.UNiTED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog. 34) 18May1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH n Forty-fifth session PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME VI.REGIONAL CO-OPERATION FORECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Programme 34.Regional co-operation fordevelopment inwestern Asia CONTENTS A.Progr8lTlme ~ . 1.General orientation III•••••• "•••• 2.Overall strateqy ..... 0••• '0••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3.Subprogramrne structure andpriorities .•.•.•••••.••• B.S1.1bproqrarnrnes . 1.Foodandagriculture " It••••Paragraphs ~ 34.1-34.21 3 34.1-34.12. 3 34.13-34.18 5 34.19-34.21 7 34.22-34.134 7 34.22-34.40 7 2. 3.Development Environmentissues andpolicies .,Q'••••• I•••34.41-34.45 34.46-34.5310 11 4.Humansettlements •.•••••••••••••••••.••••••••••.••• 34.54-34.60 13 *Thepresent document contains programme 34oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod i992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Forty-fifth Session, (Supplement No.6(Al45/6/Rev .1)• . I I90-12843 1729d(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library<I CONTENTS (continued) 7.Natural resources .,1. 11•11'1'•••••• 11•• 11,••• 11•11••••••• 10.Publicadministration andfinance...•.•..••...•.•9,.Population .... '1' ,1•••••••••••••••• '1" ,1••••••••••••811Energyissues , r;.••••••••• 11•••• fl11•11•Pagg, 15 17 18 21 23 24 25 -34.104ParagraJ2hs 34.51-34.64 34..65-34..69 34.70 -34.73 34.74-34.82 34.83-34.91 34.92-34.98 34.99 •••••••• 11••••••••• 11•• 11•11•1111 Science andtechnology5.Industrial development ••...••.•..•......•.••.....• 6.International tradeanddevelopment issues.•.••.. 11. 12.Social development andwe~fare•.......•. ;•....•.. 34.105 -34.111 27 13.Womenanddevelopment ••••.••..•..•..•...••....... 34.112 -34.115 28 14.Statistics .•..•.•.•.•.•.•.••.••.....•.....•••.... 34.117 -34.124 30 15.Transport andcommunications ..••...••..••••...... 34.125 --34.134 32 -2- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPROGRAMME 34.REGIONAL CO-OPERATION FORDEVELOPMENT INWESTERN ASIA A.Programme 1.General orientation 34.1Thegeneral mandate fortheprogramme emanates fromEconomic andSocial Council resolutions 1818(LV)of9August 1973and1985/69 of26July1985,which established andamended thetermsofreference oftheEconomic andSocial Commission forWestern Asia(ESCWA). 34.2Theoverall goaloftheCommission istoinitiate andfacilitate concerted action fortheeconomic reconstruction anddevelopment oftheregion, toraisethe levelofeconomic activity inWestern Asiaandtomaintain andstrengthen the economic relations ofthecountries ofthatareabothamongthemselves andwith othercountries oftheworld. Thisincludes emphasis onanintegrated approach to development bydealing withthesocial aspects ofdevelopment andthe interrelationship ofeconomic andsocialfactors. 34.3Thegeneral objectives oftheprogramme arethefollowing: (a)Topromote economic andsocial development through t~epromotion of regional andsUbregional co-operation andintegration; (b)Topromote self-reliance intheregion through thefostering oftechnical andeconomic co-operation amongdeveloping countries; (c)Toserveasthemaingeneral economic andsocial development centre within theUnited Nations system fortheESCWAregion; (d)Toexercise teamleadership andresponsibility forco-ordination and
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on a proposed medium-term plan for the period 1992-1997, specifically for regional cooperation for economic and social development in Western Asia. The document outlines the general orientation, overall strategy, and subprogrammes for the region, including topics such as food and agriculture, development environment issues, human settlements, natural resources, public administration, and more.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment