text: 32. One area in which the internationa! community has been able to enactnultilateral financial measures concerns the crisis in sub-saharan Africa, Theworrd Bank has increaged the emphasis of its progranmes on this subregion nhirealso mobilizing abouC $1.2 billlon in 1985 for a special facility for sub-saharanAfrica. (The role of Che United Natj.ons Emergency Operation in Africa nasdescribed i.n paras. U and 12 above.)A/40/59'l Engli sh Page ll 33. As the world Bank is the largest multilateral development finance instltution,there is considerable interest. in the review being made in l9g5 of its futurerole, Agreement was reached in 1984 to double the capital of the InternationalFinance Corporation. a liorld Bank affiLiate which promotes and supports lhe privatesector in developing countries. The future acale of lending by the Bank itself, however, is not yec resorved. rndeed, the accelerated disbursements of Bank loans lTEde under the Special Action Progranme have been drawn in parE from advances onposl-1986 disbursements. Bank staff have estimated that rrith lncreasing levels of repayments of outstanding loans, the net. transfer betrreen the Bank and tbe developing countries will turn negative at Che end of this decade if there is no expansion in Che Bank's capital base. As agreed at its April 1985 oeeting, the Development Committee is seeking an early consensus on fulure financialrequirements, bearlng in mind the proposal for a general capital increase in 1986. 34. with respect to operational actlvitles for developmenb carried ou! by the United l€tions system, the trend ln contributions and thus in field expenditures has not. risen to meet the intensified needs of recent years. fndeed, measured indollars. contributions fell slightly in 1984 for the second year in a row, rhilefield programne expenditures, which showed no grouth in 1983, rose slightly in Le84. !!/ 35. Although many programmes of operational activities are geared to long-run
analysis: The text discusses the financial measures taken by international organizations, such as the World Bank, to address economic development issues in sub-Saharan Africa and to review the future role of the World Bank. It also mentions the contributions and field expenditures of the United Nations system, which are related to operational activities for development. Given the focus on economic development, financial measures, and international organizations, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to economic development and international cooperation.