UNITEDl{ATtoils General AssemblyDistr.GENER A/40/s97 16 September 198 5 ORTGINAL: ENGLISH Report of the Secreta ry-cene ral COr.|TENTS Ii,lltlEDIATE MEASURES INFortleth SesaionIten 84 (n) of the provisional aoendar DEVELOPUE ITT ANDIMERNATIONAL ECONO!,IIC CO-OPERATION Innediate neasures countr ies I. OVERAI,L STATUS OF IUPLEUEMATION OF FAVOUR OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIESParagraphs Page '--'1II. FOOD AND AGRICUIJTURE, INCLUDING SPECIAL FOOD AID MEASURESAS REQUIRED FOR SERIOUSLY AFFEC?ED FOOD-DEFICIT COUMRIESIN AFRICA A, Food energency in sub-Saharan Africa B. Addresslng the longer-term needs ofa9r lcu ltureln Afr lca C. clobal food secur ity III. !,IONEY AND FINANCE, TRANSFER OF RESOURCES, INCLUDINGOFFICIAI DEVELOPUENT ASSISTANCE, INDEBTEDNESS ANDMT'LTILATERAL DEVELOPMEM ACTIVITIES Official development a6s istance Uultilateral development ac t ivit ies5 525 l5 9 950 29A. t.8.- 16 - 2l 22-25 26- 8s-25 ?03A/4o/Lso.30 - 36 ^/40/597Enqli sh Page 2 CONTEIfIS (cont inued) C. Indebtedness and the flou of Private regources D. International nonetary re lat lons IV. TRADE AND RATI UATERIAI,S ' INCI,UDING ACCESS TO UARKETS FOR TI{E EXPORTS OF DEVEI,OPING COUI.ITRIES AND URGEIfT ACTION IN THE AREA OF COT.IMODITIES A. Protectionlsn and the trading envlronnent B, special neasures for lhe benefit of developing countries V. DEVELOPT,$NT OF TIS ENERGY RESOURCES OF TIIE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES VI. IMPLEMENTATION OF TIIE SUBSTAMUAT NEW PROGN.AT,IUE OF ACTION FOR THE 1980S POR THE I.EAST DEVEI,OPED COUNIRIESParaqraphs Page 37 -45 1l 46 - 50 13 51 - 62 15 52-58 15 59 -62 18 53 - 68 19 69-73 20 A/ 40 / 597 Eng!. i sh Page 3 OVERALI, STATUS OF IMPLEMEMATION OF IMMEDIATE MEASURES IN FAVOUR OF THE DEVELOPI!'IG COUNTRIES t. In the course of the economic crisis whtch has gripp€d fl|ost defelopingcountries since the early 1980s, the General Assembly passed a series ofresolutions nhich c€lled for tbe taking of inmediate measures in favour of the
**Analysis**
This report from the United Nations General Assembly focuses on the implementation of immediate measures in favor of developing countries, particularly in the areas of food and agriculture, finance, trade, and energy resources. The report highlights the economic crisis affecting many developing countries and the need for urgent action to address the challenges they face.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade