Decade had not been planned ln advance : n2. Decldes that, in accordance wlthigs resolution ,L/91 ot 14 DeceBber L976, l e nobillzation ol lhe necessaryflnancial and technical resources requlred to [ake Ehe Decade a success consti- Eutes a pressing need of an unforeseeable naEure." 4/ fr. It should al,so be noted !hau, 1n addition to the 'igl-obal strageSy conceptset forth ln resoLution 291 (XIII) of the Conlerence of Minlstera, the idea ofa I'plan of actlon'r is al.so referred Uo in the Ceneral Assembly resolutlon,paragraph , of which states i "Reouests the Secrelarv-General !n eo-oDeration wj rh the execulive heads of fne@iiiiSs concerned, to pnovide all possibleassl.atanceLotheAfr1canstatesintheprepara!ionof@' fcr the Decade and to co-ordinate the nobilization of ttre necessary tectrnlar.l flnancial nesources required to Eake the Deeade a succeag." L4- By adeclsion of the Adolnistrative CoB!ittee on Co-ordlna!j.on, endorsed bythe Ceneral Assenbly in its resolullon t1lL97, ghe Economlc Comnisslon forAfrlca was Belected lrom anong the agencles of the Unlted Nations systen asrrlead agency'r for the lnplenentati.on of resolutlon ,2/150. Pursuant Co the General Assenbly resolutton, i,n l,tarch 1978, ECA organized an interagency Eeetingin Add!8 Ababa as part of the preparation of the prograEE€ of the Decade. thispreparalory rneetlng declded,lneer al.la, to set up an Interagency Co-ordinating Co!ffiittee on lhe Decade, 'ehose secretariat would be provided by ECA and ln whlchalL lhe Unlted Natlons speclallzed agencies, OAU and other Afrlcan regj.onal and lntefSovernEental organlzatlons would be lnvlled to partlcipate. The ConnitEeenornally oeetB once a year and is reaponslbl,e for the preparatlon of the various docuoents and progranEes to be submitt,ed to Eeetj,ngs of experts and Conferencesof Afrj,can MLnisters of Transport, Cod!|unlcallons and P1ann1ng. It is also aesponsible for preparing fepofts on ihe stagus of lhe Decade for the Economic and Social CounciL and the UniEed NatlonE ceneral Assenbly.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the planning and coordination of a global effort to promote economic development in Africa, with a focus on transportation and infrastructure. The Decade mentioned in the text is likely referring to the United Nations Decade of African Development, which was declared in 1976. The text mentions the involvement of various international organizations, including the Economic Commission for Africa, the United Nations, and the Organization of African Unity, in planning and coordinating the efforts to achieve the Decade's goals.

**Category**
Economic development, Transport and communication