(decision 1990/27); amended thefinancial regulation onrevaluation policy (decision 1990/28); approved themedium-term planasaframework offinancial projections fortheperiod 1990-1993 (decision 1990/29); notedfinancial and staffing reports (decisions 1990/30 and1990/31); adopted twodecisions related to theGreeting CardOperation (decisions 1990/32 and1990/33); andauthorized the secretariat tousetherevised modelBasicCo-operation Agreement asthebasisfor negotiating Agreements withco-operating Governments wherenosuchagreement now exists(decision 1990/34). -3-I.ORGANIZATION OFTHESESSION 1.TheExecutive BoardoftheUnited Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) heldits 1990regular session atUnited Nations Headquarters from16to27April1990. Officers oftheExecutive Boardfortheperiod 1August 1989to31July1990were asfollows:. Chairman: Ms.Margarita Dieguez (Mexico); FirstVice-Chairman: Mrs.Lisbet Pa1me(Sweden); Second Vice-Chairman: H.E.Mr.Stanislaw Trepczynski (Poland); ThirdVice-Chairman: Dr.Suyono Yahya(Indonesia); Fourth Vice-Chairman: H.E.Mr.PaulBamela Engo(Cameroon); Chairman, Programme Committee: Mr.FrankMajoor (Netherlands); Vice-Chairman, Programme Committee: Dr.Gabriel Vidart (Uruguay); Chairman, Committee onAdministration andFinance: Dr.HodaBadran (Egypt); Vice-Chairman, Committee onAdministration andFinance: Mr.Takeshi Kagami (Japan). 2.Theagendaofthe1990session, asadopted, iscontained indocument E/ICEF/1990/1/Rev.1. Alistofdocuments issuedinconnection withthe 1990session iscontained indocument E/ICEF/1990/INF/l/Rev.l. TheProgramme Committee, sitting asacommittee ofthewhole, metfrom18to27April1990(the reportoftheCommittee iscontained inannexI).TheCommittee onAdministration andFinance, alsositting asacommittee ofthewhole, metfrom25to27April1990 (thereportoftheCommittee iscontained inannex11). *TheExecutive Board, withitsmembership asat1August 1990,willhold itsorganizational session toelectofficers fortheperiod 1August 1990 to31July1991atUnited Nations Headquarters inJune1990. Thereport onthe organizational session willbecontained indocument E/ICEF/1990/14. -4-II.PLENARY MEETINGS Awards UNICEF Maurice PateAward 3.The1990UNICEF Maurice PateAward,established bytheExecutive Board atits1966session tohonoursignificant contributions byaninstitution ina developing country inadvancing thewell-being ofchildren andextended in1988to alsoinclude individuals, waspresented toProfessor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, Minister ofHealthoftheFederal Republic ofNigeria. Theaward, whichwasvotedonby mailpollpriortotheBoardsession, tooknoteofProfessor Ransome-Kuti's advocacy ofpublichealthservices forallofthepopulation; hisvision and leadership inthedevelopment ofanational, community-based primary healthcare (PHC)system, whichservesasamodelforotherAfrican countries andthroughout theworld; andhispioneering adaptation oftheprinciples oftheBamako Initiative. Hisleadership anddedication havecontributed greatly tothevast improvement ofNigeria's immunization coverage -fromlessthan10percent before 1985to70percentbytheendof1989-andtothecountry's position of leadership initscommitment totheelimination ofguinea wormdisease by1995. 4.Professor Ransome-Kuti workedactively withtheWorldHealthOrganization (WHO),aswellaswithUNICEF, andhewasaprincipal participant intheBel1agio meetings whichaimedtoprovide leadership, co-ordination andsupport for world-wide childsurvival efforts. StaffAward 5.TheExecutive Director announced thataStaffAwardforoutstanding service to UNICEF wouldbepresented totheentirestaffoftheBeirutoffice. Despite the ongoing conflict inLebanon andundertheableleadership ofAndreRoberfroid, the Beirutstaffhavecontinued toregularly coveralmosteverycornerofthecountry. Following acease-fire appeal bytheUNICEFBeirutoffice, atotalof 26,000children werevaccinated duringthethreevaccination daysof 5,6and7April1990. Another cease-fire negotiated forMay1990raisesvery reasonable expectations thatLebanon willachieve universal childimmunization (UCI)beforetheendoftheyear.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a summary of a meeting of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), discussing various decisions and reports related to the organization's activities and programs. The text highlights awards and recognitions given to individuals and institutions for their contributions to children's well-being and public health. The topics discussed seem to be more focused on humanitarian aid and relief, health, and education, rather than economic development, natural resources, or industry.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief