involve recognition of the sovereign and constructive role that properly belongs to the countries of what is termed the developing world. To make that great qualitative leap would mean accepting a logical premise: that the interde- pendent nature of today’s world is no mere hypothesis, but a realistic statement of fact, and that in turn would be an essential first step in introducing into the United Nations bodies the effectiveness that they lack. In other words, the Security Council will not be able to function as the body responsible for the maintenance of peace and security unless steps are taken to ensure that, in the way it handles the matters before it and in’its future voting practice, there is an effective effort to seek agreement and negotiation, discarding any notion of patronage, which is not in keep- ing with a modem concept of the world’s immediate future. 126. I therefore beheve that the basic peace-keeping func- tion assigned to the Council by the Charter demands more than a change in political will by the major Powers which would guarantee parallel progress in disarmament and col- lective security. It demands much more: it requires an indispensable consensus that the ,problems of backward- ness are a decisive factor in bringing about recurring dis- turbances in the international political atmosphere, and that underdevelopment, the product of injustice, is the fun- damental reason for the precarious nature of peace in the postwar of today. 127. Accordingly, there can be neither a diagnosis of our problems nor progress towards significant political agree- ment unless the countries that have been left outside so far can be given a central role-that is, if they do not partici- pate in the real negotiations on the fundamental political problems and if those countries do not make use of that 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of recognizing the sovereign role of developing countries in international organizations, particularly the United Nations, and the need for a fundamental shift in the way the Security Council operates. It emphasizes the interdependent nature of the world and the need for a consensus on the root causes of global problems, including underdevelopment and injustice. This suggests that the text is primarily focused on the relationship between politics and development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade