sions, is seeking to maintain a down- ward trend in malnutrition among young children. Regional activities in 1989 included an orientation workshop organized by vvi 10 tor francophone West African countries and the development of a regional training programme in food and nutrition surveillance for the Americas, in close co-operation with CAHO. At the international level, activities included the establishment of a net- work to develop and disseminate com- puter software for nutritional status assessments; methodological work on appropriate indicators; development of a distance-learning course on as- sessing nutritional status in house- hold surveys; and advocacy for food and nutritional surveillance for na- tional development. UNICEF has col- laborated with the World Banks So- cial Dimensions of Adjustment (SDA) programme at country and interna- tional level, and has strengthened its ties with the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) programme to incorporate nation-wide nutritional assessments in as many countries as possible. The Report of the International Conference on Food and Nutritional Surveillance for National Develop- ment, Mexico, recommended that countries establish multisectoral food and nutrition surveillance systems in order to provide decision makers with timely, accurate and easy-to-use data on the nutritional status of popula- tions and on trends in food availabili- ty and consumption. Infant feeding; One especially no- table event was die publication of a joint WHO/uxicEF statement on the !•-'special role of maternity services in protecting, promoting and support- ing breast-feeding. More than 35,000 copies of the statement were distrib- uted in English, French and Spanish. The statement includes a LO-point summary of what every maternity facility should do to support breast- feeding. An international survey of 35 major hospitals in developed countries found that 23 of them implemented at least nine of the 10 steps - a finding which confirmed the universal rele- vance of the statement. All 10 steps
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the efforts of UNICEF and other organizations to address malnutrition among young children, particularly through food and nutrition surveillance, as well as promoting breast-feeding. It also mentions collaborations with other organizations, such as the World Bank and WHO. The text does not explicitly mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, and the focus on health and nutrition suggests that the primary category should be Health.

**Category**
Health