(Mr ~ · Bi zimunqu; ·Rwanda) have been made to lay the bases for self-sustained development, all those factors combined have, to various degrees, had a severe impact on the already fragile economies of ·the developinq countries. Thus most of the developing countries, and the African countries in particular, have been unable to come to grips with the underlying reasons for the steady worsening of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, the growing foreign-debt burden, the drop in commodity prices and the decline in the financial resources needed to stimulate growth and development. Of all those problems, the debt problem remains of greatest concern to the developing countries. We must therefore encourage recent initiatives designed to reduce the volume of principal and debt-servicing of the developing countries and to find measures for debt relief, which represent a forward step and an important contribution to the fight against the debt crisis. In that connection, my country supported General Assembly resolution 44/205 on the debt Problem, which urged all parties concerned to continue their efforts in pursuit of a durable, equitable, and growth-oriented and development-oriented solution to the debt Problems of develoPing coun tr i.es. We therefore call once again upon the industrialized countries and international financial institutions to show goodwill and realism in their debt policies and to help break once and for all the deadlock in the economic situation that is strangling the countries of the South. Another problem, no less serious, concerns commodities, whose prices on the international market continue to fall, with concommitant harmful effects on the economic growth of the developing countries. It is absolutely essential to diversify the commodities economy in the developing countries and to involve those countries more closely in the processing, marketing and distribution of such products. RM/18 A/S-18/PV.6 84-85 (Mr. Bizimunqu, Rwanda) 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the economic challenges faced by developing countries, particularly in Africa, including debt crisis, declining commodity prices, and foreign debt burden. It also highlights the need for international cooperation to address these issues. Given the central theme of economic development and the specific issues discussed, it is likely that the text belongs to the category of economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade