text: andotherevents inmember countries andforgroups ofcountries withaviewto helping themcopewithspecific problems affecting them. Thesecretariat ofECA willdisseminate findings ofthosemeetings toallinterested parties; itwillalso provide technical assistance andadvisory services tomemberStates, promote and support thedevelopment ofappropriate institutions andidentify andexecute technical co-operation activities forthedirectbenefit ofmemberStates. Inthat context, particular attention willbepaidtoefforts topromote andsustain economic co-operation andtointegrate, through theidentification andformulation ofmultisectoral integration projects, atthesubregional level, insuchcritical -5- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarysectors asfoodandagriculture, industry, energy, transport andcommunications, as wellastopromote theeffective useofinstitutions. 30.12Inthecourseoftheimplementation oftheprogramme, theCommission will strengthen jointprogramming andformalworking linkswiththeUnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), theUnitedNations CentreforHuman Settlements (Habitat) andtheUnitedNations CentreonTransnational Corporations, whichprovide fundsforsomeofECAactivities intheirrespective areasof interest. Inaddition, itwillalsoco-operate withtheFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations, theUnitedNations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), theUnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization, theWorldHealthOrganization, theInternational TradeCentre UNCTAD/GATT, theUnitedNations Population Fund,theInternational CivilAviation Organization, theInternational Maritime Organization, theInternational Telecommunication UnionandtheUniversal PostalUnion,inmatters concerning the SecondTransport andCommunications DecadeinAfricaandwiththeWorldBank,the International LabourOrganisation, theWorldFoodProgramme andtheOfficeofthe UnitedNations HighCommissioner forRefugees inactivities relating tohuman resources planning, development andutilization. Particular attention willbepaid toco-operation withtheUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP)in implementing African intergovernmental agreements on,andsupport for,the determination oftheorientation andpriorities foritsregional inter-country economic andtechnical co-operation programmes. Furthermore, theCommission will actively co-operate withotherregional commissions onspecific issuesofmutual concern andinparticular withtheEconomic Commission forEuropeinenhancing the process ofSouth-North co-operation. 30.13Allofthoselinks,together withseveral othersestablished withagencies outside theUnitedNations system, suchastheOrganization ofAfrican Unity, the African Development Bank,andothermultilateral andbilateral programmes and institutions, willbeprogressively deepened andextended toenhance integrated jointprogramming fortheexecution oftheprogramme. Muchmoreusewillbemade ofsystem-wide inter-agency taskforcesforco-ordinating programme implementation. TheCommission willalsocontinue toparticipate effectively in cross-organizational programme analyses andintheimplementation ofthe system-wide medium-term plan. 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities 30.14Inthelightoftheaboveorientation andstrategies fortheregion, the programme willconsist ofthefollowing subprogrammes: Subprogramme 1.Development issues andpolicies intheECAregion Subprogramme 2.Agricultural andruraldevelopment Subprogramme 3.Marineaffairs SUbprogramme 4.Leastdeveloped, land-locked andislandcountries SUbprogramme 5.Publicadministration andfiscalaffairs Subprograrnme 6.Socialdevelopment -6-q Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibrarySubprogramrne 7.Advancement ofwomen Subprogramrne 8.Environment Subprogramrne 9.Humansettlements Subprogramme 10.Industrial development Subprogramme 11.Tradedevelopment andco-operation Subprogramme 12.Monetary andfinancial policies andstrategies Subprogramme 13.Natural resources Subprogramme 14.Energy Subprogramme 15.Science andtechnology Subprogramme 16.Population Subprogramrne 17.Transport, communications andtourism Subprograrnme 18.Statistical development
analysis: This text appears to be a comprehensive program for the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), aiming to promote economic development, cooperation, and integration among African countries. The program covers a wide range of topics, including economic development, agriculture, industry, transport, and communication, as well as social and environmental issues. The text highlights the importance of cooperation with other international organizations and agencies to achieve these goals.