58. It rdaa noted, holrever, lhat aeveral nultilaterat development agencies, mainly -financed by countries menber' "i-arra o"rir"pment Assi.stance conrniEree, bave adopted policies that enphasize the needs of lea6t developed countrtes. Altbough the share of frons. fron these "gan"i""-to r.east deveroped countries has increased sioce l9gl, the policy ;rph;;;;-;" yer to be fully reflected in aid disbursement patterns. 59. The World Bank Special Facility for Sub_sahatan Africa, although not specifically addressed to the least a.ueropea-cou ntr ies, was established in ::3:r:f":ttr increase financial floe,s ro rnaiy-African reaar deveroped Nefl mechanlgms 60. No new initiatives have been taken since I9g1 in respect of possible new11h1|sms for enLarging financial t..nsf... -to- che l-east developeal countries. rt was noted chat the u". uy - iio". -countr ies of resources of cbe rnternationar l,bnetary Fund, ttesigned c" r""i"t-rittr short-ternbarance-of-payments piobrems, whiJt ,.""r,.J-ii]z bitlion in 1983, uas now on the decllne and chat their net purchasea fr"^-ii. Fund bad been negative in L984, despite their conrinuing serlous U.fri.._or_p.yments difficulties. rr wa. further noted that the Task ""r". oi-c"i.."Jronar Frows of the Developrneni cornmittee of the world Bank. had ,*.ntif ;;;i;"" irs eork, $hich was considered at the 27th neeting of che oeveloir"i, ao..rar.e, held on 7 October l9g5 at Seoul, Republic of Korea. 4. Aid nbdal iti es 61. the substantial Ne{, programne of Action urged donors and recipienbs to inprove the quality and effective"."" "i-"iii"ii:. a"rr.rop..nt assistance by making improlrements in aid-practices .;; ;;;;;";.".. rn rhis resard rhe f ollorring points uere noted: (a) l.{ost donors have increasingly provided aid to the least developed counEries on grant terns,