UNDP natural,ly suppLled the bulk of the lunds enabl'ing ECA lo sei up the plannlng and co-ondlnallng unlt for the Decade. The Inspecior hoHever notea that these reducllonE have preJudlced ECA'E capaclly to carry out the entlre range of iasks caLled for in the Decade's obJectlves. tlhiLe it uas not dlrectly involved ln drarlng up the Strategy, UNDP partlclpates regularly ln lnteragency oeeiln€E and 1s represented ai noat of lhe lntersovernnenta.L Deetings on ibe Decade ' UNDP has not y€t undertaken an evaluatlon of tts partlclpalLon ln the Decade I dlscuEElons ane noH under way wlth the ECA secretarlat on the dodalliles end tiEe-table of an evaLuaElon exercise.-14- D. The role of ihe special-lzed agencies 41. Under the general strategy, ECA, ln carrying out iLs task of co-ordinaLing and supervislng the execution of the Decade, was authorlzed to calL lor the co-operation of all United Nations organizations concerned, of OAU and of Afrlcan reSlonal and subregional organlzatlons through an Interagency Co-ordinating Comnittee on the Decade. The Committeers mandate is defined rather broadly lnthe sLrategy document (E/CN.I41726 - E/CN.\4ITRANS/147), in which two speciflc tasks only are rDentioned - the preparation of progrannes to be subniLted to hiSh-Ieve] nalional. officials, and subsequently to the ministers concerned, and the preparatlon of reports to be subnitted to the Economic and Soclal Councii and the General Assembfy. This is a very broad madabe caLling for the Co-ordinating ConniLtee to consider all Decade activities and, inplicitly, evento make an evaluablon before reportlng to intergovernnenta 1 bodies. 42. The Committee comprises approximately 50 nenbers and observers representing the specialized agencj.es of the United Nations sysLem, the Wor]d Bank, African intergovernmental organizations involved ln Lhe areas of transport and connunicaElons and a number of j.nternaLional organizations Uhich are not parL of the Unj.ted Nations system (the ACP group, the International Road FederaLion, etc.).
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) working together to plan and coordinate activities for a specific decade, likely related to economic development in Africa. The text mentions the role of specialized agencies and international organizations, which suggests that the focus is on international cooperation and development.

**Category**
Economic development, Transport and communication