at the outset, by the authors of the draf! sgrategy and by lhe Afrl'can mlnlaters who adopted it, as a sel of acbions and lnstrutlents deslgned !o facj-Illate and proaote lnternaglonal, co-€peration in the field of transport and cor0nunicationa and, in partlsuJ-ar, subregionbl co-operation. We shalf see I'ater that ghe dlfftcuLties encountered in ioplementing the prograEle are such that the Decade haa only partly fulfilled lhis expectation. 24. The progra.Eoe for the Decade was divlded into !r'o phaaes : L980-f981 (although the Decade began in 1978, the Globa.L - Strategy was not' adopted by the African Mlnisters unti.l l4ay 1979) and f984-I988. Sl'nce many progrannes fj'nanced both by Afrlcan Governoent! themsel'ves and by external bilateral and multilageral sources were alfeady in progress, it was decl'ded that the flrst phase of the Decade would be devoted lo the conti.nuatlon of on-8oin8 proiecLE' the execullon ofproJectsalreadyldentifledbu|agyetwlthoutflnancinEandtheidentlflca- llon of nen proJects ' 1. InstlEutlonal arranaeoenEs for the Decade A. The role of ECA 25. gCA, as the lead agency for the Decade' r'tas assiSned the followlng respon3lbllltles (see Globaf St.ategy, para. llL) : (a) Co-ordinatlon and lrnpLenenLatlon of the preparatory actlvj'lies for the elaboratlon and finallzation of the strale8y and work prograDne of the Decade; (b) Co-ordlnablon and monltoflng of the plafihlng and elaboratlon of the indivldual projecls ltlthln the Decade prograrnne; (c) Assistlng the Secretary-Ceneral of the Unlied Nationa j'n the moblllzaEion of resources for the lnpleEentation of the Decade prognanoe i (d) Monitori,ng and evaluatlon of the aclual' iEplenentatlon of lhese projects by deslgnated "executLng" agencies bolh wi'Ehln and outslde tbe Unlted Natlons systeo; (e) Reportlng on an annuaL basis to the Unlted Na0ions General Assenbly' through the -gcononlc and Social Councll, on lhe progress of the lEplemenfatlon of the Decade prograEEe.-o-
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of a strategy for international cooperation in the field of transport and communication, with a focus on the African region. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is related to policy-making or program management. The mention of specific organizations and agencies, such as the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), further supports this hypothesis.

**Category**
Transport and communication