9.13 The Division on Globalization and Development Strategies bears substantive responsibility for the subprogramme . The subprogramme will undertake research on specific challenges to the development of Africa , coordinate analytical work of UNCTAD in support of the objectives of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s ( UN-NADAF ) , and contribute to regional and subregional integration as well as to various other international initiatives on Africa , including cooperation with other United Nations bodies and organizations in the context of the United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa , in view of the role of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development as lead agency for the trade access and opportunities cluster of the Initiative .