Subprogramme 3.Inter-agency co-ordination SUbprogramme 4.Overall co-ordination andguidance ofUnited Nations activities intheeconomic andsocialsectors Subprogramme 5.Co-ordination ofpolicies andprogrammes fortheeconomic andsocial development ofAfrica Subprogramme 6.Co-ordination ofpolicies andactiontocombat worldhunger 11.11 Subprogrammes 1,2,3,4and5willbeimplemented bytheOffice ofthe Director-General forDevelopment andInternational Economic Co-operation, and subprogramme 6(Co-ordination ofpolicies andaction tocombat worldhunger) will beimplemented bythesecretariat oftheWorldFoodCouncil. 11.12Itisdifficult toestablish priorities amongthesubprogrammes identified, giventheoverall responsibilities oftheDirector-General andtheconsequent need toadjusttheworkprogramme oftheOffice torespond tocurrent requirements. It should benoted, however, thattheGeneral Assembly hasaccorded highpriority to theeconomic andsocial recovery anddevelopment ofAfrica. B.Subprogrammes SUBPROGRAMME 1.MONITORING OFGLOBAL ECONOMIC ANDSOCIAL ISSUES (a)Objectives 11.13 Thelegislative authority forthesubprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 34/218, 37/224, 37/250, 42/177, 42/193, 43/27, 43/182, 44/14, 44/16, 44/24, 44/169, 44/205, 44/220, 44/228, 44/236 anddecision 43/450. 11.14 Inkeeping withtheoverall responsibility toprovide leadership inthe fieldofdevelopment andinternational economic co-operation, thebasicobjective ofthesubprogramme istosupport theworkoftherelevant intergovernmental bodies andtoensure theimplementation ofdecisions taken. Thatwouldinvolve monitoring general developments intheinternational economic andsocialsituation withaview toensuring theadequacy andtimeliness ofdocumentation, activeparticipation in intergovernmental meetings andnegotiations andappropriate follow-up action to include theimplementation ofspecific responsibilities entrusted totheDirector- -5- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryGeneral. Inaddition, theDirector-General, actingundertheauthority ofthe Secretary-General, takesactiononhisowninitiative byresponding tourgent economic, social andhumanitarian problems. Forexample, duringtheperiod 1992-1997 ofthemedium-term plan,itisanticipated thatdebt,theeconomic and socialdevelopment ofAfrica, andtheproblems ofleastdeveloped countries will remainareasofpriority concern. 11.15 TheDeclaration adopted attheeighteenth special session oftheGeneral Assembly devoted tointernational economic co-operation, inparticular the revitalization ofeconomic growthanddevelopment ofthedeveloping countries provides ageneral framework forUnitedNations activities intheeconomic and socialfields. Inaddition, theinternational development strategy forthefourth UnitedNations d~ve10pment decade, aswellasmajorconferences, suchastheSecond UnitedNations Conference ontheLeastDeveloped Countries (September, 1990),the eighthsession oftheUnitedNations Conference onTradeandDevelopment (1991), theUnited Nations Conference onEnvironment andDevelopment (1992) andthe international meeting onpopulation (1994), areexpected toprovide morespecific guidelines. Intheexercise ofhisresponsibilities, theDirector-General is called upontoprovide effective leadership withaviewtoensuring thatthe activities envisaged arecarried outinacoherent andfocused manner. 11.16 TheDirector-General willcontinue topromote thefullimplementation, and adaptation, asrequired, ofongoing programmes adopted bymajorUnitedNations conferences andmeetings ofintergovernmental bodies, suchas: (a)TheVienna Programme ofAction onScience andTechnology forDevelopment, adopted bytheGeneral Assembly in1979,andimplementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 44/14Aof26October 1989ontheend-of-decade reviewoftheVienna
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the coordination of economic and social development programs, monitoring of global economic and social issues, and promoting the implementation of decisions taken by intergovernmental bodies. It seems to be related to the overall development and international economic cooperation, with a specific emphasis on Africa and the fight against world hunger.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief