4200 1s0 800 900 600 500856 325 020 449 273 780r 420 825 380 451. 327't20A/40/44L English Page 80 C. Special proqramme of economic assistance 226. The initial special programme of economic assistance for Sao Tome andPrincipe, formurated in 1978, consisted of 47 projects amounting to $2r.4 mirlion, as out,lined below: Millions of dollars Agriculture (5 projects) Industry (5 projects) Minerals and natural resources (5 projects) Transportation (14 projects) Education and training (5 projects) Health (6 projects) Social development (2 projects) Housing and urban development (4 projects) TOtA I 227. There have been substantial changes in the programme since it was initially formulatedt some projects have been fundedr o€w projects added and some projects withdrawn by the Government. Detailed information on the implementation of the programme as of mid-1984 was contained in the previous report, of the Secretary-GeneraI lA/39/394, annex) . 228. A UNDP Round Table meeting on Sao Tome and Principe is scheduled to take placein late 1985 at which projects, including or subsuming some of those in the special assistance programme, will be presented to donors. XIII. SIERRA LEONE A. Background 229. In its resolution 37/L58 of 17 December L982, the General Assembly expressed concern about the serious socio-economic problems being experienced by Sierra Leone, and reguested the Secretary-GeneraI to dispatch a multi-agency mission toSierra Leone to hold consultations with the @vernment on the additional assistance needed for the countryrs economic and social development. The report of that mission is contained in the report of the Secretary-GeneraL (A/38/21I, annex), dated 13 June 1983, which describes the economic and social situation of Sierra Leone as of early 1983 and presents the country's high-priority needs for externalassistance. The rnost recent report on Sierra Leone t{as contained in the report of the Secretary-General (A/39/392, sect. VIII).
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing economic development, international cooperation, and humanitarian aid in the context of two specific countries, Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone. The focus is on government programs, projects, and assistance aimed at addressing socio-economic problems and promoting economic and social development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief