contribution that the Institute can play in alleviating and managing the present economic crisis, Considering that at its twenty-seventh meeting held in Addis Ababa on 9 and 10 January 1985, the Governing Council of the Institute requested the eleventh meeting of the Conference of Ministers of the Commission to prepare and adopt a resolution urging States members, UNDP and the General Assembly to assist in the future funding of IDEP, Noting that the Institute should expand its teaching and research activities in line with the objectives of the Lagos Plan of Action and that the major obstacle to its doing so is the inadequacy of financial resources, Conscious that there is a need to consolidate and strengthen the financial position of IDEP in the medium term, 3/ See resolution 537 (XX). !ICbi - 4 - 1. Recommends that UNDP should continue its financial support to IDEP in view of the fact that it can serve as an institution assisting the United Nations Secretary-General and UNDP in their intensified efforts to help Africa alleviate its economic and social crisis; 2. Recommends to the General Assembly of the United Nations the incorporation of seven posts for core professional staff for IDEP into the United Nations regular budget as a contribution to the long-term financing of IDEP, in the same spirit as it has done for other regional institutions in Africa (e.g. MULPOCs) and outside Africa ^Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)J. D Measures to ensure the effective and accelerated implementation of the Substantial New Programme of Action in the African least developed countries during the second half of the 1980s 4/ The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 37/224 of 20 December 1982,38/195 of 20 December 1983 and 39/174 of 17 December 1984 on the implementation 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the economic situation in Africa and the role of the Institute for Development Research and Political Science (IDEP) in alleviating the crisis. The text mentions the need for financial support and the incorporation of posts into the United Nations regular budget to ensure the long-term financing of IDEP. This suggests that the text is focused on economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade