1. Appeals to member States to give high priority to enhancing the capabilities of their public administration, financial and procurement and supply management systems so as to enable them to contribute more significantly to overall socio-economic development; 2. Urges member States to establish and strengthen management service units and co-operate in further improvements in the performance of institutions for public administration, management development and public financial management; 3. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa: (a) To provide the increased assistance and services needed by member States in the fields of public administration and management, particularly in such areas as financial management, local government personnel administration, management of public enterprises and procure­ ment and supply management; (b) To mobilize assistance from the United Nations Development Programme, the European Economic Community and other bilateral, multi­ lateral and intergovernmental technical assistance agencies and organiza­ tions to supplement available resources for executing ECA's programmes in public, administration and financial management, in the overall interest of enabling the secretariat to provide more substantial services to member States. 241st meeting, 29 April 1985. 552 (XX). Appointment of MULPOC Directors The Conference of Ministers, Taking note of the fact that most of the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres (MULPOCs) currently have interim rather than titular Directors, - 114 - Conscious of the importance of the economic role of the MULPOCs for subregional co-operation and integration and of the need for them to be appropriately staffed at the highest level, having regard to the sensitive nature of their responsibilities, Aware of the need to observe as far as possible the United Nations rules concerning the equitable geographical distribution of posts among the member States, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary steps to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the development and improvement of public administration, financial management, and procurement systems in African countries, with the aim of enhancing their socio-economic development. The requests made to the Economic Commission for Africa and the Secretary-General of the United Nations suggest that the primary goal is to support the economic development of member states.

**Category**
Economic development, Public Administration