The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has informed ASEAN that except for three, all ASEAN projects proposed for funding in the 1982-1986 inter-country program for ASEAN were endorsed by the Aid Coordinators of UNDP when they met in New Delhi. The projects not endorsed were : Anthology of ASEAN Literatures (COCI), Satellite Aided Research and Rescue for Airplanes (COTAC), and ASEAN Tree Improvement Center (COFAF).
The UNDP allocation for ASEAN projects is shown in the table below.
ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat also received a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in June and July 1981. ECOWAS is composed of the countries of Benin, Cape-Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Upper Volta. The ECOWAS delegation visited ASEAN to examine the possibility of initiating economic cooperation between the two regions.
The South Pacific Forum, through by the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation (SPEC) has made known its interest of expanding its cooperation with ASEAN. Relations between the two regions are currently maintained at the Secretariat level. SPEC has recommended the areas of trade, shipping fish products, investments and energy where meaningful cooperation could take place between ASEAN and the Forum. The different ASEAN committees are currently considering the proposed areas of cooperation.
| (In US Dollars) | 1982 | 1983 | 1982-1986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COFAB | 100,000 | 150,000 | 650,000 |
| COFAF | 100,000 | 100,000 | 1,000,000 |
| COIME | 150,000 | 150,000 | 750,000 |
| COTT | 200,000 | 200,000 | 1,000,000 |
| COTAC | 400,000 | 400,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
(200,000) | (300,000) | (1,750,000) |
|
(100,000) | (100,000) | (250,000) |
| COCI | 50,000 | 80,000 | 350,000 |
| COSD | 320,000 | 360,000 | 1,150,000 |
| COST | 100,000 | 150,000 | 800,000 |
|
1,420,000 | 1,590,000 | 7,700,000 |