studies. Thesetechnical assistance programme~ areprovided bothundertheThai AidProgramme andwithintheframework ofThailand's co-operatiou withsomeother ~ssistanc.-providing sources (ThirdCountry Training Proqrammes). Thailand isalso readytoprovide expertise andt~chnical information services, uponrequest, from Innd-locked developing countries. 63.TheGovernment ofTogoprovides facilities totheland-locked countries uling theportofLome.Thesefacilities include warehousing intheharbour areaandan exemption ofporttaxthatisleviedfornon-transit cargo. UnJ.teJ1Kingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ire1a~ 64.TheBritish Government supports anumberofprogrammes de.igned toaddrels the particular needsofindividual land-locked developing countrie.. TheGovernment i. co-financing withtheWorldBankaproject dealing withtherehabilitation and reconstruction ofthesection oftheEa.t-We.t Highway inNepalthatlle.between Naubis" "11dMugling. TheHighway 11partofthemal'1routeintoNepalfromIndia I •••A/44/S88 English Page26 andhastherefore particular significance forNepal's overseas trade. Furthermore, British consultants, fundedfromtheaidprogramme, carried outthefeasibility studyfortheroad.Thesame consultan~s havebe.nengaged bytheWorldBankto supervise thedetailed designandconstruction phaseoftheentireroad.TheBank willalsobemeeting thecostofreconstructing 44kilometres oftheroad,from MalekutoNaubise, wh:letheBritish Government willmeettheconstruction costsof the40kilometres frllmMaleku t.OMugling. 65.Further examples aretobefoundintheUnitedKingdom's support forSADCC. The~ajo~partofthe£60million committed bytheUnitedKingdom laSADCCisfor projects inthetransport and communications sector, largely forthebenefit of land-locked SADCCmemberStates. Thelargest commitment (over£25million announced) isfortherehebilitation oftheLimpopo Railway fromZ\mbabwe to Maputo, thechiefportofMozambique. TheUnitedKingdom isproviding expert. and equipment fortheoperation oftheNacalarailway linefromMalawiandisfunding theNorthern Transport Corridor project togiveMalawi apermanent northern route totheseaatOaresSalaam. B.Summaries 2l-xlpliel-L~iyeO frominternational organizations 1.Unlli.d..JiotiQns ..boOi,s InOprogrllI\1De. 66.TheDepartment provides assistance, laraely through technical co-operation projects, tonearlyeveryland-locked country ofAfricaandAsia.Int:;ebroad areaofdevelopment planning andadministration, thesecoverawiderangeof different initiatives inordertohelpGovernments strengthen institutional infrastructure atthelocal,subregional andnational levels, improve theleveland increase theavailability oftachnical andmanagerial skillsinthepublicsector, andstreamline administrative procedures andprocesses. Attherequest ofthese countries, thefocusofmanyactivities Isonn~tional economic adjustment and recovery programmes, pUblicinvestment programmes andco-ordination oftheir external assistance. 67.UNCTADhascontinued toactasleadagencyinmobizing international support infavourofland-locked developing countries. Onthebasisofinformation collected inthefr&~ework ofongoing technical bssistance activities, UNCTADhas been ~laboratin9 policyproposals foramoreeffective approach toresolving the particular problems facingland-locked developing countries atboththenational andtheBUbregional level. Someoftheseproposals arebriefly highlightSd in section 111ofthepresent report. Information gathered onspecific problems facingindividual land-locked countries, '~mwofwhichhalbeenprovided bythe UnitedNations regional commissions, isa180beingusedtomakecomparative analyses oftrade,development andtransit problems indifferent regions, ascalled forinresolution 319(XXI)oftheTradeandOev.lo~ment Boar~. Suchanaly.es ore designed tosharpen theawaren••softhefun4amental disadvantage. that /...A/44/S38 EnqUah PaCiJe27 characterize theland-locked countries andthu.tobol.ter thepolitical willof thedonorcommunity toprovide greater support tothe.ecountrie ••