to the new international economic order must serve as an effective neans of restructuring international eeonomic relations in such a nay that all eountries ofthe world can develop their economic potential to tbe full and move forward in peace along the path of developnent. The work done in this important area should also be an instrunent in the struggle to elininate the centuries-old backwardnessof the developing countries, responsibility for which rests r.rith the forner colonial Por,ters and is inseparable both fronr the policy stil1 pursued today by imperialist States and from the activities of international monopolies. Oneparticr:larly important step in this direction would be the confirmation in law of such progressive denands of the developing States, in the struggl-e for economic independence, as the securing of full sovereignty over their natural resourcesr the balting of the brain drain and eapital outflows and, the banning of the uncontrolled activities of foreign capital, primarily multinational corporations, in the national eeonony. /...A/40/446/Add.1 English Page I0 6. One essential factor in the restructuring of economic relations on just and democratic bases is the expansion of co-operation among States in solving such global problems of universal concern as food security for the growing population of the planet, rational utilization of fuel and rar.r naterial resources, the development of new sources of energy and of the resourees of outer space and the world's oceans, and the protection of the environment. A number of very inportant universal treaties, which include the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, the 1967 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies and also the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, provide a sound legal basis for the developnent of fruitful co-operation along these lines.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the restructuring of international economic relations, the importance of cooperation among states, and the need for economic independence for developing countries. It also touches on global problems such as food security, resource management, and environmental protection. These themes suggest that the text is primarily focused on economic and environmental issues.

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