thecontinuation ofthefacility. Whilesupporting SAFLAC, threedelegations referred totheissueofcriteria fortheallocation ofgeneral resources and expressed theirconcern thatthecriteria stilldidnotadequately respond tothe problems facing theregion. Thesecretariat notedthatsomeofthecountries concerned willbeallocated general resources asof1991,andthatinaddition to SAFLAC, global fundshavealsobeenallocated tothecountries oftheregion. 26.Onedelegation notedwithconcern theoutstanding amountofsupplementary fundsandaskedwhatefforts werebeingmadetosecure thesefunds. The secretariat notedthattheProgramme Funding Office undertakes everyeffort to secure fundsfromdonors andthattheregion hasbeenallocated fundsfromgeneral resources forpriority projects unfunded formorethanoneyear. 27.Onedelegation pointed outthegoodresults achieved inCentral America in addressing theproblems ofdisabled children andnotedthatthiscouldbeextended toothercountries andregions. Theprogress beingmadetowards theeradication of thewildpolioviruswithin theexpanded programme onimmunization (EPI)inthe countries oftheregion wasalsonoted. -56-28.Another delegation expressed support forth .. ereg~onal strategy withitsfocusonthesurv~val andwell-being ofchildren w~th'th .. .~~necontext oftheFourth Un~ted Nat~ons Development Decade, whichshouldplacepr"t h'l. ~or~yonc~dren,poverty andtheenv~ronment, andalsoenvisaged theWorldSumm't Ch'ld, . ~on ~renasasteptowards ~olv~ng theproblem~ ofch~ldren. Theefforts andachievements inmobilizing ~nternal resources ~nBraz~l werecommended anditwassuggested thatsuchefforts beundertaken inothercountries. 29•.~oncern was.exp:essed thatintheareaofmonitoring andevaluation, the ant~c~p~ted qual~tat~ve a~dquantitative reporting hadnotbeenprovided to delegat~ons. Onedelegat~on requested moreinformation, inparticular onthe eval~ation ofthereg~onal programme onwomen. Thesecretariat replied thatthe brev~ty.of documentat~on precluded detailed information onmonitoring and evaluat~on, andreferred tothenumberofstudies andevaluations undertaken, as listedinthereportoftheExecutive Director (E/ICEF/1990/Z). Itfurther provided details oftheresults oftheevaluation. (Seechap.IV,decision 1990/10 fortherecommendation oftheCommittee asadopted bytheExecutive Board.) 30.TheIndonesia country programme waspresented bytheUNICEFrepresentative, followed byanoverview oftheregionpresented bytheRegional Directors forEast AsiaandPakistan, including China, andforSouthCentral Asia. Therewasgeneral appreciation forthequality ofdocumentation andtheappropriateness ofprogrammes intheproposals forgeneral resources and/orsupplementary funding. Therewas praisefortheroleofUNICEFindifficult situations incountries suchas Afghanistan andCambodia. Delegations ingeneral considered theCambodia country proposal toberelevant, well-balanced andsuitably broadinscope,inkeeping with changing developments. 31.UNICEF wascommended forthefocusoncommunity participation and decentralization notedinsomeproposals (Maldives andNepal). However, concerns wereexpressed abouttherelatively heavydependence onsupplementary funding (i.e.theCambodian proposal, inwhichthegeneral resources component wasonly $2.5million versusthe$7.5million insupplementary, funding); thegeneral lackof reference tochildspacing inthevarious proposals andpresentations; andthe patchyspreadofORTprogrammes intheregions. Onedelegation alsoexpressed concern aboutthelackofreference towatersupplyandsanitation programmes in thestatements. Inareference toasection inthePhilippines supplementary fundedproposal onchildren insituations ofarmedconflict, onedelegation observed thatitwasnottheresponsibility ofUNICEFtomonitor thecompliance of countries tointernational codesorconventions. Thedeclining trendinUNICEF programme allocations totheregion, relative tootherregions, wasnotedbysome delegations. Itwasobserved thataccording tomostpopulation, poverty andchild
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the allocation of resources and funding for various programs and projects, particularly in the context of children's welfare and development. The text mentions specific countries and regions, such as Central America, East Asia, and South-Central Asia, and references international organizations like UNICEF and the World Summit for Children. The tone is formal and official, suggesting that the text may be a report or meeting minutes from an international conference or organization.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief