text: 252. The principal objective of Ehe round table will be to improve the climate for aid flows through better mutual understanding and appreciation by the donors and the representatives of the Government of the constraints and problems on bothA/ 40 / 44L English Page 89 sldes. As a result of these problems rnost of the donor-assisted projects anclprogrammes are experiencing delays and other difficulties, and the level of donorassistance to Sierra Leone has been fatling. 253. The conference of donors for Sierra Leone is not a pledging conference.The volume of assistance from individual donors and the purposes for which it is tobe utilized will continue to be decided through discussions between the Governmentand donors, exchange of delegations, and negotiations on individual projects andprogrammes. Furthermore, the propirsed round table wiII be followed by rnoredetailed sectoral programme consultations and country reviews. A second roundtable could also be organized in about tdo years. 254. The focus of the assistance programme is on rehabilitation and recovery of the economy and is designed to complement the reforms in economic policies andmanagement. The programme is visual,ized as the first stage of a longer-termsix-year programme. The second phase is expected to be of larger size. 255. The needs of project and non-project external assistance, are estimateclat 9756 million. l,lon-project assistance inclu<les technical assistance, foocl ai.rl ,balance-of-payments support and assistance towards meeting the recurrent costs ofmaintenance and operation of infrastructure and social services. Almost one halfof the needed assistance is for balance-of-payments support, and meeting recurrentand local costs. XIV. SWAZILAND A. Backoround 256. In response to a reguest received from the Government of Swaziland, the
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international aid and assistance to two countries, Sierra Leone and Swaziland, with a focus on economic development and recovery. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that the document is likely a policy or planning document. The mention of "rehabilitation and recovery of the economy", "balance-of-payments support", and "recurrent and local costs" suggests that the assistance is intended to support economic growth and stability.