UNITED NATIONS General AssemblyDistr. GENERAL A/ 40 / 44r 13 September 1985 ORIGINAt; ENGLISH Fortieth session Item 87 of the provisional agenda* I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.SPECIAL ECONOI4IC AND DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE: SPECIAL PROGRAM},IES OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE summary reports on Benin, cape verde, central African Republic,the Comoros, Djibouti, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesothor Mozambique, Sao Tome and principe, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and Vanuatu Report of the Secretary-General CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . BENIN CAPE VERDE ... CENTRAL AFRICAN P€PUBLIC THE COMOROS ... Df,IBOUTI THE GAMBIA ... GHANAPage J 3 I4 20 24 30 34 42 " a/40/r50. 8s-2s018 l71l-12i (E)A/ 40 / 44L Engli sh Page 2 rx. x. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV.CONTE}{IS (continued) Pqge GUINEA 51 LESOTHO . 59 I,IOZAMBrQUE ... 69 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE . . 74 SIERRA LEONE . 80 SWAZTLAND 89 VANUATU . 103A/40/44L English Page 3 INTRODUCTION l. Tite General Assembly, at its tbirty-eighth and thirty-ninth sessions, adopted a number of resolutions in which the Secretary-General was reguested to report to the Assembly at its fortieth session on the econonic situation and on the progress nade in organizing and inplenenting sPecial progiammes of economic assistance for a number of developing countries. 2. The Government of each of the countries concerned was asked whether it would wish the report to the General Assembly to be based on the findings of a review mission that would visit the country or whether it would prefer to provide information that would constitute the basis of a brief, interim rePort to the Assembly. The Governments of 15 of the countries concerned expressed a wish for the second forn of retrnrt. As at t2 August 1985' 14 Governments had provided such information. In the case of Uganda, the Government had reguesLed a review mission
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report to the United Nations General Assembly on economic assistance to developing countries. It mentions special programs of economic assistance, summary reports, and review missions, which suggests a focus on economic development and humanitarian aid. The report also mentions countries in Africa and the Pacific, which may imply a connection to international trade and economic cooperation.

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