l.lations system have been endeavouring wi.thin their conpetence to develop specificproposals and to expedite lbe inplementation of imRediate neasures in favour of the developinq countrles in five areas identlfied by the General Assembly in resolution 38/200 of 20 Deceflber 1983, namely: (a) Food and agriculture. i.ncluding special food aid measures as required for seriously affected food-deficit countrles in Africat (b) Money and fi.nance, lransfer of resources, including official developmentassistance, indebtedness and multilateral development actlvities t (c) Trade and ran materlals, including access to markets for the exporls of developing countrles, and urgen! appropriate action in the area of commodltiestI,A/40 /597 Engli sh Page 4 (d) Developoent of the energy resources of the developlng countriest (e) Impledentation of the substantlal Nev. Programne of Aclion for the L9803 for the Least Developed Countries. 3/ Based on information supplied directly to the Secretarlat for use in the preparation of the present report, as nell as information obtalned by the secretariat froft ongoing contacts with the various parts of the United !'tations system, it is possible to conclude that these efforts have spanned the system' that they have been numerous and thaC lhey have often been inlense. Neverlheless, i! is also clear that in the face of so nany grave needs, these efforts have not greatly mitigated the economic difficulties of the people living in the countries concerned. 5. In some cases, the efforls of the United Nations system have taken the form of emerqency proltrammes, especially ln response to the crltical situatlon in Afrlca and to food crises and debt crises in developing countries on all continents. fn other cases. the efforts have entailed an intensification of ongoing programmes of technical and financial co-operation. In still other cases, the efforts trave included joint examinacion of issue6 in order to devlse specific new proposals
**Analysis**
The text discusses the efforts of the United Nations system to address the economic difficulties of developing countries, with a focus on specific areas such as food and agriculture, money and finance, trade and raw materials, and energy resources. The text also mentions the implementation of emergency programs and the intensification of ongoing programs of technical and financial cooperation. This suggests that the text is primarily concerned with economic development and humanitarian aid, with a focus on the most vulnerable countries.

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