1. Issues calling for action by the Council 2. At its two hundred and forty-first meeting held on 29 April 1985, the Conference of Ministers of the Economic Commission for Africa accepted by acclamation the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Cameroon to hold the twelfth meeting/twenty-first session of the Commission at Yaounde in April 1986, subject to the approval of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly. At the same meeting, the Conference of Ministers unanimously approved the following draft resolutions for sub­ mission to the Economic and Social Council for action: A Industrial Development Decade for Africa 1/ The Economic and Social Council, Recalling Economic Commission for Africa Conference of Ministers resolution 491 (XIX) of 26 May 1984 on the implementation of the programme for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa, Recalling General Assembly resolution 39/233 of 18 December 1984 which endorsed the appeal by the seventh Conference of African Ministers of Industry, held at Addis Ababa from 26 to 28 March 1984, for the permanent allocation of at least $US 5 million annually, from the regular budget of the United Nations to enable the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to assist the African countries and the inter­ governmental organizations concerned in the implementation of the pro­ gramme for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa, Welcoming the declaration of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of OAU at its twentieth session, held in Addis Ababa from 12 to 15 November 1984, which expressed support for the programme for the Decade and the recommendations of the seventh Conference of African Ministers of Industry, in particular resolution 1 (VII) on the implementa­ tion of the programme for the Decade, 1/ See resolution 532 (XX). Conscious of the need to alleviate the effects of the current economic 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of industry in Africa, specifically the Industrial Development Decade for Africa, and the need for funding and support from the United Nations and other organizations. It mentions the economic and social implications of the current economic situation and the need to alleviate its effects.

**Category**
Industry, Economic development