102. GLven the fact lhat , before launchlng any ne!, actlvley of any klnd , l' sesaentlal to conduct an ln-depth evaLuatlon of the LEpleEentatLon and iEpacE ofthe Decade as a whol.€, lhe Inspector reco[nends a two-year fiperlod of reflectlonand analys1s" (L989-1,99O, for the preparation of an ln-depth evaluation anddlscusslon thereof by th6 Inler-Agency CoE[lttee, the approprlate Afrlcan lnler-governmenfal bodles, the Econoulc and Soctal Councll and the Ceneral AsseEbLy,The evaLuatlon should be oade ln the ECA Sesretarla! by an j.ngerdl.scipllnary tead 1n uhlch the Afrlcan sectoral agencles, the agencles ln the Untted Nationssysten, UNDP and lbe llbrld Bank Hould parelclpate when necessary. Secondmengof Bvaluatlon speclallsts by UNDP and the World Bank woul.d be partlcularlydesirable for proper con' letlon of the work, and each sectoral or ftnancingorganlzatlon also has lhe opportunlty to evaluale 1!s orn concrlbullon to theDecade. Thus, the flna:, decj.Elon on the possible launchlng of a secondDecade Hould be taken by the sa]!e i.nlergovernosntal bodies after considerlngtwo basic docurents: th., medtun- and long-tem plan recoDEended Ln pat.agraph 101 above and lhe ln-depth evaluatlon of lhe current Decade. 10r. A! nenttonsd at the beglnnlng of thj.s report, the inportance of transportand comunlcatlona for ghe econonLi and soclal developEent of Afrlca - a contln-ent whlch co[pnlses the naJorlty of leest4€veloped countriee and lrhose infra-structures are lhe leaal daveloped 1n the world - was lhe lnltial reason forthe pressing appeals launched by lhe General Als€Ebly Eo lhe lnternatlonalcoo[unlby (to all sourcas of flnanclng and !o ihe goverments of MeEber States)lo contnlbute to the flnsnclng of Decede projects. Ibe tntefnatlonal comnunityonly responded v6ny partlalLy to those appeals. Ihe Inapector conslders thatthe Lnprove[ent in the conceptlon of tbe second-phaae progralnne and the fopth-conlng praparatlon of a uedlr:o- and lon€-leru p1an, coEblned wlth the inc!,easedeffectlveness of the ECA Secretarlat expecbed as a result of lhe varLous
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the evaluation and planning for a second decade of development in Africa, with a emphasis on the importance of transport and communication infrastructure for economic and social development. The language used is technical and formal, indicating that the text is intended for a specialized audience. The mention of international organizations such as the UNDP and the World Bank, as well as the African sectoral agencies, suggests that the text is related to international development efforts.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development