Assemblv decision 39/442 (A/ 40 / 3 8l-E,/1985,/10 5 ) and reouested the Sec r etary-Gene ra Ito prepare a repor! on the financial and trade practices of the Israeli occupationauthorities in the occupied Paleatinian and other Arab territories to be submitted to lhe Assenbly at its forty-tirst seasion, through the Council (decision 1985/L771 . At the fortietb session, the ceneral Assembly rrill have before it the conparative sLudy of the S ecretarv-cenera L called for under decision 39/442 (A/40 /381-E/ 1985,/105) . Transport and Connuni,cat ions Decade in Africa At its second regular session ot 1985, Che Econoni.c and Social Council considered the annual report of the S ec r etary-cenera I (A/ 40/ 4O9-E/I985/ L0'11 submitted in response to General Assenbly resolution 32/L6O of 19 Decenber 1977(resolution 1985/651 . At the fortieeh session, tbe General Assembly rrill have betore i.t the f ol l-oe i n9 documenls: {a) Report of the S ec r etary-cene ral on the progress achieved in the inplementalion of the Decade progranme called for under resolution 391230 l^/ 40/ 4o9-E/ r9A5/ rO7 \ ; (b) Report of the Joint Inspecei.on Unit on the Transport and Comnunications Decade in Africa and the comments ot the S ec reta ry-General thereon (A/40/633 and Add. tt . Industrial Developrnent Decade for Africa At its second reqular session of 1985, the Econonic and Social Council considered the report submitted by the Executive Director of the United NationsIndustrial Developrnent Organizat'ion and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Comnission for Atrica (A/40/420-E/l-985,/I11, annex) and, i.nter alia. called upon tbe General Assembly to consider the allocation to the Economic Connission for Africaof $700,000, to be absorbed fron the $5 nillion already approved - in Assenbly resol-utlon 39/233 - in the reqular budget for the bienniun 1985-1937, to enable the Conmission and the Multinational Progranrning and Operational Centres to conductconsultations and negotiatlons on eays of inplenenting multinaCional projects, including investment pronotion (resolution f985,/6I).
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing various UN resolutions and reports related to economic development, international trade, and infrastructure in Africa. The focus is on the progress and implementation of specific programs and projects, including the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and the Industrial Development Decade for Africa. The reports and resolutions mentioned involve financial and trade practices, industrial development, and investments.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Transport and communication