die of hunqer in the depressed areas of the world while at the same time there exist affluent societies where people are t:aid not to produce food, for example. For Practical reasons, it is in the interests of those very rich countries to broaden their potential external markets. The develoPinq world can become a dynamic buyer if it can get out of the crisis today so harshly oppressinq it. That RH/29 A/S-18/PV. 6 138 (~r. Ayala Lasso, Ecuador) is, it can become an ideal partner in world economic organization based on freedom and justice. To achieve that goal, we must analyse the Problems of international trade that are intimately linked with prices of comnodities and exports of the developing world. We must effectively rid ourselves of protectionist policies, including those expressed throuqh legal means, implying the adoPtion of unjustified barriers to the entry of products originating in developing countries. We must boldly, once and for all, resolve the problem of external debt, which is truly a yoke that makes it mathematically imp:>ssible for the debtor countries to achieve development. The objective of this special session is to make a new attemPt to reach a general agreement on these important issues. There is no concealing how difficult it has been to prepare this session. At times it seemed divergence of views condemned this session to inevitable failure. But once again reason and cool-headedness have prevailed, and we are meeting to ensure that, with a sense of realism, all of the countries attending this special session will continue to work in that same spirit. For many years mankind has been waiting and hoPing for the nnment of reconciliation and peace to benefit from the opportunities that will then oPen up, to broaden co-operation and to facilitate general development. For that reason, 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the issues of hunger and poverty in developing countries, highlighting the need for international cooperation and trade to address these problems. It emphasizes the importance of removing protectionist policies and resolving external debt to enable developing countries to achieve development. The text also touches on the theme of global economic organization and the need for a new approach to international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade