steps for the provision of alternative sources of income; Draft revised text for transmission to the General Assembly at its Seventeenth Special Session, based on subparagraph 5 (a) of General Assembly resolution 44/141 presented by Canada. Norway. Sweden and United States of America ** (a) Demand reduction (i) The Division of Narcotic Drugs of the Secretariat, in collaboration with other United Nations drug control bodies and the World Health Organization, should assist Governments in developing and implementing instrumentation to establish data bases concerning the nature and extent of drug abuse at the national and international levels based on the International Drug Abuse Assessment System, which is being developed by the Division with financial support from the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control; (ii) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and appropriate United Nations bodies, should solicit, compile and analyse information on effective prevention strategies, including public information, education programmes and professional training, and on programme evaluation techniques and should disseminate this material to States upon request; (iii) Appropriate United Nations bodies should collaborate with non­ governmental organizations with special expertise in the field of drugs to identify and make available technical expertise on demand reduction strategies and methods; * Originally issued under the symbol E/CN.7/1990/C/WP.4. ** Originally issued under the symbol E/CN.7/1990/C/WP.l/Rev.l. - 59 - (iv) The International Labour Organisation should provide on request advice on education programmes to reduce drug abuse in the workplace and should monitor their effectiveness; (v) The Division of Narcotic Drugs, the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control, the World Health Organization and other competent international bodies should, on request, provide technical assistance to Governments to establish comprehensive strategies for drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation; (b) Control of supply (i) The International Narcotics Control Board, in collaboration with the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on strategies for addressing drug abuse, including demand reduction and control of supply. It mentions collaboration between various United Nations bodies, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations to provide technical assistance, advice, and data to governments. This suggests that the primary goal is to address a social issue rather than a purely economic or environmental one.

**Category**
Health, International affairs