UNITEDltATroNs General AseemblYDisEr. GENERAIJ A/40/633/ldd.L 15 sepEenber 19 85 ORIGINAI,: ENGLISH fortieth seasionItens 12 and l2l of Ehe provisional agenda* REPORT OF TITE E@NOUIC AND SOCIAL @UNCIIJ .'OINT INSPECTION UNIT Co@enta by the Secretary-Gene ral The Secre ta ry-General has the honour to subnit to the General Assembly his comrenls on the reporE of the Joint InspecEion Unit eneitled nReport on the Uniled NaEions Transport and conmunicationa Decade in Africa" lA/40/633't. A/40/L50. 85-25197 I520r. (E) A/40/633/Add.L Engl ish Page 2 ANTIEX Connents of the Secreta ry-General I . GENERAL @IIIIiENIS l. The report of the aloint InsPect.ion Untt. (.tIU' on the Unlteal Natlona transportand Corurunications Decade (J\U/NE9/95/A, is tbe fir6t asaeasDent of the DecadeunderEaken by .tIU. It. was prepared, as lndlcated by JIU, for the folLosing feaaonE: (a) rn addition Eo the states concerned, the united Nations systen andinternationar and intergovernnental organlzations are aEsociated uith theimplenentation of programnes for achievlng the objectives of the D€cade. rt,therefore, seer€d eorththile srudying in depch che nechanisns and procedures ofsuch an asasoci.at.ion, which ia obviously of a c@plex naeure, (b) The Decaale in itself ls a priority tor African countrles, in that theirdevelopnent is dependent on transporE and conounications. Con6equenuy, iC oaEnecessary to deternlne ehether the inplenenEation of lhe progranne hail posi,tlveeffects on international co-operaelon, bearing in uind the cosEs of lhe progr.Enefor both Menber States and the United Nationa systen, (c) Gen€rally speaking, it appeareal neceasary to reflect on lhe course ofaction to be follosed after 1988 (and of the Decade) in order to avoid lostng thenonentun built up through the inplenenEaEion of the prograDne.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of a decade-long program focused on transportation and communication in Africa. The report mentions the Joint Inspection Unit, which suggests a focus on international cooperation and the role of the United Nations in this effort. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on organizational and logistical aspects of the program.

**Category**
Transport and communication, International trade