(b) Promotion of awareness of eonen's questions through organizations lrorkrngfor peace i (c) The reconversion from def€nce Eo civilian industries and its eftect on rromen I s jobs. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 79. Although the Food and Agricutture organization of the uni.led Nations (FAo) does no! have a specific rnandate in tbe field of disarmanent, the urgency otA/40/ 618 EngI ish Page 21 putting a stop to the continued diversion of nuch needed lesources ineo arsenals ot death remains a najor concern for the organizati.on. 80. At a Eine lrhen the norld is confronted wiEh the magnitude of the Eragic situation in Africa and is sErivinE to bring relief Eo Ehe sEarving populations of the drought-str icken countries, the need Eo rel-ease hunan and naterial resourceg through the reduction of nilitary expenditures in favour of developnent in general and of agricultural develoPnent in particular is seen by FAO as being nore inperative than ever. 81. In this connection FAo, during the year under reviee. continued !'henever possibler to disseninate infornation on the dranatic consequences of lhe arns race and in particular through the DirecEor-Generatrs najor policy scatenenEs. a2. The observance of Disarnament vleek, starting on 24 OcEober 1984. was also marked by FAO wilh Ehe follosing message: dDesPite Ehese efforts and groeing pressures from Public opinion' FAo observes sith deep concern that the rise in world nilitary expenditure has continued to acceleraEe year after year and Ehat world tensions still show no sign of dininishing. "while astrononic financial resources are beinq wasted to refine instrunents of destructionr over two billion peoPle are reduced' for lack of financial resources' !o living in absoluEe povertyt nearly half a billion suffer fron hunger and nalnuEribion. Irloreove r the repeated occurrence ot nalural and rnan-nade calanilies affeccs a groning number of developing countries particuLarly in Af r ica.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the diversion of resources from civilian industries to defense, the impact on jobs, and the need to redirect resources from military expenditures to development, particularly agricultural development. It also touches on the humanitarian crisis in Africa and the need for relief efforts. The text seems to be focused on the economic and social aspects of disarmament and development.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief, Agriculture, forestry and fishing