itia••••ntialthateveryGovernment concerned havethepolitical vill t~makea cODcerted elforttore.olvetharemaining issues. ~eeffortto.upport theEastEuropean countri.. intheirtran.ition to marketeconomies mu.tnotadversely affectas.istance todevel~piDg countries. Thi.position wa.reaffirmed intheEconomic Declaration oftheHouston Summit. Support fordeveloping countries.. particularly non-oil-producing countries, ia e.pecially important inviewoftheeffectsthatthecurrent.itu.tieD intheGulf i.havingonthem.ThuH..wemu.trecognize thattheneedtoco-operate withthe developing countrie. ofA.ia..AfricaandLatinAmericaa.theygtrivetoovercome theireconomic difficultie& i.greater thanever. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/pt• AloQ5/PV.1 36'PI (Mr.HaIeUMa, Juan) Japanhassystematically enhanced itsofficial development aasistance (ODA)in anefforttoexpandtheflowofcapitalan4 technical co-operation todeveloping ~ountries. Asa~msult,lastyearJapanbecametheworld's largost donorofODA. Atthes8l'lletime,itisworking toimplement measures torecycl'!private andpttbl1c fundsonaQuntiedbasistodeveloping countries burdened bydebtandother problems. Theland-locked developing countries (LLDCs)ofsub-Saharan Africaand elsewhere demandparticular consideration astheystruggle withdeclining market pricesfortheirprimaE'y commodities, low-growth rates,tradedeficits, burgeoning debt,andothergravedifficulties. Japanhasbeenstrengthening itssupport for theeconomic structural adjus~18nt effortsofthesecountries byextending .. non-project grantcapital co-operation asveIlasgrantassistance tooffset obligations arising frompastyencredits. Therecent LLDCParisConference played animportant roleinbringing toworldattention thedesperate plightoftheLLDCs andtheneedforinternational co-operation. Japanintends toextend assi~tance to thesecountries tothebestofitsability. AsJapan's ODAdisbursements haveincreased, makingittheworld's leading donorcountry, Ihavefrequently beenaskedifthisassistance istrulydesigned to meetactualneedsofther~cipient countries, ifdueattention isbeingpaidto environmental conce~na indevelopment pr?jects, andifthems.istance isbeingused effectively. IhOE~ \~atthesystemforassessing theeffectiveness ofaidwillbe improved andthedialcgu~ ODaidpolicies andprogrammes between donorand recipiant countries strengthened. TheUnitedNations, theUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP), andotherinternational bodiesplaytheleading role here,andIsU9gestthattheystreD9then allpossible measures toachieve theme ends• .Ui&&! Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSWpt AI"5/PV.? 37 (Mr..tfllralMa« JUg) Thedraaatic political and.conomic chang.. whichtheinternational eomauaity iBnowvitne.sing areclo••lyrelat.d todramatic advances inscience and t~chDology. Eversinc.theinv.ntion ofthesteea8nginegaverisetothe In4us~rial r.volution andirr.vocably alt.r.d the.ocial.tructure, sci.ntific iuovatioD hasaff.cted thewaysocietyha.d.veloped. Today,,c5vaac.s in telecomMunications satellit••havemadeitpo••ibletooxchange information and imago.inrealtime,odadvanc.s intransportation technology have.I\abl.d usto travelm@refrequently aDdatfasterspeBd.. Ind••d,thein.tlDt~.ou. tran~Mi5.ion ofIDfo~ation vasamajor fact~~ ~ehindthechainr.action ofrapid, radical r.fo~iDEast.rD Europ.. Sciontific andt.chnological advanc••off.r infinite po.sibiliti ••forhumanprogr•••• Theothersid.ofthiscoin,however, i8th~ala~in9 progre••mad.inweapons technology withit.potential forthetotald.atruction ofhuman.ociety. ADdthe vastincrease. inprodu~tion and~onsumption thathaveaccompani.d .cientific and t.chno10gica1 advance. ~av.iDturngiv.n ~i8.totheproblems ofglobalwarming, de.truction oftheozonelayer,depl.tion ofthetropical rainforesta, ccidrain, cr••pingd•••rt.ificati('~' andotherdisruptions oftheglobal.co1ogica1 ba1anc•• S.cauaethe..1saue.areofthemo.t ~rgentimportance totheentireglobal community, it1.incumbent upontheUnited Hation.~ humankind's mostuniversal organization, tomobilize allofthecapabilities available toitinthe.earch fo~ solution •• Japan'. as.iduou8 effortstoovercomeit••eriou.enviroamental pollution prohlem. havere.ulted, forexample, intheachievement ofthelowestcarbon dioxide emis.ion levelsrelative toit.9ro.sdcme.tic product (GDP)ofany
**Analysis**
The text discusses Japan's official development assistance (ODA) and its efforts to support developing countries, particularly those in East Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It also touches on the importance of international cooperation and the need to address global challenges such as environmental degradation, poverty, and economic inequality. The text also mentions the impact of scientific and technological advancements on society and the need for sustainable development.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment