supported the continued implenentation of the Progranme for co-operation ehile taking account of the problems and priorities mentioned above' 4': . UNCTAD has continued to provide conprehensive supporC' including adeisory services and technical assistance to a nunber of elaisting and neely-energing economic cq-operation and integration groupinqs of developing countries and therr secretariats in Africa, Asla and Latin America. substantive areas in uhich Ehe UNCTAD secretarlat has provided technical support and assiEtance include evalua!ion and preparation ot trade liberalization schemes and conltlon tariffs, co-operation ln custons natters, including harnonization of cu6!ons procedures and docunentsi subregionat custons training schenesi statigtical co-operaeioni coBputerization ot foreiqn trade statisticsi fiscal co-operation and harnonizalion of investment codes; sulrregional financial and ftonetary co-operation schenes' industrial, energy technological and transpore co-operationi joint insurance and reinsurance schenesi and legal co-operation. Illustrations of ongoing regional' or subreqi'onal projects in Africa are a large-scal.e project colterinq several aspects of inteqration in support of the Econonic comnunity ot t{es! African states (ECOI{AS) . and analler projeces for the t{est African Econonic Connunity (CEAO). the Central African A/40/581 English Paqe 14 Customs and Econonic Union (UDEAC), the Mano Riger Union (MRU), and, more recently, aasistance to the Preferential Trade Area for Ea6eern and Southern Atrican States (PTA) and the Southern African Deeelopnent Co-ordinaEion Conf,erence (SADCC) . In LaCin America, assistance given in the paat to tbe Central Anerican Conmon Market (CACM/SIECA) offered the basis for the recent negotiations of a new common externaltaritt. In Asia and the Pacitic, the nain ongoing projects are in support of the Bangkok Agreement and Ehe Assoclation of South-East Asian Nations (ASEANI . 48. At the interregional level, UNCTAD provides technical support to a project fortechnical and econonic co-operation anong African and Latin Anerican counLries.This project is enecuted by tNDP and includes activitiea ained aC enhancing
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and projects of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in supporting economic cooperation and integration among developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The text highlights various areas of technical support and assistance provided by UNCTAD, such as trade liberalization, customs cooperation, statistical cooperation, and financial cooperation. The projects and initiatives mentioned seem to be focused on promoting economic development and integration among the countries involved.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development