Concessional flowsthusremainoftheutmostimportance todeveloping countries, inparticular tothepoorest andleast'developed amongthem.The fmprOl7ement oftheglobaleconomic situation hasbeenunevenbuttherecovery now inprogress intheindustrial worldshouldenhance thepossibilities offurther increases inofficial development assistance intheyearsahead. Strenuous efforts mustbemadebytheindustrialized countries toreachtheaidtargets agreedupon bytheinternational community. Denmark remains committed tocontributing itsshareofdevelopnent aid.In thespringofthisyeartheDanishParliament adopted aresolution aimedat reaching the1percenttargetforofficial development assistance by1992.Next yearDanishdevelopment assistance willriseto0.82percentofourgrossnational product.• Asinthepast, th~majorpartofDenmark's developnent assistance is allocated tothepoorest countries. Thepresent disturbing downward trendinthese countries' shareofdevelopment assistance mustbereversed quickly. TheDanish GO\'ernment sincerely hopesthatthemidterm reviewofthesubstantial newprogramme ofactionfortheleastdeveloped countries, whichistobeundertaken inafew days'time,wiilleadtorenewed commitment byalldonorstoincrease substantially theirassistance totheleastdeveloped countries. InSub-Saharan Africatheu~gentneedforemergency reliefislikelyto persist forsometime.Butsolidaritywit.:hthemillions ofpeop.lewhosuffertoday shoulddivertneither attention norfundsfromthelong-term development needsof theAfrican countries. Emergency aidanddevelopment aidmustbeclosely il~;;errelated ifthevicious circleistobebroken. Themultilateral development institutions playanindispensable rolein providing assistance todeveloping countries. Itis,therefore, vitally important tosecureastableflowoffundstotheseorganizations. Eroding theirbudgets by IIJSM!rd .,../40/pV.7 57 (Kr.Ellemann-Jensen, Denmark) reducing contributions -beitlitUebylittleorsuddenly andsharply -would veryseriously affectthede~eiop~ent pros~cts ·ofthethirdworld. Thesurvival oftheInte~~ati(JIlal FundforAgricultural Development (!FAD)is threatened bylackofagreemenIL: .amongdonorgroupsontheprinciples foranew replenishment.. Thisfundhaspl'ovedtobearemarkable fieldforthepursuit of newideas, newprinciples, an,~newapproaches toproviding assistance totherural poorofthedeveloping world. Letusmakeastrongefforttosettlethe disagreements quickly sothatIFADwillbeenabled tocontinue itshighly commendable work. Beingoneofthemajorcontributors totheUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP), Denmark hasnotedwithparticular satisfaction thestepswhich weretakenat~eUnitedNations Development programme's lastmeeting ofthe Governin~ Council tofurther improve thequality ofUNDP'sworkandtoenhance ooth theeffectiveness andefficiency oftheprogramme. Itistobehopedthatthis will.encourage increased support fromthosedonors whoatpreselt contribute less thancouldbeexpected ofthem. Improving thehealthsituation isamajortaskofUnitedNations develc~ent assistance. Inaccordance withresolutions adopted bythisAssembly in1976and 1982children havebeenthemaintargetgroupforimmunization programmes to eradicate by1990thesixmostcommon co~unicable diseases. Itseemshighly appropriate thatatthisfortieth anniversary session weshould solemnly confirm ourcommon commitment totakeallnecessary stepstowards thefulfilment ofthis target. Inmyintroductory remarks Ipointed outthattheanniversary celebration in October wouldbeagoodoccasion forbothstocktaking andforlooking ahead. Thethemechosenforthefortieth anniversary oftheunitedNations: "The UnitedNations -forabetterworld"coversboththeseaspects: thestocktakingJSM/rd A/40/PV.7 58 (Mr.Ellemann-Jensen, Denmark) and,inparticular, theforward looking. Andwithgoodreason. Forwhilewecan allagreethatdespite theefforts oftheUnitedNations theworldisnotaperfect one,thereisfortunately stilltimeforallofustorecommit ourselves -asthe Secretary-General hasurgedonnumerous occasions -tothepurposes andprinciples oftheUnitedNations Charter andtogivetheUnitedNations thepriorityit deserves inordertoenableittofulfilitsvastpotential. Mr.PALMER (NewZealand): Imustbeginbyexpressing theprofound regret oftheNewZealand peopleattheterrible earthquakes inMexico. Ourthoughts are wit.hthepeopleofMexico. NewZealand isacountry whichissubject to earthquakes -weknowthedevastation theycancause. Itisaprivilege andapleasure formetoaddress theAssembly overwhich
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of official development assistance, specifically in developing countries, and the role of Denmark in providing aid. It also mentions the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The text touches on the themes of poverty, economic development, and humanitarian aid, but does not delve into specific details on natural resources, environment, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, or culture.

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