cartagena in septenber 1984, and an inporlant new proqramrne conceEninq ente rPr r se-to-enterpr i se co-operation anong developing countries rras developed in 1984 to neet the reconnendations ot the Caracas proqranne of Action. 23. At the regional level, the identiflcation of possible areas of co-operationanongst the regional conrnissions on the pronotion of interregional co-operaeion in ECDC/TCDC was the main Chene of the neetirq of executiue secretaries held at Aaldis Ababa from 25 to 26 February 1985. fn pursuance of resolueion 1983/66 of the Econonic and Social Councit and ceneral Assenbly resolution 39/216, in $hich lheregional connissions eere assigned a central role in lhe pronotion of interreqionalco-operation in ECDC, the discussions led to the identificaEion of concrete proJectproposals in the areas ot agriculture. induatry, natural resources and energy,technology, informatics, human resources development, popul,ation and social developnent'. 24. The project proposals identified lrere alI based on existing. successfulprolects in one of the regional comnissions, uhich can initially be extended to oneor tuo other conrnissions to pronote interregional co-operation. Thus,inteEregional co-operation pro.jects need not encompass aII five regionalcommissions. Lead connissi,ons for the implenentation of these project proposals nere subsequently identified in the meetinq of che execulive'secretaries at Genevain July. 25. The support of the United Nations systenr to ECDC covers pratically all of thesubstantive areas of concern indicated by these countries, in particular, in thecargcas Proqramne of Actioh. as can be seen in the follotdinq sunnary reeiew of thernost recent activities in EcDc of lndi!'idual organizations durlng the period 19S4-I985. The revieH also reveals an lmportant. degree of inter-agencyco-operation' especi.ally in nultldisciplinary techni.cal aseistance to ECDCactivities, and the key role of the gnited Nations Developnent progranne (UNDP), infinancing these act iv i. t ies. 4Qtiuities of individual orqanizations and deDartments UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TNADE AND DEVEI,OP}IBNT
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of projects and programs aimed at promoting economic cooperation and development among developing countries, with a focus on regional commissions and the role of the United Nations in supporting these efforts. The text mentions specific areas such as agriculture, industry, natural resources, and technology, which suggests that the category should be related to economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry