flows imply cutbacks in developing countries' growth. This is unacceptable. The Committee urged a renewed effort, led by the multilateral banks, to restore levels of external finance and calls for a reinforcement of the stabilization and financing roles of IMF and the World Bank by providing them with expanded resources. 14. While the drought has eased in some parts of Africa and there has been a gratifying response to the need for relief through the United Nations, the World Bank and bilateral sources, the emergency problems are far from being resolved and the longer-term problems remain without the major international effort required. 15. African Governments are themselves making a great effort to improve domestic policies. Those efforts must continue. The international environment and international assistance also have crucial roles to assist rehabilitation and longer-term development. A renewal of international commitment to assist the poorer countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, in their efforts to help themselves remains an urgent requirement. * * * 16. As a follow-up to its earlier recommendations on monetary and financial issues, the Committee re-emphasized the need for constructive discussions and negotiations. The recommendation made in the Committee's previous report in 1984 for a small, manageable and representative deliberative process to prepare the way for negotiations and action is reiterated. 2/ The case is now more urgent and the situation more propitious for such a process especially taking into account the possibility of trade negotiations. Priority issues for any such process would include: (a) Macro-economic policy surveillance and co-ordination, crisis management, and the exchange rate regime; (b) International liquidity and the role of IMF; (c) Development finance and the role of the World Bank; (d) The trade and investment regime. * * * 17. The essential task of renewal of commitment to multilateralism falls on 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic situation in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and the need for international assistance to address the crisis. It emphasizes the importance of multilateral banks, the IMF, and the World Bank in providing external finance and stabilization measures. The text also touches on the need for macro-economic policy surveillance, international liquidity, and development finance. These themes suggest that the text is primarily concerned with economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade