ECA advisory services : the challenge for the 1990's

Abstract

The preparation of the fourth United Nations Development Decade has been preceded by system-wide reviews of the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to the momentous changes presently sweeping the world. As a result, a new operational framework is in the process of being established which intends to ensure greater relevance, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The International Development Strategy for the Decade has singled out the following areas of special priority: (a) The eradication of poverty and hunger; (b) Human resources and institutional development; (c) Population; and, (d) The environment and food and agriculture. With the launching of this Decade, great hopes are being placed by the international community on the ability of the United Nations to play a critical role in reversing the adverse trends of the 1980s.