•.....•........•.•...•........•............•.... 33.1-33.13 3 1.General orientation .•.•..........•.......•......•.•.... 33.1-33.5 3 2.Overall strategy .••.....•..••.••.•...•.•.•.•........... 33.6-33.10 4 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities ...........•.•.... 33.11-33.13 5 B.Subprogrammes .....•.........•...•....•..................... 33.14-33.95 5 1. 2.Foodandagriculture Economic development33.14-33.18 33.19-33.245 7 3.Economic andsocial planning 33.25-33.28 8 *Thepresent document contains programme 33oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Forty-fifth Session, SUPIllement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.1). 90-09758 l447i(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryCONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page 4.Industrial, scientific andtechnological development •.33.29 -33.33' 8 5.International trade anddevelopment finance..•..•..... 33.34 -33.39 10 6.Natural resources andenergy 33.40 -33.47 12 7.Environment andhumansettlements •...•.••.......•.•••. 33.48 -33.54 14 8.Population ..•.••.•.• •···•...........•..••.•••••.••.... 33.55-33.64 16 9.Social development 33.65 -33.69 19 10.Statistics andeconomic projections ......••••.•••••••. 33.70 -33.77 20 11.Transport ..•.••••.•. ····•...•...•••.•••••.••••••••••.• 33.78 -33.83 22 12.Subregional activities inMexico andCentral America ••33.84 -33.91 23 13.Subregional activities intheCaribbean ...•.•..•.••.•. 33.92 -33.95 26 -2-4!! Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPROGRAMME 33.REGIONAL CO-OPERATION FORDEVELOPMENT INLATIN AMERICA ANDTHECARIBBEAN A.Programme 1.General orientation 33.1Thegeneral mandate forthepresent programme derives fromArticle 1, paragraphs 3and4oftheCharter oftheUnited Nations; Economic andSocial Council resolution 106(VI);andfromtheTermsofReference oftheEconomic Commission forLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean. 33.2Theoverall orientation oftheprogramme focuses ontheachievement of sustained economic growth withequity oftheLatinAmerican andCaribbean region in ordertoensure thesocial cohesion andpolitical stability whichisthefoundation foralldevelopment. 33.3Theobjectives oftheprogramme arebasedonaprospective analysis ofthe projected situation inthecountries oftheregioninthe19905. Theanalysis begins withabriefexamination ofthestatusoftheregion's economies attheend ofadecade marked bymajorsetbacks inLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean, which, as the1980sdrewtoaclose, werecharacterized byaserious slowdown intheir economic growth, sharpexternal andinternal macro-economic imbalances andasevere deterioration intheliving conditions ofvastsegments ofthepopulation. 33.4Withinthiscontext, themaindevelopment challenges thatwillbefacing LatinAmerica andtheCaribbean inthecoming decade appeartobethefollowing: expansion orresumption ofeconomic growth basedonaredoubled domestic savings effort; implementation ofpolicies toensure anefficient useandallocation ofnew investments; transformation oftheregion's production structures, together with theachievement ofhigher levelsofproductivity; progress towards greater equity
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the development of the Latin American and Caribbean region, with a emphasis on economic growth, social cohesion, and political stability. It discusses various subprogrammes related to food and agriculture, economic development, industrial development, international trade, natural resources, and population development, among others.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry, International trade, Agriculture, Natural resources and environment