al~obyallphIlatelic a&I'Iln:15trat.ion~ OlT01.l.nd theworld. ASaresult, an increa51nq proportion ofUnit~a !ijation~ stamr.'Ps areutilized fortheprocessing of t:t~ail. SinclBlJ»P). hatlropaythePostal J\~inistrations atReadquart,ers, Geneva and Via1:u:u~ fortheCOtlltsofcarrying thi:sEt,ail, th~ar..ountofrevenue generated has aecreluHid st:.eadily overthepatiltyean;. 4·'4011Thefilp,!§cifj,c erAtima~Hmited objective ofthesubprogramme istodevelop prop<H$lllll onthame6· atiddealgtu; ofUtdt.ed !~ations st.amps andvarious philatelic ita,~a. wtdchcouldprove <ItSpopular andgenerate asmuchrevenue asrecent issues i'.li.:tch a··lijtheFlag Stilri~tl, which end~din1989;toprovide policy andoperational dir~ction tothi1!itJI'P.Aoffic,es inhfewYork,Geneva andVienna andtomaintain liaison wit.htheUnited States, Swiss, Austrian andotherpostalauthorities as wellaawiththeeUniverwal Postal Unionregarding philatelic andpostal regulations ZH:ld procedur~l1l; to<H''HJure theesecurity andarchival safekeeping ofpostal stocks: andtoinCrel'M'H3 reVIiHlUe bydeveloping consistently moreappropriate marketing Mtrateglllll'il andintroducing rl.ewprocedures toimprove efficiency andeffectiveness. (b) 44.12 During thepll'litlp<iJriod, market studies willbeundertaken tocounter the da<H"oa~e inphilatelic salesandprofits. Themarketing studies willinclude (a)develop:rTtent ofwor1d~wide marketing andpromotion objectives andpolicies, (b)product lineplanning t.Qmeettheneedsofaworld-wide customer baseand (0)investigating anaidentifying appropriate opportunities toincrease penetration ofexisting ornewmarkets inordertogenerate additional revenues andto diB~efflinate information onUnited Nations activities. 14.13 ffi'lJ?.Awillalsocontinue theenhancement ofitsoffice automation inall threeoffic••,givingparticular attention toimprovements inmailorders. The ~utomated sy~t.mtorhandling customer orderswillbefurther improved toyield mOteu(tl(llful manl1gememt information andreports. Itishopedthatthoseefforts would1••dtoincreased efficiency ofoperations andaconcomitant reduction in CCHiit~ ., 44.14 Inimpleml1!ioting theactivities underthesubprogramme, UNP.Awillendeavour toexplore thepos~ibility ofincceasing salestothecasualcollector ofUnited Nations st81l1PS bydeveloping newproducts thatwouldappeal tothattarget group. Theposflibility ofissuing additional seriesofstamps onpopUlar topical themes willcontinue tobepursued. 44.15 Co-operative ventures inproducts, research andmarketing willbesought withother"postal administrations innr.dar ct.P..in~...a..'Ift "Play;·lu\t .,fl.&Lrdb" ....;.rt:V16\;.l5.l.:"J.;c­ I atthephilatelic market. Inthatregard.itisenvisaged thatjoint phill1itlZlllc produClt!!J might b@issued withotherpostal administrations forthis pUrpOIliI!ll.~4 th~ ~,f'~fo:~t.~ G<f s,al~l!l O~aM!vl~ <i~.~'\tapJ1.ioCe.l e.r~a ~~ iUli&udi ti@:fial Qu:tlilll'tstt.~eJni tJ~'d.N4i'ltlons th1'0\~gh teh.f1l\}asibi1it,:if0f \lIBlabo billtstUlU~d. 4~.11~ T~~leqhllativ€l authority for 1derlv~<s i:t~ G'l!lt'1~rll!Jl Alllljj""''''''''.lJi' 1It'.n<Yluth);!~ 14\JiQ001:1\7) fo·rC~Et~,~~t"atl V~~.dll!11ll; lI!1.ud553p,n:}fot'g1ftit;'i>jJ!l~,'rn. rel2!tll!1d litief>oftIlt'!Ih:d lllnd Ctl$~~t'ln~ial S~l:\:'ic~s Dlvlsion oft~l. Ofnc~ 'OfGe:neri!!.l Se;:rvic1l\}$ lI!1r~ d~'I1;crib.d h'1the ~:!t~'Ulil z"ntlleorgl'u'Ii1!!l?!ltion ofth~ S(iH:::ret8riat ( 8«tl:lt.P(UI)) of 19';'.1. (a) CO:r,'~,e.morative medallH top'..tblici~c th~workar..d ttiJI'tlons anditssp6'ciali~ed agencies through th~ ls;\\,>u~'!1c~ ot' andpeacemcCDals whiloattheSilffi1?,etimeoftheUn!t.l;)(! Ullit\!H'l: Nl'it.lol15 revttrnue through Cb}Gift.it.ems: t.oprovide visitors, stafrlil,en\OQr!!l and nH(~MhtH'S of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the financial and marketing aspects of the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA), specifically the development of philatelic products and services. It mentions the need to increase revenue, improve efficiency, and explore new markets. The text also touches on the importance of cooperation with other postal administrations.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Industry