developing countries and ifhich ained at eaaing their current economic problems, accelerating thelr growth and development on a sustained basi6 and proflbtlng thereactivation of the erorld economy. In the last resolution in the series, 39/L75 of 17 December 1984, the Secreta ry-Genera I waa requested, ln co-operation rrith the heads of organs, organizations and bodles og the United Nations system, inter alia.to subnlt a report on progress nade in the lmpleoentation of such measures.present report is i.n response to that reques!.The 2. While the conEinulng recovery from recession can be said to have reactivatedthe world econony, especiallv in 1984, much of the developlng vorld bas yet to escape the crisis conditions shich originally prompted the call for immediatemeasures. As a shole, the developing countries have yet to achieve adeguate and sustained rates of growth, and there ls continued cause for concern since the short-term outlook is for slower growth ln the sorld economy than Last year. 3. Thus, altbough there has been sone relief from the deep crisis of the early 1980s, the need remains to strengthen implementation of various agreed-on measures and to consider adoption of others which trou ld support the efforts of the developing countries in recovery and development. The SecretariaC has recently proposed a series of measures to raise lrorld grouth in the near tern while simul.taneously improving the international econonic envlronment for a resurgence of developmenl. L/ fu" Secretarlat has also recently proposed a series of measures aimed at accelerating the growth of the developing countries during the remainderof the current United t'btions Development Decade and beyond. U fie presencreport, lrhich should be seen as part of the background to those propoEals, discusses recent multilateral efforts to brinq a number of inmediate measures to frui tion. 4. The Secretariat and the other organs, organizations and bodies of the UniCed
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic situation of developing countries, the need for sustained growth and development, and the implementation of measures to achieve this. It also mentions the Secretariat's proposals for raising world growth and improving the international economic environment. This suggests that the text is primarily focused on economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade