negative consequences of the arms race for the observance of human rights. 7. With regard to international relations, he said that the economic and social progress visible today was inconceivable without the achievements of science and technology and the establishment of a new international economic order. The socialist States had repeatedly proposed, particularly at the session of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) in June 1984, that part of the funds released as a result of reductions in military spending should be channelled to the fight against hunger, illiteracy and underdevelopment. That concrete and constructive approach should be supplemented by the analysis, requested by the Commission on Human Rights, of the impact of scientific and technological developments on work and working conditions - a study which was of fundamental importance for all peoples and social systems. 8. Mr. SOKALSKI (Poland) described the efforts to promote child welfare, which had begun in the League of Nations in 1924, 60 years earlier, and had been pursued in the United Nations in 1959 with the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child contained in General Assembly resolution 1386 (XIV), and said that Poland believed i: was time ~o bring that document up to date: that was how the idea of a convention on the subject, the drafting of which would soon be completed, had been born. 9. International instruments in themselves did not automatically change adverse situations or living conditions, but they were an important means of promoting such changes. The Declaration of the Rights of the Child was certainly not to be blamed for the fact that millions of children throughout the world were underprivileged. Ten years earlier, in 1974, the World Food Conference had proclaimed that food was / ... A/C. 3/39/ SR. 48 English Page 4 (t-tr. Sokalski, Poland) 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the impact of the arms race on human rights, economic progress, and international relations. It also mentions the importance of science and technology, and the need for international cooperation to address issues such as hunger, illiteracy, and underdevelopment. The text does not explicitly mention any of the categories related to natural resources, environment, industry, transport, communication, international trade, or culture. However, it does touch on education (the Declaration of the Rights of the Child) and humanitarian aid (fight against hunger, illiteracy, and underdevelopment).

**Category**
Human rights, Education, Humanitarian aid and relief