bases between countries and amonq various reqions of the world. Likewise, the BHS/td A/S-18/PV. 6 92 (Mr~ · Pitarka; ·Albania) increasing interPlay of the economic processes with the political, social, ecological and demographic developments in every country has become ever more prominent. On a world scale in particular, there is an interdependence of national and international efforts to stabilize the world economy in its totality and to revitalize the economy of the developing countries. The 1980s were at the same time characterized by a deePening of the imbalances among the various regions and countries of the world, particularly between North and South, by a widening of the gap between the revenues of the developed countries and those of the developing countries, and by a further increase in the heavy burden of the foreign debt of the developing countries, which exceeded $1,300 bill ion. That decade also saw a deterioration in the standard of 1 iving, which at present finds expression in the fact that 145 million children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition and 800 mill ion people 1 ive in conditions of abject poverty. Differences have deepened even among the industrialized countries. The foreign-debt problem, which in recent years has become extremely serious, still remains unsolved. In general, debt servicing accounts for an averaqe of 27.5 per cent of the exPOrts for the year 1989, whereas it took up to 40 per cent of the exports of r .. atin America and the Caribbean countries. This is evidence of the fact that a good part of the capital created in the developing countries is destined to go back to the industrially developed countries, instead of being used for the grc:Mth and develoPment of the economies of the developing countries. Furthermore, debts continue to qenerate a multitude of difficulties for the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic situation of developing countries, highlighting the issues of debt, poverty, and malnutrition. It also touches on the topic of interdependence between national and international efforts to stabilize the world economy. These themes suggest that the text is primarily concerned with economic development, but it also has implications for humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief