5. Requests the Executive Secretary of ECA: (a) To organize, in collaboration with other United Nations bodies and African intergovernmental organizations, at least two co- financing meetings a year, until the end of the Decade for the purpose of submitting certain specific regional projects and transport corridor projects to appropriate donor countries and financial institutions; (b) To intensify efforts to contact as many donor countries and financial institutions as possible to promote the Decade programme; 6. Appeals to donor countries and international financial insti­ tutions to participate fully and positively in the three technical consultative meetings on air transport, railways and postal services scheduled for 6 to 8 May, 24 to 27 September and 20 to 23 November 1985 respectively, and in particular to provide technical and financial resources on liberal terms to African countries for the implementation of the Decade programme; 7. Reiterates the appeals previously made to donor countries and international financial institutions to give increased financial support to the second phase programme and to accord particular attention to the financing of regional projects and projects related to the maintenance and rehabilitation of infrastructures, training and technical assistance, and projects in corridors providing access to the sea for land-locked countries; 8. Further appeals to bilateral and multilateral donors to provide the Commission with experts in various transport and communications fields in order to strengthen the Decade Co-ordination Unit; 9. Urges member States: (a) To intensify their efforts to obtain external financing for their Decade projects and to provide the local cost component of the proj ects; (b) To make an increased effort to provide the Commission with the necessary information on the financing and physical execution of their projects so that the preliminary evaluation of the implementation of the first phase programme can be finalized; 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the development of transport and communication infrastructure in African countries, with a specific emphasis on obtaining external financing and technical assistance from international organizations and donor countries. This suggests that the category should be related to transport and communication.

**Category**
Transport and communication