ECA secreiania! has encountered ln irylng !o obtaln infornatlon on Lhe physlcal statue of projects. 'Ittese dlfflcultles are dlscussed in Chapter III' C. the nole of UNDP J8. UNDP tts contrlbuted .substantlally to the achlevenent of lhe obJactlveE and the execuiion of the acttvltles of the Decade, bolh by co-operatlng wlth ECA and by flnanclng specillc pre-i,nvestnent and technlcal asslstance proJects. UNDP hag dlreclly supported lhe co-ordlnatlng actlvitles of ECA by taking over lhe fundlnS of rhe Co-ordlnatlng Unit Hlthln the TranEport, Colllunlcatlons and Tourlsn division of ECA and ily assu-Eing lhe cosls of the nulti-agency studles carrled out prlor to the elaboratlon of the Global Stra'.egy and the flrst-phase prognanne . tg. As part of its secbnd regLonaJ. progra@e for Afri.ca (1982-1986), UNDP approved a sua of $US r.5 dfluon for the promoiion and co-ordlnatlon of the activitles of the Decede. In addltlon, a sun of $US 5 o1llton froo Epeclal progradre resources was earnarked for the conilnued support ol Decad€ acitvlti'es ' Owing to the financlal dilflcuMes cuPrsntly beln8 experlenced by UNDP' an aoount equivalent to 80 per cent ofl th13 suD (1.e. $US 4 dlLlton), was at flrst progra.uned r and was subsequently reduced to 50 pen cent of the $US 5 miluon ini€lally earnarked, 1.e. $US, dlllion. Pursuant to a declslon taken by the UNDP Governlng councll ln Jun€ 1981, the Dlvision of IntePreglonal. and Global ProJects opened a line of credlt of $US 2.5 trlllton under the lnterregLonal IPF, to be used to support the actlvMds of the Decade. unfortunately, followlng the llnlEallon of resources usable for actual progra[oin8 to 55 per cent of the relevant IPF, thls sun waa Eubsequenlly feduced ro $us r.t75 [ll]lon or 59 per cent of the sun oniSlnally earEarked. 40- Despl.te these Euccesslve reductlons of the aEounts inltlally earEarked,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its contribution to the achievement of the objectives of a specific decade, likely the United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Hunger (1977-1986). The text mentions financial support, technical assistance, and coordination with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international development and cooperation. Based on this analysis, it is likely that the text falls under one of the categories related to economic development, international cooperation, and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Economic development, International cooperation