Somalia has faced a rapid devaluation, unleashinq serious inflationary pressures. Our efforts to promote the private sector and a market-oriented economy have not yet succeeded, because of lack of capital and insufficient credits. Our health-care proqrammes suffer from lack of loqistical support, druqs and trained personnel. Enrolment at the primary level has declined. Youth unemPloyment is on the increase. Two thirds of the population in Somalia have no access to a safe water supply. Such economic and social problems not only are endemic in Somalia, but are familiar to most of the countries in Africa, and particularly to the least developed countries. JSM/ASW A/S-18/PV. 6 31 (Mr. Abdulle, Somalia) At the international level, the net transfer of resources to the develoPing countries has been reversed- from a POsitive fla..r of $42.6 billion in 1981 to a negative flow of S:32.5 billioo in 1988. Primary comnodity prices have reached their lowest level since the great depression of the 1930s. The foreign dabts of developinq countries, more than Sl. 3 trillion, now require nearly $200 hill ion a year in debt servicing alone. This special session has been convened to strengthen international develoP111ent co-operation and t.o revitalize the growth of developing countries. It is not about international charity. We, the paorest among the developing countries, are asking for recognition that we are one world and that where one of us suffers, no one can thrive. The Group of 77 has clearly identified the strategies that could bring our la gq ing economic and social s ys terns back to 1 i fe • I might add that as one of the }:X>orest, even among the least-developed countries, Somalia faces problems which are seriously exacerbated by a number of external factors. These include an influx of a larqe number of refugees, Placing 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic struggles of Somalia, including inflation, lack of capital, and debt servicing, which suggests that economic development is a major theme. Additionally, the text touches on education, health, and employment issues, which are all interconnected with economic development. The text also mentions international cooperation and the need for recognition of the struggles of developing countries, which fits with the category of International trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Education, Health, Employment