for 1985, but had asked for a Postponement of the mission to late 1985' Should the timing oi tt,e mission permit, a futl report wilt be made to the Assembly at its fortieth session. 3. Ac.cordingly, interim summary reports have been prepared for 14 countries for which special prograrnmes of economic assistance are being implenented' based on informalion supplied by the Governments of these countries through the Resident Co-ordinator of the United Nations systemrs Operational Actirtities for Development/Resident Representative of tbe United Nations Development Programme (tNDb). tt."" sunmary reports address the nrain developnents in the respective economies in the recent period and the status of the special Programme of economic assistance. The countries for which interin reports have been prepared and the relevant General Assenbly resolutions reguesting the reports are as follows: Benin (resolution 39/185) t Cape Verde (resolution 39/189) I Central African Republic iresolution 39,/180)r the Comoros (resolution 39/L93)l Djibouti (resolution 39/2OO)t the Ganbia (resolutLon 39/203) t Ghana (resolution 38/203) r Guinea (resolution 39/2021 r Lesotho (resolution 39,/183) t Mozarnbigue (resotution 39/L99) t Sao Tome and Principe (resolution 39/187) t Sierra Leone (resolution 39/L92) I Swaziland (resolution 39/194) I and Vanuatu (resolution 39,/198). II. BENIN A. Background 4. " The special progranme of economic assistance for Benin was initiated in l98l to neet the specific economic and development needs of, the country, in,response to General Assenbly resolution 35/88 of 5 December 1980. The basic features of the economy of Benin were described in sone detail in previous reports of the Secretary-General, the rpst recent of which wag contained in document A/39/383' 5. The peoplers Republic of Benin is located on the coast of West Africa and covers an area of 1121622 sguare kilometres. It is bounded on the south by the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on economic assistance programs and their progress in various countries. It discusses the special program of economic assistance for Benin, providing background information on the country's economy and development needs. The report also mentions interim summary reports prepared for 14 countries, which suggests a focus on economic development and assistance.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief