Inkeeping withflYcOWltry's consistent position ofprinciple, wehavealways aclhered tothepolicyofnon-a1ignllent inallourpractices andpositions. Wehave alwaysbelieved inprcuaoting andsuppertingtheactlvitiesoftheNon-Aligned ~ve_nt, andinparticipating inforgingitsdirection, asasafetyvalveforthe developing andpoorcountries andasashieldagainst theirbeingdragged into powerrivalry. Non-alignment istheonlywayforthirdworldcountries toresist allforllBofdomination andhegemony onthepartofthemajorPowersandsupport international peaceandthe'prOllOtion ofdetente andpeaceful coexistence. OUr conceptofnon-alignment isbasedonunderstanding andnutua1.co-opera tionwith othercountries, whatever thepolitical systemandthephilosophies andideologies, withintheframework ofmutualrespect andnon-interference ininternal affairs. Thishasbeenembodied inourforeign policyandhasalwaysbeenreflected inour international r~lation8.HR/ve A/40/PV.25 31 (Mr.Al-Eryani, Yemen) Theworsening worldeconomic situation andothercrisesaredueaboveaUto thewidening gapbetween thedeveloped countries andthedeveloping countries which hastheeffectofweakening thebasisofrelations between them. Aslongasthe richcountries regardthedeveloping countrie~ asmeresources oftheircommodity requirements andmarkets fortheirprocessed products andnotaspartners, the relations between thetwoparties willnotproduce thedesired results forthe worldeconomy because theyarelacking inequity. Therehasbeenaproliferation ofnegative phenomena intheworldeconomy, suchasfluctuations ofexchange ratesandprotectionist barriers thatimpedethe progress ofthedeveloping countries. Action takentorestrict thetransfer of technology tothesecountries hashadtheeffectofaggravating economic crises. Allthishas negatit'~: anddangerous implications fortheeconomies ofthe developing countries, whichareexperiencing adeterioration ofthetermsoftheir international tradeandmajordeficits intheirbalance oftrade, spiralling indebtedness, cutbacks intheirdevelopment plansandareduction oftheireconomic growth. Thecontinuation ofthisstateofimbalance willleadtothecollapse of theireconomies andmakeitimpossible forthemtomeettheircommitments, andwill bringaboutthecomplete destruction oftheworld's monetary andcommercial systems, whichwouldbedetrimental. tousall. Forthisreason, wecallontheindustrialized countries toshowmore understanding ofthenewinternational economic order,basedonequity andjustice, whichwouldrequire therestructuring ofeconomies andtheestablishment ofanew international monetary systemthatwouldtakeintoaccountallnewcircumstances andabalance between commerce andthepricesofcommodities. Indeed, theonlyway outofthedeteriorating worldeconomic situation is,tocreate neweconomicBG/4 A/40/PV.25 32 (Mr.Al-Eryani, Yemen) relations basedonequity. Wemusttherefore makeaconcerted efforttoimplement theresolutions ofthethirty-fourth session oftheGeneral Assembly concerning globalnegotiations asthemosteffective solution. Inthatwaywecouldsupport andactivate international economic co-operation multilaterally andimplement the principles oftheCharter ofEconomic RightsandDutiesofstates, aswellasthe plansofactionrelating totheestablishment ofthenewinternational economic order. Thedeveloping countries haveputforward anumberofpractical solutions todealwiththeeconomic crisis; theseinclUde theCaracas Programme ofActionand theinitiatives ofBuenosAires,aswellastheeconomic decl~rations ofthe seventh summitmeetingofthenon-aligned countries. Whatourworldneedstodayis greater interdependence andcomplementarity; wecanachieve moreprosperity and happiness formankind through anobjective andcomprehensive approach. Mycountry, whichisoneoftheleastdeveloped countries, hasbeenafflicted inthepasttwoyearswithearthquakes andrepeated droughts, whichledtochanges intheprogrammes thatweretobeimplemented withintheframework ofthesecond five-year plan.However, wearestilloptimistic that,thankstoourrational leadership, withthehelp ~~ourbrothers andfriends, andthroughthis organization andotherbodies, weshallbeabletoovercome theconsequences of theseunfavourable conditions. Despite theSUffering endured bymycountry, itisfollowing withextreme concern thatoftheAfrican countries, especially sudan,Somalia, Ethiopia, Chad andothers, brought aboutbythedrought thathasledtothedeathsofthousands by starvation. Itcallsontheinternational community, andespecially the
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the economic development and international relations of developing countries, with specific concerns about the widening gap between developed and developing countries, the need for a new international economic order, and the impact of economic crises on these countries. While it touches on humanitarian aid and relief in the context of natural disasters and famine, the main theme is economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief