speedyimplementation ofthosemmmonstepswehaveagreed totaketogether. I therefore commend document A/S-18/14 fortheunanimous approval oftheAssemblY.JB/5 A/S-18/PV.ll 12 The·PRESIDENT, IthanktheRapporteur oftheAdHocCommittee ofthe Eighteenth Special Session forhisintroduction ofthereportoftheAdHoc Committee oontaining adraftresolution towhichisannexed theDeclaration on International Economic Co-operation, inparticular theRevitalization ofEconomic Growth andDevelopment oftheDeveloping Countries. Thereportalsocontains a draftdecision concerning thedeferral oftheconsideration ofadraftresolution relatinq totheSecond UnitedNations Conference ontheLeastDeveloped Countries. Ifthereisnoproposal underrule66oftherulesofprocedure, Ishalltake itthattheAssembly willnotdiscuss thereport. Itwassodecided. ThePRESIDENT, Statements willtherefore belimitedtoexplanations of vote. Thepositions ofdelegations regarding therecommendations oftheAd·Hoc Committee oftheEighteenth Special Session havebeenmadeclearintheCommittee andarereflected intherelevant official records. MavIreminddelegations that,inaccordance withGeneral Assemblv decision 34/401, explanations ofvotearelimited to10minutes andshould bemadeby delegations fromtheirseats. Mr.·IRUMBA (Uganda), IwishtoPayaspecial tribute totheChairman of theAd·Hoc Committee andtotheChairman oftheGroupof77,whoseefforts and commitmentmadeitpossible fortheCommitteetoadoptthedraftdeclaration withoutavote. You,Sir,madeasupreme effort tobrinQoursessiontoa successful conclusion, forwhich weareverygrateful. Uganda, andindeedAfrica, attach special importance totheoutcome ofthis session. Thisisespecially soinsofarasithasfocused attention onthe socio-economic problems andplightofthedeveloping countries, inparticular the leastdeveloped countries. Wearehapp,rthatithasbeenpossible toidentifyJB/5 A/S-lS/PV.ll 13 (Mr.Irumba, Ugandal futurechallenges andopportunities. ThefinalDeclaration contains arangeof measures andcommitments torevitalize theeconomic growth anddevelopment ofthose countries. Thoughitisnotcomprehensive enough, webelieve itprovides anew basisforinternational co-operation insupport ofdeveloping countries. Weparticularly welcome specific measures andcommitments reached toaddress thepeculiar problems oftheleastdeveloped countries, butwefindthat conspicuously missing inthedraftdeclaration isaspecific reference tothedebt problem oftheleastdeveloped countries. Wehadhooedthattheproblem ofdebtof thatvulnerable groupofcountries wouldhavebeenadequatelY reflected inthe declaration. Tothatend,theGroupof77undertook strenuous efforts, andindeed wentanextramile,initsattempt toreachconsensus lanquage ontheSDecific problem ofthedebtoftheleastdeveloped countries, whichshouldhavebeen reflected inparagraph 26ofthedeclaration. Thatwouldbavebeeninlinewith theconsensus agreement contained inparagraph 135oftheFinalActoftheseventh sessionoftheUnitedNationsConference onTradeandDevelopment regarding the official development assistance debtoftheleastdeveloped countries. Itwasour hopethatthespecial session wouldhavebuiltonthatconsensus tomakefurther progress. Thefinalproposal oftheGroupof77,whichinourviewwasrealistic andindeeduncontentious, hadunfortunatelY tobedeletedbecause ofextraneous 1inkage. That1inkagewouldhavetakenusastepbackwards. Thatismost unfortunate. TheSecond UnitedNations Conference ontheLeastDevelooed Countries, scheduled totakeplaceinParisinSeptember, offers anopoortunity toredress thatimbalance. Itisourhopethatthepolitical declaration willprovide a launching padforthesuccessful conclusion ofthatConference, whichisvitalto theleastdeveloped countries -fortheyareindeedtheweakest andmostvulnerable members ofourglobal communi tyandmostinneedofinternational assistance. ItJB/5 A/s-18/pv.ll 14-15 (Mr.Irumba, Uganda) fiswiththatinmindthatUganda joinstheconsensus adoption ofthedraft declaration. The·PRESIDENT. TheAssembly willnowproceed totakeadecision Onthe draftresolution recommended bvtheAdHocCommittee oftheEighteenth Special Session inparagraph 17ofitsreport, andonthedraftdecision recommended in paragraPh 18ofthesamereport (A/S-18/141. MayItakeitthattheAssembly wishes IDadoptthedraftresolution entitled
**Analysis**
The text discusses international economic cooperation, the revitalization of economic growth and development of developing countries, and the specific challenges faced by least developed countries, such as debt problems. It also touches on the importance of international assistance and cooperation. Based on this content, it seems that the text is primarily focused on economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade