(b) It conpllcated conslderably the poallton of the ECA Secr.etarlag, whlchdld not have Lhe oandate and uas, therefore, unable to act aa arbller regandlnglhe projects subElEted by Afrlcan govarnoenta. the Unlted dsnpower of the ECASecretarlat, lnundated i{l!h pnoJects, flas unablE !o cope wLth the tasks of 'rco-ordlnatlon and monltorLng of the plannlng and €laboratlon of Ehe indiyldualproject: wlthln the Decade progra&Ee ", I4l stllt 1ess the "uonltorlng-iFd--evaruaElon o! Ehe acfual lmplenentatlon" of proJects. Thls gave rlse to adegnee ol ambtgulty on the pant of lhe ECA Secrelariat regardlng lts role ln the Decade and the i'added valuer whlch tt $a8 to eoncnlbute (lnltlall,y a Eore actluerole, foll.owed by a role lnvolvlng slnply the carrylng out of governEentglInstructlons, and a revlval of acglvlty tolrarda lhe end of Che flrst phase uiththe presentatlon ol tha i'alternatlve pnogranEe t' for the second phase). 14 Enphasls added._ rl III. ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF HE FIRST PHASE l. DlffLcultles encountered tn lnfornatlon Salherlng and results evalualion 50. An anaiysis of lhe resul.ga of the flrst phaae of th€ Decade i6 not an easy undertaklng, partly becEuse no lndlcator on quantitatlve obJective lor ueasurlng th€ pnogress achleved i{as provlded at ihe outset (except for lhe teleco@unj'ca- llons sub-sector), and partly because the informatlon Hhlch ECA was abJ.e to collect froo Afri.can Sovernnents and on whlch 1ta reports are based 13 often fragnentary and ln Seneral, leaves nuch to be deslred. Although evaluatlon !'as one of the tasks provlded lor ln the nandate of ECA (3ee paragraph 25(d) above)' no ln-depth evaluatlon of the executlon of lhe all proJects' lan lesa of ghelr j.npact t has yet been made' because of the lack of adequate lnfofEatlon and resourceS. 51. The Unlled Natlons Econouic and Soclal Councll r at itE Eesslon ln July I98r, expressLy requeated that a report on the lnpleoentatton ol flrst-phase proJects should be subniited to it at tis July 1984 sesslon. EcA was unable lo prepare
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of projects related to economic development and international cooperation, particularly within the African region. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on policy-making and program evaluation. The mention of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) suggests a connection to international organizations and development agencies.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade