development, free from foreign interference and coercion. Moreover, structural changes will have to be effected in all the key sectors of the international economy, and specifically in the interrelated areas of trade, money, finance and developnent. The need to maintain a more open, free and equitable international trading system cannot be overemi;ilasized. It is vitally important therefore to bring the Uruguay Round, which has currently reached a crucial negotiating stage, to a successful conclusioo. A successful uruguay RoW'ld implies a balanced outcome of the negotiations in which due account is taken of the specific interests and legitinate needs of the developing countries. A balanced outcome should also mean that the participation and oontr ibution of the developing countries in the trade liberalizaticn process will continue to be guided by the principle of special and differential treatment and by developnental considerations. For a large number of developing countries, commodity export earnings continue to play a vital role in their economic well-being. It would be unthinkable, therefore, to try to revitalize their economies without addressing the problems of international oommodity trade, which continues to be characterized by volatile markets and secular declines in prices. The need of the noment is to inject new JSM/edd A/S-18/PV. 2 69 (Mr. Alatas, Inoonesia) vigour into international comrodity co-operation by pronoting new medlan isms while preserving the spirit and principal objectives of the Integrated Programme for Comnodities, including the optimization of the Common Fund. At the same time, serious efforts should be undertaken to facilitate the diversification and technological restructuring of the economies of comnodity-dependent developing oountr ies. Other key issues which need to be urgently addressed are the critical external• debt problems of the developing countries and the related question of flows of financial resrurces for developnent. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the international economy, specifically on the need for structural changes in trade, money, finance, and development. It also mentions the importance of commodity trade, the need for international cooperation, and the challenges faced by developing countries in terms of debt and financial resources. These themes suggest that the text is related to economic development, international trade, and humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade