majority of the world population lives under the harsh conditions prevalent in the third world. Those conditions stem from the decline in the prices of comiTOdities- including oil -produced by developing countries -and from the deteriorating terms of trade. Furthermore, the decline in gro9:3 domestic product and in financial resources, the burden of external &bt, protectionist trends, rising interest rates and unstable rates of exchange are among the factors that have adversely affected the third world and impeded its &veloPment. It is now ackowledqed by all that the reactivation of invesbnent in &veloping countries requires considerable increases in financial flows to those countries. We fully support the proposal made by the Secretary-General in his report: that a target date be set at the beginning of the 1990s for the solution of the debt problem of the developing countries and for seeking to establish an international FMS/38 A/S-18/PV.6 183-185 (Mr. Al-Ni 'mah, Qatar) mechanism for reviewinq existinq debt with a view to alleviatinq the burdan of indebtedness, which stifles creativity and Paralyses all attempts at economic development. Recoqnizinq the problem itself is relatively easy. It may not be so easy, thouqh, to stem its consequences. Today we must carefully consider all these problems, takinq due account of the hiqhly neqative results of the develoPinq countries' economic underdevelopment, with its potential consequences for the social situation in the major part of the world. The siqnificance of economic development of the developinq countries cannot be qrasped without a concomitant comprehensive concept of interdependence and international nutualism. JP/jf A/S-18/PV. 6 186 (Mr. Al-Ni'mah, Qatar) Hew ccn international detente prosper within the framework of a world economy which goes from bad to worse and in which the vast majority of countries suffer from the problems of poverty, malnutrition, indebtedness, among other qrievances that they cannot tackle sinqle-handedly. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the economic challenges faced by developing countries, including the decline of commodity prices, deteriorating terms of trade, and debt burden. It also touches on the importance of international cooperation and debt relief. Given the emphasis on economic development, debt, and international relations, it is likely that the text falls under categories related to economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade