on the relationship between development and disarmament. we trust that the recommendations of the Preparatory Committee will be widely approved. There is mounting evidence of the harmful effects of military expenditures on world economic and social systems. we believe there is an urgent need for a forum in which that evidence can be put under the spotlight of international attention. JSM/sm A/C.l/40/PV.S 68 (Mr. Osman, Somalia) The conference would serve both disarmament and development aims if it were to give a new impetus to United Nations efforts to reallocate some of the billions spent each year on weapons. The reallocation of even a modest proportion of armaments expenditures to development programmes would undoubtedly go far towards alleviating the misery caused by hunger, ignorance and disease. The establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones is a disarmament measure of particular significance to Somalia, which strongly supports both the denuclearization of Africa and the creation of a zone of peace in the Indian ocean region. As an African State, we call on the international community to make every effort to assist the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in its resolve to implement the solemn Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa. The major obstacle to that goal is, of course, South Africa's acquisition of a nuclear-weapon capability. This development is a particularly unwelcome contribution to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, since it makes African States vulnerable to the threat of nuclear blackmail from South Africa's aggressive and racist minority regime. At the present time of grave crisis for the African majority in South Africa, for the oppressed and colonized people of Namibia and for front-line States threatened by repeated acts of military aggression, any form of military or nuclear collaboration with south Africa is clearly inimical to disarmament goals and to the 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the relationship between military expenditures and development, highlighting the negative impact of military spending on world economic and social systems, and advocating for the reallocation of funds to development programs. It also touches on the issue of nuclear proliferation and the importance of disarmament measures, specifically in the African context. Given the focus on economic and social development, disarmament, and international relations, it is likely that the text falls under the categories of economic development and international relations.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade