programme of the second phase. 4r- The Joint Inspection Unit r.rrote to the organizalions in the UniLed Nations sysLem asklng ihem about thein panticipation in the Decade. Generafly speaklng, the organizaLions h'hich replied appear to have accepted the role of ECA as lead 12/ See reports of meetlngs at Dakar (198J) and Addis Ababa (January 1984)._ tf _ agency. !{h11e sone orgdnlzatLons (IMo, ICAo) partLclpated directly 1n ihe forqlulatlon of the Strategy, noit of them becane lnvolved only marglna]Ly' at bes!. Sone agencies, particularly IlU, regret lhal the Decade haE becoBe an aEsemblage of natlonal projects without much homogenelty, rather than an lnteSrated prognaome for the j.opleDentatlon of concrete regional and subreSlonal' actlvifles' as inlltally intended. ITU al,.so deplores the absence of targeis ln tertos of fi.gunes for the Decade as a whole lll. !t also seems that orsanlzaLions are continulng efforts (proiect j,rnplenentaEion, fund-raislng) for gransport and colnuunications outslde the ft'a.nerork of the Decade, elther by pursulng acilvltles which al,ready exiated or by actlvitles which' for various reasons ' were not iDcluded i.n the plan of actlon for Ehe Decade. Thts is partlcu.Larly true for 0NESCo. The lnpresslon Salned is that lhere Ls tlttle dlfference betveen lrhas the agencles were doinS before the launching of the Decade and afterwards. The Decade aroused expeclailons, lncludj.ng expectaEj'ons of addlLlonal flnancin8' which have no! actual,ly been reallsed, and enthuslaatr't haa been replaced by routhe' 4. Obsilrvations on the conceptlon and launchlng of lhe Decade 45. In Lhe 1lght of the reLatlve succeases and fallures recorded durlng lhe first phase, it ie in order to ask a fundaoental questlon regarding bhe nature of the Decade itself, namely, what Has t.re aio of the operation' exactly what was i.t iniended to achleve? There seeos to have been some lack of precialon
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Decade, specifically the second phase, and the role of various organizations in its implementation. The text mentions organizations such as ECA, ILO, ICAo, and ITU, and discusses their participation and expectations from the Decade. The text also touches on the theme of funding and the lack of targets and indicators for the Decade. Given the focus on international organizations and development initiatives, it is likely that the text is related to economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development