developing countries, which had deteriorated so dramatically that it could be claimed that the 1980s had been a wasted decade for development. 56. The efforts to guarantee the peoples of the developing countries a minimum standard of living to enable them to enjoy the right to development had been hampered by the crushing financial burden of foreign debt and the sacrifices which it imposed. That factor posed a serious threat to the political and social future of the small nations, where the very existence of democratic institutions was threatened. By way of illustration, he need only remind the Commission that by means of a variety of procedures, including debt servicing, the countries of the South had transferred massive amounts of capital to the international financial centres and that, according to the World Bank, the net outflow of capital from developing countries had amounted to $164 billion between 1984 and 1988. 57. Problems such as those were relevant to the work of the Commission on Human Rights because the central subject of the right to development was the individual, who could not enjoy that right if society did not provide him with the requisite conditions. The development of the individual could not be dissociated from the development of the country in which he lived; the responsibility of guaranteeing the realization of the right to development lay with States, and their task would be easier in an international climate of supportive co-operation. It was clear, therefore, that economic, social and cultural rights could not remain peripheral or secondary concerns. The Declaration on the Right to Development stated that the right to development was an inalienable human right and that all human rights and all fxmdamental freedoms were indivisible and interdependent. It would, therefore, be unthinkable and unacceptable for international solidarity to make a 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges faced by developing countries in achieving a minimum standard of living, which is closely related to economic development. The author highlights the significant financial burden of foreign debt and its impact on the political and social future of these countries. The text also emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and solidarity in supporting the realization of the right to development.

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