to the nine nenbe r statea. The Sumrlt condewred the vlolence perpetrated by the raclst South African r6girne agalnst the p€ople of South Afrlca and ln particular the nounting loss of llfe and the nass arresta.A/4O/579 Eng1l3h Page 5 C. uaJor lssues affectlng the overall develoFrentof the SADCC progrrnne 1. The Porld econony and the. sADcC region 14. In qlob.I ternE the econonles of tbe SADCC nenber States are anall and tteavlly lnfluenccd by externaL economlc events and conditiona. External influences lr.ve played r ddllnant role in weakenlng the econonlc perfornance of the lndependent southern Afrlcan states durlng 1980-1984 as contraEted rrith the Period 1975-1979. In 1.98? rnd 1983, real groae donestic product of SADCC nenber Stat€s, taken together, fell. The 1984 results are llkely to have been better only in the aense thrt, on the average, output did not decline furthert it did not, hooever, ri6e at the 3 to 3.3 per cent rate necessary to parallel populatlon growth. The lmledlate Prospects for rencred rapld grostb, based on positlve €xternal econonic changea' aeen very llDited for Dost sADcc nenbers. 15. Six SAIrC nenbe r States face very gerious debt service burdens - in one caae anount lng to nelrly 50 per cent of export earnings and in several other cases at or rbove 25 lter cent. SADCC regionally - like lts member StateE nationally - has stresaod the need for better external co-operatlon to allot natlonal effortE toearda Etablllzatlon and reneared deve logtrent to be effective. tlke noat other sub-Saharan Afrlcan econonlea, SADCC countries are heavlly influenced by levels tnporta for capltal Lnvestnent and for inputs for production. cutbacks ln tieae lqorts resultlng fron post-1979 efternal econonlc conditions have not only been dooinant cause of the present rreak econonic perfornance but have also thnarted efforts to lnprove lt. 2. Droughtr The coat of 1982-1984
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the economic development of the SADCC (Southern African Development Coordination Conference) region, specifically the challenges and issues faced by its member states. The text mentions external economic events, debt service burdens, and the impact of drought on the economy, suggesting that economic development is the primary focus. However, it also touches on the theme of cooperation and coordination among member states, which could be related to international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade