140. !{MO is undertaking a project on the re-establishment of the climatologicalservice, funded by the voruntary co-operation programme/France and china at a totarcost of $28,000. c. Eguatorial Guinea 141. The main areas of Department of Technical Co-operation for Developmentassistance to Equatorial Guinea have been public administration, developmentplanning and statistics. In 1984, the assistance provided anpunted to $1,118r580. 142. ttNDP allocated a total of $419,000 to Eguatorial Guinea following theliquidation of the Emergency Operations Trust Fund for the following projects:(a) Public Fish Market in Malabo ($102,000)r (b) small tivestock production projectin Bioko Island and the Bata Region ($f12,000) i and (c) Improvement of Water Supplyin the Town of Bata and the Valley of t4oka and in Malabo ($200,000). 143. UNCTAD is currently implementing a project entitled "Assistance to maritimetransport and the creation of port authority" at a total cost of $252,570 for theperiod 1983-85, funded by UNDp. I44. The Executive Director of UNFPA visited Eguatorial Guinea in October 1984 todiscuss the UNFPA programme with the Government. Data from the first population and housing census, taken in 1983, r^rere processed and analysed with UNFPAassistance. The first provisional results have been endorsed by the Government andreleased. The United Nations volunteer in data processing arrived in September andtrained 18 nationals in data processing. A united Nations volunteer in census dataanalysis t^tas expected to be in post by January 1985. The r{CH/Fp project could notstart in 1984 because the expert did not arrive. UNFPA is consideringalternatives. The Government expressed the wish to organize a national seminar onpopulation and development. UNFPA will send consultants to assist the Government. 145. In 1984' UNICEFTs actual expenditures in Eguatorial Guinea were g71r000, mainly in the ltealth and Formal Education sectors. 146. As at 31 December 1984, WFP had approved five development projects at a total WFP cost, of $13.9 million and three emergency operations projects at a total WFPcost of $1.3 million.i#?!'"1' Paqe ZS
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the United Nations' assistance to Equatorial Guinea, covering various sectors such as public administration, development planning, statistics, health, education, and humanitarian aid. The projects mentioned focus on infrastructure development, economic growth, and social welfare. The text also touches on international cooperation and funding from France and China.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief, Education, Health