93.Although parallel meetings werenecessary occasionally, onedelegation expressed theviewthatthenumber should bekepttoanabsolute minimum andthat caremustbetakentoinform Boardmembers abouttheagenda foreachday. Regarding theallotment oftime,theProgramme Committee hasrepeatedly hadvery little timefordeliberations, andtheviewwasexpressed thatalthough 1991wasa budget year,careshould betakennottoallocate toomuchtimetotheCommittee on Administration andFinance. Inaddition, continued efforts wereneededtofinda better wayofdealing withcountry programmes. Boardmembers werealsorequested toadhere tothe10-minute limitfortheirgeneral debate statements. -21-94.Thesamedelegation notedthatitmightbeuseful toconsider clarifying the roleandtasksoftheBureau, whichshould beresponsible forconsidering the procedures oftheBoard, thereby eliminating theneedfortheestablishment of another working group. Oneimprovement already decided wouldbethenew organizational session atthebeginning of1991. 95.Theabove-mentioned comments wereendorsed byonedelegation, although itwas feltthatmoreworkwasneeded. Theestablishment ofaformal working groupwas considered unnecessary, butthedelegation suggested that,inaccordance with decision 1989/3 (E/ICEF/1989/12), theBureau should continue toupdate theRulesof Procedure andtoexamine matters related totheorganization ofworkoftheBoard, withaviewtopresenting itsrecommendations tothe1991session. (Seechap.IV, decision 1990/1.) 96.Onedelegation notedthattheUNICEF Executive Boardcrammed more'wrkintoa two-week session thananyothergoverning body,andsaidtheBoard's decision-making capability wasoftenhampered bytimeconstraints. Itwaspointed outthatfortheBoard tomaintain itstwo-week time-frame andavoidparallel meetings, further changes inprocedures wouldbenaeded. 97.Twodelegations suggested thatthegeneral debate couldbescheduled onyears thatalternate withbudget submissions, whileanother delegation proposed thatin budgetyears, theCommittee onAdministration andFinance couldholdaspecial session inadvance oftheBoard's regular session. Itwasalsosuggested thatthe Bureaushould play agreater roleinsetting theagenda forBoardmeetings. 98.Onedelegation underscored theneedtoavoidscheduling Boardsessions in conflict withother majorUnited Nations meetings, suchastheSpecial Session of theGeneral Assembly onInternational Economic Co-operation, whichcoincided with the1990Executive Board. RulesofProcedure 99.Several delegations spokeoftheneedtocontinue reviewing theprocedures thatwereestablished whenUNICEF wasalesscomplex organization andhandled a smallprogramme. TheBureau andtheWorking GroupontheFuture Workand Procedures oftheBoard werethanked fortheirongoing efforts toupdate theRules ofProcedure andtheworking methods oftheBoard. Somedelegations shared the viewthattheBoard haddeveloped "badhabits", suchasrequesting excessive documentation andaccepting latepapers, eveniftheycontained proposals with policyimplications. 100.Therewasbroad support fortheproposals contained inthedocument E/ICEF11990/L .15andCorr.1 onthefuture workandprocedures oftheExecutive Board,although somedelegations believed thesections dealing withthesubmission ofdraftproposals would needtobeamended, since somedelegations preferred all draftproposals tobesubmitted toopen-ended drafting groups. Preparations forfuture sessions andreviewofdocumentation 101.TheExecutive Boardrequested areport, attheearliest opportunity, onthe findings andrecommendations oftheexpert groupconvened incollaboration withWHO andothergroups toconsider vaccine andrelated research needs(seechap.IV, decision 1990/10). -22-102.TheExecutive Boardrequested thatthefollowing shouldbeprepared as separate documents forthe1991regular session: (a)Review andanalysis of.UNICEF NewYorkheadquarters officerequirements
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the internal procedures and organization of the UNICEF Executive Board, focusing on issues such as agenda setting, time allocation, and documentation. It also touches on the role of the Bureau and the need for efficient decision-making. Given the context and content, it seems likely that the text is related to the administrative or organizational aspects of UNICEF's work, rather than its specific programs or activities.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief