text: Paris prlonltles: all the maintenance, rehabllltatlon, traLning and lechnical asslstance proJects were therelore related, For the translt corrldors, proJectg ltere seLected so as to reduce conpelltlon beleeen dtfferent Dodea 1n the sanecorrldor. Tte feglonal and sub-feglona] proJects, lf ihey are to be lncluded 1r- the flnal pro8ranne, nuat be supported by at least tvo l'l,e[ber States lnvolved. F!!.st-phase proJects whlch so far have not attracted any flnanclng, elther lntennal on external, have not been transferred to the second phase, but have been includ€d 1n the nedluri-terB and long-tern progranne; the saoe applles to natlonal projects (other ttran those relatlng to Etudlesr tralnlng, technlcal assr.Eeance r rehabllitatlon and malnte ance, and those of, the leas! developed countrles) for whlch no flnanclng, even local, haE been found. /"'_ )u _ 92- The proJects for lhe Decade's second-phase progradre aB set out in the docu- nent adopted by lhe Conference of !,llnlEters (docunen! E/ECA/CM.10/18) lrere dlvlded lnto five functlonal calegorles: rehabllltation and [alntenance proJects' traj-ning and tochnical assislance proJects, llnkage projectE for 1t-ter-State integratlon(tran8lt corrldors, trans-Afrlcan htghlrays and accees roads, lnter-State air l1nks), re8lonal and sub-peglonal proJects and purely natlonaL proJects. Conslderable lnportance was agtached to rehabilttatlon and melntenance and to traj-nlng and t'echnlcal asslstance. Thls type of presentatlon ls entuely dlfferent froo lhe presentaglon of phase I. Projects are presented 1n a nore fultctional Danner accordlng to afflnlty. fire fo]Lowlng table 81ves an overall picture of lhe second-phase progranne. It conprlses 1,054 pnoJects for a tolal coat of US$18.4 bttllon. 'Ihe tranaport seclon coEprlsea 582 project8 for a totaL cost of US$14.4 blltion. the co@unlcations sector coEprlses 472 proleets, for a cost of us$r.9 biUlon. lype ol proJect Nunber of pro jeclsTota! cost (Us$ million ) l,lalntenance and rehabi-lltatlon lralnlng and technlcaL assistance Inter-State links Reglonal and sub-re8lonaL proJects
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a large-scale development project, focusing on infrastructure development, maintenance, and technical assistance. The mention of "transport corridors", "linkage projects", and "inter-State links" suggests a strong emphasis on transportation and communication. Additionally, the presence of rehabilitation and maintenance projects implies a focus on sustainability and long-term development.