Ad hoc expert groups: provision of secretariat services to the International Conference on Chemicals Management to adopt the strategic approach to international chemicals management, in conjunction with the ninth special session of the UNEP Governing Council (1); (International Environmental Technology Centre) provision of services to the meetings of the expert group on water management in disaster-prone areas to advise on the development of capacity-building products and promotion of environmentally sound technologies, with particular emphasis on marshlands (3);
Un document traitant de la crise asiatique préparé par l'Institute for Development Studies confirme que la réduction du revenu familial dans tous les pays a déjà forcé bon nombre de familles, particuliérement les familles pauvres, à exploiter les ressources disponibles, c'est-à-dire les femmes, les enfants et les personnes āgéesUN-2 UN-2