report on the Econonlc Comnlsalon fon Afrlca t5l,'tne JIU drew atcentlon to the lack of a nonltorlng and evaluallon systen for ECA as a i.hole and reconEended tha! na s[all unl!n, atLached to the cablnet of the Executlve Secretary 'tshoui.d be urgently e8labJ.lshed to develop a nonltorlng and evaluatlon syslenr'. tlnttl recently, lhe recooBendatlon had nol been lEpledented. It now seena that a DocuEent, E/ECA/CM.I1/11 dared I Aprll l'985. JIV / REP | 82 / l, paragraphs 43-45, and recounendatlon 5 ( c ) . 16lra modesl start 1s belng oade j.n this regard: pursuan! !o a nesolutlon of the ECAConference of l,Entsters (resolutlon 500/XIx) and foLlor.ring lnternal redeployEent,a P-4 staff menber ln the cablnet of lhe Exscutlve Secretary haa been Dade,responslble for evaluJtion. Ctven lhe urgency of enguring that the inplenenta-tlon of the Decade prograo.De be properly evaluated - slnce futune ECA work 1nihe area of transport and coo[unlcatlon, r,hether in lhe frameHork of a second Decad€ or otherwise, dependa on a sound assessnent of lhe resulls of the Decade -lt 1s recomended !ha!: (a) the above-oentloned evaluatlon speciallst, worklng ctosely i.rtth the Decade secretarlat, sbould Elve prlonlty attentlon to the developm6nt of a methodol.ogy and procedures of evaluatlon adapted to the n6eds of lhe DecadeproSraqule . (b) A report on the pnobLeds of evaluatLng the Decade prograque, preparedin consultatlon erlth the African secgoral organj.zatlons and the organiza!j.onsof the United Nallons aysten, and a work progranne lor an in-depth end-of- Decade evaluatlon shouLd be subnlited to the 1986 ECA ninlsterlal oeetlng andto the Conference of l,tlnlsters of Transport and ComEunlcatlons (see also para- g!.aph 102 below ) . (c) An evaluatl on of the efflclency of the Decade secretarlat, (both TCDand UNTACDA) should te made by the saoe slaff menber and eubnltted to the above- menlioned -i.ntergoveff oental bodtes fn 1986. Thls siudy should contain an
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its evaluation and monitoring systems, specifically with regards to the Decade Program for Transport and Communication. The document mentions the importance of evaluating the program to ensure its effectiveness and make necessary adjustments. It also recommends the development of a methodology and procedures for evaluation, which suggests that the document is focused on the evaluation and monitoring of a specific program or project.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development