It is high time to query whether human beings can build a new era and establish new international relations in the absence of the sought-after economic interdependence between the developed and developinq worlds and of a reasonable economic standard for the qreater part of mankind. That would definitelY amount to self-deception and an unwillingness to adopt a sound approach that lays the riqht foundations fcx an international securi tv system built on the concept of human integration in accordance with the different conditions of all countries, while takinq due account of the hopes and aspirations of developing societies, not just of the needs of developed nations. We are deeply concerned about the wideninq economic and technological gap between developing and developed countries. While most of the economies of developing countries suffer from stagnation and deterioration, the main focus in the economies of industralized nations is the need to pursue non-infla tionarv gr<:Mth. One of the heaviest burdens borne bv the countries of the third world that aggravates their problems is the continuing and worsening deficit in their trade balances with the developed countries. Amonq the various reasons for this is the decline in the prices of comnodi ties, which constitute the mainstay of the developing countries' economies and the major element in their exparts to the developed world. However, prices remain at a level inferior to the real value of commodities as a result of inflation and other economic factors, which depreciate the value of comnodities, year aftervear, if prices remain unchanqed or, indeed, actually decline. JP/jf A/S-18/PV.6 187 (Mr. Al-Ni •mah, Qatar) tW country, toqether with the other comnoditv-dependent countries of the Arab Gulf, attaches special imPOrtance to stabilizinq and boostinq the Prices of comnodi ties exported by developinq to developed countries, within the framework of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic disparities between developed and developing countries, highlighting the widening gap in economic and technological standards. It emphasizes the need for a new era of international relations built on human integration, taking into account the hopes and aspirations of developing societies. The text also touches on the decline in commodity prices, which affects the trade balances of developing countries. These themes suggest that the text is primarily focused on economic issues.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade