2?. It should be noted, however, rnar the actlon of the ECA secretari.at washindered by the level of vacancies wlthin the Dlyiston and the Decade Co_ordlnatlon tnlt. At bhe tlme of !f1t1ng this reporg there ,"rere tr.ro vacanciestn the Dlvision (the Chlef of ghe CoEEunicati.ons Unlt vacant since lggJ andone P-r) and tuo ln the Deeade Co-ordinallon Unit (fhe Co-ordinaior L-? vacanislnce Septenber L982 6l and lhe Deputy Co-ordlnator for Comnunicagione, L_5,vacant slnce June 1984f. the sltuatlon rdllh reapect to co@unlca!1ona appearsespeclalry serlous Eince the onry Etaff avalrable at present wllhln the Decadeco-ordlnatlon unlt 1s the bilaterar expeft provlded uy tne rederar Repubrlc ofEermany (ln addltlon France haa provlded ECi with tuo railr.rays expertt). The8CA eecretariat has conveyed !o the Inspeclor, 1ta entire saliafactlon wlthregard to lhe results of the uork of the experte put at lEs dlspoeal by tbe Sovernments of the above-oentloned countrles. It ia therelore suggesfed thatother Covernnents oay wlsh to slrlllarly aesl,s! ECA 1n areaa noD ye! eovered, 28. Ttre deflclenclea ol the ECA secretariat ln the area of fecrultdent haveaLfeady been noted ln another JfU report 7/. Ihe sltuatlon does not appear tohave changed a great dee1, at Least as far-as the Decade aecretarlat ls concerneo.ECA lnforEed the Inspector that these dellciencles are Ehe resulE of lack offlexlbtllty ln preseni recruitnent procedures. In vj,ew of lhe negatlve effeclaof thls state of affalrs, lt 1s recoErended that the Secretary-Ceneral and theExecutlve Secretary of ECA should lake urgen! steps to lncrease ECA's recruitnentcapaclty Eo that atL the vacanclee can be qulckLy fllled. 29. The capaclty ol lhe Dlvlslon and Co+rdlneElon Lhlt staff to ca.ry outthelr p!.ogranDe of work ls also hlndered by the lack of adequate equlpnent andsupplles and by the quauty of the addlniatrablve back-up aervlces provldedcentrarry by the EcA aecretarlat. severar probleos were brought to the attentlor.of the fnspector by UIIACDA and TCD staff during a vlslt to Addls Ababa fordlscussLon of the dfaft or thls report : dlfflcurtles 1n obtarning authori.zatlonfor ghe purchase of nord procesalng equlpment (for t{hlch funds were available), !/ ffrfs pos! !s teEporarLly encunbered by lhe former ChLef of ihe Transpori andTounlsn Sectlon. !/ Report on lhe EconoBlc Coeoisslon for Afflca, JIUIRE1IA2/I, paras. 6t-g2.I.-9- 1ABLE I - STAFFING OF THE DECADE SECNETARIAT Staff of TransDort. Comrnunlcatlons and lourlan Dlvlslon Natlonall ty
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the challenges faced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in carrying out its work, specifically in the areas of transport, communication, and coordination. The issues mentioned include vacancies in key positions, lack of adequate equipment and supplies, and difficulties in recruiting staff. These challenges are likely to be related to the organization's ability to implement its programs and projects, particularly in the areas of economic development and transport.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development