6. The initlal programne of SADCC, and the response of the internatlonalconnunity to lt. was outlined in the l9B3 report of the Secretary-Genera IlA/38/4931. Proqress as of rnid-1984 in the nain sectors of the SADCC progranne ofItork, llsted in paragraph 4 above, sas sunnarized ln docunent A/39/4O9. Thefollowing paragrapba, baEed on published reporta of SADCC, supplenent theinfornation contained in the reports. A. Sixth Conference of SADCC 7. The sixth Conference was held at Mbabane, Swaziland, on 3I January toI February 1985. In aaldltlon to the 9 SADCC nenbe r State6, representatlves of 23 Governnents and 18 tnternational organlzatlons and agencles attended. The rnaln focus of the @nference was food and agrlculture. Ttle Conferenee broke into fiveuorking groupa: food and agrlcultule, energy, transFort and connunicationa,nanpol,er, and induetry and nlning. These sorking groups, wbich sere chatred by tberespective SADCC sector co-ordinatlng nenber States, provided an opportunlty for adetailed and nore sharply focuseat revlew of four yeare of SADCC co-operatton. 8. The Conference recognized that there t'as an ufgent need for both SADCC snd itsinternational co-operating partners to inprove thelr procedures and ihstttutlonal arranqement6 rrith a vlew to Epeed lng up the inpl€rnentatlon of SADCC programnes. During the Conference, SADCCTs internattonal co-operating partners reaffirmed their comritn€nt to the principle on vhlch thls co-operatlon ls based and to the SADCC programme 6f act ion.A/40/579 English Page 4 9. The @nference recalled that at itE laEt Eeet ing, held at Lusaka ln February 1984' hope had been expreased tbat South Afrlca night alter its aqgressive Folicles tolrards SADCC and itg menber StateE. It tfas regretted that those hopes renain unfulfllled. ?he Conference noted that the Chainmn, ln his openinq atatenent, had called upon the tnternational connunlty to follotr a policy of fiEunting and sustalned pressure on south Africa ln order to force that country to
**Analysis**
The text discusses the sixth conference of SADCC (Southern African Development Coordination Conference), which focused on food and agriculture, energy, transportation, communication, mining, and industry. The conference also touched on the international community's response to South Africa's aggressive policies towards SADCC member states. Given the emphasis on economic development, agriculture, and industry, it is likely that the text falls under categories related to economic development and agriculture.

**Category**
Economic development, Agriculture, forestry and fishing