fhlttiaus philatelic item,sandco~emorative medals, whichisdesigned topublicize th.aOrgan!:tation'5achlfiitve!1!'>cnts andvarious aspects ofitsworkprogramn>.e: thesale ofpublications; theprimary purpos.eof whichistodisse'minate information onthe activities oftheUnited Nation$ onaswideabasisaspossible; andtheguided lecture tours, Whichareop~rat0d forthepurpose ofmakingvisitors andthe general public awareoftheact.ivities andaimS'oftheUnitedNations. TheUnited ~ations GiftCentre, through it~saleofUnited Nations souvenirs, handicrafts and otherl1louvenirs fromaroundtheworld,isanintegral partoftheinformation diriHUttrdnated tovi~itors andothers abouttheOrganization. 44.3Inaddition totheneedforamoreintegrated andco-ordinated approach to theactivitie~ under thi~programme, whichisaquestion thatwillrequire the continued attention oftheSecretary-General andtheSenior Advisory Boardduring themediurn~term planperiod, thefollowing problems needtobeaddressed:44.2 ,!'hfijactivitili'Hl undertheprograw.me, whicharecarried outnotonlyat Headquarters butal~oatG~neva andVienna, aredirected bythreedistinct org~izational units: theOfficeofGeneral Services, theDepartment ofConference !JIHvic(,Hii andth{!!lDepartm@nt ofPublic Information, reSUlting inadiffusion of re~ponsibility. Theneedforamoreintegrated andco-ordinated approach in dealing withthepublic ledtotheestablishment in19B9ofaSenior Advisory Board onServlc($!il tothePublic, which<,UiHlists theSecretary-General intheformulation ofoV8r~11 policiee.A. (d)GuidedtoursinNewYork,GenevaorVienna arenottargeted tospecific ~@9m~nt~ ofthepublic ~ndtheirformatislargely outdated.(b)Ithasbecome apparent thattheitemsforsaleattheGiftCentreat Headquarters donotclearly reflect thebasicpurposes oftheUnited Nations orthe cultural diversity oftheOrganization;(a)Philatelic sales, whichconstitute byfarthelargest sourceofrevenues undertheprogrM~me, havebeenaffected overthepastthreebiennium byashrinking market forUnited Nations products. Similarly, thedemandforUnited Nations medals hasnotmetexpectations overthepastbiennia:L (c)Themarkets forUnited Nations salespublications havenotbeenfully exploit",d tofoster adequate dissemination ofinformation ontheactivities ofthe Organization;44.1Theprbtary objective oft.heprogr~e istopromote, publicize and dil!>~erdnat.e t.heworkaMachiev~nt13 oftheUnited Wations tothepublic. Related activitiel1£,introduced overtheyfJ!USkrytheSecret.ary-General infurtherance of th~geu4ual aimsandpurposes oftheOrganization, include thesaleofUnited fhlttiaus philatelic item,sandco~emorative medals, whichisdesigned topublicize th.aOrgan!:tation'5achlfiitve!1!'>cnts andvarious aspects ofitsworkprogramn>.e: thesale ofpublications; theprimary purpos.eof whichistodisse'minate information onthe activities oftheUnited Nation$ onaswideabasisaspossible; andtheguided lecture tours, Whichareop~rat0d ferthepurpose ofmakingvisitors andthe general public awareoftheact.ivities andaimS'oftheUnitedNations. TheUnited ~ations GiftCentre, through it~saleofUnited Nations souvenirs, handicrafts and otherl1louvenirs fromaroundtheworld,isanintegral partoftheinformation diriHUttrdnated tovi~itors andothers abouttheOrganization. 44.3Inaddition totheneedforamoreintegrated andco-ordinated approach to th~aetivitie~ under thi~programme, whichisaquestion thatwillrequire the continu@d attention oftheSecretary-General andtheSenior Advisory Boardduring themediurn~term planperiod, thefollowing problems needtobeaddressed:44.2 ,!'hfijactivitili'Hl undertheprograw.me, whicharecarried outnotonlyat Headquarters butal~oatG~neva andVienna, aredirected bythreedistinct org~izational units: theOfficeofGeneral Services, theDepartment ofConference !JIHvic(,Hii andth{!!lDepartm@nt ofPublic Information, reSUlting inadiffusion of re~ponsibility. Theneedforamoreintegrated andco-ordinated approach in dealing withthepublic ledtotheestablishment in19B9ofaSenior Advisory Board onServlc"'!il tothePublic, which<,UiHlists theSecretary-General intheformulation ofoV8r~11 policiee.A. (d)GuidedtoursinNewYork,GenevaorVienna arenottargeted tospecific ~@9m~nt~ ofthepublic ~ndtheirformatislargely outdated.(b)Ithasbecome apparent thattheitemsforsaleattheGiftCentreat
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the activities and programs of the United Nations, specifically the promotion and dissemination of information about the organization's work and achievements to the public. The text mentions the sale of philatelic items, commemorative medals, and publications, as well as guided tours and the United Nations Gift Centre. The focus seems to be on the organization's public outreach and education efforts, rather than on specific economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
Culture, International relations