that the figures given by the Advisory Committee in that connection were those which had been available when its report had been prepared. Those figures were now higher, on the order of $155 million as at the end of October, representing a delivery rate of approximately 80 per cent. 21. Replying to the representative of Nigeria, she explained that the Department's programme was determined by the policy set by the funding agencies, and that a large part of the programme was concerned with the African region. Ebr 1984, $40 million would be allocated to that region, but that figure would continue to grow since the funding of the Department was an ongoing process and Africa accounted for some 43 per cent of its operational activities. The fields in which the Department undertook activities depended on the priori ties set by each Government. In general, the Department's work related to natural resources (mineral resources, water, energy) development planning, statistics, public administration and finance, and population. / ... • A/C.S/38/SR. 43 English Page 7 (Miss Anstee) 22. With respect to the recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit, the Jl:!partment had scrupulously followed recommendation 2 relating to the streamlining of its organizational structure. Thus, the Programming and Implementation Division had been abolished and its staff redeployed. The management fuoctions for operational programmes and projects had been integrated in the competent substantive divisions, which had been strengthened accordingly. There had been a consequential decrease in the staff of the Policy Division. 23. With regard to evaluation, the Department had a small evaluation unit within the Country Programming and Evaluation Branch, but in view of the shortage of staff it had not been possible to assign that fuoction to the Office of the Under­ Secretary-General as the Joint Inspection Unit had recommended. The Department had 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and programs of a department related to development assistance, specifically mentioning Africa, natural resources, and development planning. It also touches on organizational structure and evaluation, which suggests a focus on administrative and management aspects. Given these hints, I would hypothesize that the text is related to economic development, with possible connections to natural resources and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment