text: Having considered the report on the evaluation of the first phase (1980-1983) of the United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and the progress report for 1984 on the Decade programme, Aware that the evaluation of the first phase is only preliminary since a great deal of information on the actual status of projects has not yet been submitted to the secretariat by member States, Appreciating the efforts that have been made by the Executive Secretary of the Commission to mobilize financial resources for the implementation of the Decade programme, Noting with appreciation that financial resources have been allocated by the General Assembly for the activities envisaged in its resolutions 38/150 and 39/230, including studies on the harmonization and co­ ordination of the various modes of transport and communications, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for his continuing support of the Decade through the financing of the Decade Co-ordination Unit and requests him to continue to provide funds to the Commission during the next programming cycle to enable it to complete the task of monitoring the implementation of the Decade programme and evaluate the results of the whole Decade programme; 2. Welcomes the role played by the Inter-agency Co-ordinating Committee, under ECA as the lead agency, in co-ordinating activities and its contribution towards the objectives of the Decade; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Economic Commission for Africa with resources to enable it to organize the fifth Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning, in 19S6; 4. Also requests the Secretary-General to make available to the Commission sufficient financial resources to enable it to organize co- financing meetings for certain specific regional projects and projects located in corridors affording access to the sea for land-locked countries; \i - 100 -
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the evaluation of a program aimed at promoting economic development in Africa, specifically in the fields of transport and communication. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is a resolution or a decision made by an international organization.