financing of ttreae projecEs ttbich constitute the highest priority in accordance with the Global strategy for the Decade and the Lagos Plan of Action' The Secretary-General agrees thaC, tthen called uPon to do so, the ECA secretariat should render secretariae servicea Co the intergove rnnenlal connittees sel up for regional or subreg ional projects. The Secre tary-General, ho(Jever, eishes to drar the aEtenEion of the General Assembly to tbe fact chat the Provision of secretariat services nould require addiEional funds to be Provided to ECA. The Secreta ry-C'eneral rritl' accordj'ngly' draw the attentlon of the ECA Conference of Miniaters antl Cbe African Ministers of TransPort, Cornnunicatlons and Planning to thia recon0endation. RecomEnda t.ion 2 8. The Secre ta ry-G€ne raL agrees in general that ttle ECA secretariat should assisE Afrlcan Governnenca in Presenting tbeir ProjecEs for the Decade in a fornat accepcable to financial institulions. To this €nd. the secretariat would attemPt to determine Ehe format and guidelines accePEable to llpat instiCulions' on Ehe other banal, its ability to facilitate contacts beteeen statea and the financial instltutlons concerned as a means of acceleracing the finance nobilitation process would depend to a large e:.tent on the availability of funats beyond its current level of regular budget. financing. Recomendaf ion 3 9. In vier| ot the inportance of the reconnendation, it is the sec reta ry-Gene ral r s view that considerable consultationa betseen ECA and other agencies invol'ved in transport and comunications eould have Eo Eake Place betore a comPrehensive nediut!-tern and long-term plan could be drawn uP- I! is in the ligbt of this that the tine renaining before tbe nex! Conferenc€ of African Ministers of Transport and @onunications ia considered too short. to achieve the objectives of Ehe recomrendation. The Secretary-G€ne rat flould, tberetore, suggesl Ehat the nost
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the financing and planning of projects related to economic development, specifically in the fields of transport and communication, with a focus on African countries. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that it may be a document from a United Nations agency or similar organization.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development