surveys, theimplementation ofsalary recommendations andpossible housing and educational assistance; (c)Reviewing thestatusofNational Professional officers, withemphasis on justcompensation fortheessential worktheydoandcareeropportunities; (d)Improving conditions ofservice forancillary staff(watchmen, janitors, cleaners etc.). 233.Alsomentioned wereconcerns forsafety, security andindependence in high-risk dutystations; implementation ofrecommendations toimprove thestatusof womeninUNICEF; andmethods toensurepropercounselling andtraining ofstaffin orderforthemtoupgrade existing skills, thusmakingitunnecessary toseek external candidates. -34- V.OTHERMATTERS Future workandprOcedures oftheExecutive Board 234.Between the1985and1986sessions, theWorking GroupontheFuture Workand Procedures oftheExecutive Boardheldfourmeetings atUnitedNations Headquarters withtheopen-ended participation ofBoardmembers andobserver delegations. The Chairman oftheWorking GroupwasAnwarul KarimChowdhury (Bangladesh), whose statement iscontained indocument E/ICEF/1986/CRP.32. 235•.Discussions duringthosemeetings focused onrecommendation 7of E/ICEF/1985/CRP.54 andthetwosubsequent paragraphs, whichdescribed thepriority tasksoftheWorking Group. 236.Duringthegeneral debate, several delegations commented ontheimportance and theusefulness oftheWorking Groupasavehicle forfrank,in-depth discussions withthesecretariat. ItwasfeltthattheWorking Groupwasabletoclarify issues, present recommendations andpropose preliminary solutions tooutstanding problems, thereby savingbothtimeandenergy. 237.Anumberofdelegations expressed thewishtoimplement, inthecourseofthe session, someelements ofrecommendation 2ofthedraftrecommendations whichhad beencirculated previously bytheChairman tomembers oftheWorking Group. Accordingly~ afifthmeeting oftheWorking Groupwasheldon17April1986to consider theformalization ofadraftdecision (E/ICEF/1986/CRP.28) fortheBoard toensurethattheworkoftheProgramme Committee andtheCommittee on Administration andFinance wasorganized insuchawayastoallowforadequate in-depth discussions. TheExecutive Boardadopted thedecision on18April1986 (seechap.VI,decision 1986/1). Someoftherecommendations contained inthat decision wereimplemented duringtheCommittees' meetings, andmanydelegations subsequently statedtheirsatisfaction withtheincreased interaction andthemore informal, frankandspontaneous exchanqe ofviewswhichcharacterized the1986 deliberations oftheCommittees. 238.Thesixthandfinalmeeting oftheWorking Groupwasheldon23April1986. Boardmembers andmembers ofthesecretariat, particularly thoseresponsible for programme documentation, participated. TheWorking Groupprepared adraftdecision concerning specific measures tofulfil someoftheneedsforwhichtheGrouphad beenestablished (E/ICEF/1986/CRP.30), whichwassubsequently submitted toand adopted bytheExecutive Boardasdocument E/ICEF/1986/CRP.43 (seechap.VI, decision 1986/13). 239.Theuseofinformal consultations wasmentioned asapositive stepinthe development ofopen,constructive andongoing dialogue between Boardmembers and thesecretariat. Itwasfeltthattheincreasing sizeandcomplexity ofUNICEF programmes required agoverning bodythatwasbothresponsive tothedemands placed ontheorganization andcapable ofproviding thepolicyguidance necessary forthe organization torespond tothosedemands and,between sessions, toimplement the programmes andmeasures adopted bytheBoard. 240.Onedelegation statedthattheWorking Groupcoulddealwiththequestion of thepriorconsideration oftheProgramme Committee's recommendations beforethe plenary andaskedwhether theBoardcouldadoptthen,ratherthanpostpone until the1987session, thedecision thatatfuturemeetings oftheProgramme Committee thetextoftherecommendations tobemadeshould besubmitted andconsidered. -35- 241.Theproposal wassupported byseveral Boardmembers whofeltthatdecisions adopted byconsensus wererathervague. Therefore, itwasrecommended thatbefore theCommittees tookanydecision, thedecision should besubmitted inwriting and considered bytherelevant Committee. Inaddition, anyadditions tothe recommendations shouldbepresented inthecourseoftheCommittee's worksothat theycouldbedulyincorporated. Inviewofthefactthatthatwouldalsospeedup
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing internal organizational matters and procedures of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), specifically the Executive Board and its Working Group on Future Work and Procedures. The topics covered include staff welfare, compensation, and training, as well as the organization's structure and decision-making processes. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the internal workings of an international organization.

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