UNITED NAT|Otrts General AssenblyDi6tr. GENERAL A/4O/735 lI October ORTGTNAL:t 985 ET.IG',ISH Fortieth session Agenda item 12 REPORT OF TI'E ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL COliIrENTS Paragraphs paqe I. IMRODUCTION II . REVTET'} OF TIiE ACHIEVEMEIITS oF TI{E FIRST PHASE oF TIIE DECADEAND THE GOALS OF TTIE SECOND PHASE . A, Backaround to the proq ranne for the Decaate . B. Evaluaticrn of the inglenentation of the flrst_Dhaseproqranne C. Ob.lectives of the second phase . III. ACTIVITIES OF TT'E ECONOMIC COIT{Ii.IISSION rcR AFRICA SINCE,tul,y 1984 A. General activitles and taBks B. Special activitles .. IV.CONFERENCE OP IT.IINISTERS OF TTIE ECONOIi,IIC COITII{ISSION FORAFRICA ..;1-2 3-?O 3-9 - 15 -?0l0 165 :) 2t-23 22 23 24-27 85-27992 1638o (El A/40/13s Enq 1i sh Paqe 2 CPNTEIITS ( cont inoed ) V. ORGANIZATION OF TITE SIXTH TECHNICAL CONSULTATIVE IiIEETING A. General activlt ies B. Results of the neeglnq --... VI . IUPLEIT,IENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEI'IBLY RESOLUTION 39 /23O ' ' ' ' ' ' VII. REGIONAL ATRICAN SATETLTTE COiIMUNTCATIOIIS SYSTET'' A. Current situat ion B. Follor.'-up action and activitiesParaora9hs Paoe 28-34 29 - 30 31 - 34 35 - 54 55 - 64 55-62 53 - 549 l0 10 l0 ld l4 15 A/40/735 Enolish Paqe 3 l' The present report is Eubnitted pursuant to Generar Assenblv resolution 39,/230 of l8 Deceftber 1984, in which the Assenh,Iv requestea the Secretarv_Gene ra I toensure the inDlenentation of the res.rution and to subrnit i" ai"-o"".*r*, ,a ,a" fortieth sessi.on a reDort on the oroqress achieved in the imDlementation of the proaranme of the TransDort and Connunications Decade in Afriea. 2: The report qives a summary of the goals of the Decade and the main thrust of the progranne for the second Dhase of the Decade. Specificallv, the reportconta ins: