UNITED NATIONS -~ ~ ' ~ ~~' 8 ~ ~ """"'}'~ President: later: later: later: General Assembly Eighteenth special session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIDNAL VERBATIM RECDRD OF THE EOURI'H MEETING Held at Headquarters, New York, on Tuesday, 24 April 1990, at 3 p.m. Mr. GARBA Mr. VRAALSEN (Vice-President) Mr. AL-ANBARI (Vice-President) Mr. FEYDER (Vice-Pres ide nt) General debate [ 8 and 9] (continued) PROVISIONAL A/S-18/PV. 4 9 May 1990 ENGLISH A (Nigeria) (Norway) (Iraq) ( Luxembourq) This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records·of·the General Assembly. Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only. They should be sent under the signature of a nember of the delegation concerned, within one week, to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, Department of Conference Services, room oC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza, and incorporated in a copy of the record. 90-60021 7292V (E) Jw.t/2 A/S-18/PV. 4 2 The meeting was called to order at 3 p.m. AGENDA ITEMS 8 AND 9 (continued) GENERAL DEBATE Mr. Obed ASAMOAH (Ghana): The 1980s have been aptly described as "a decade lost for development". The convening of this special session of the General Assembly to work out the modalities for strengthened international co-operation in support of growth and development in the developing countries could not therefore have been more opportune. We are confident, Mr. President, that under your able leadership the General Assembly will reach a consensus on the strategies and policies that must be put in place to ensure that the decade we have just begun will bring progress and hope to all. To this end it behoves all countries, in particular the developed countries, to show political will and steadfast commitment 
**Analysis**
The text discusses international cooperation and development, with a focus on strengthening relationships between developed and developing countries. The speech by Mr. Obed ASAMOAH (Ghana) emphasizes the need for developed countries to show political will and commitment to support growth and development in developing countries. This suggests that the category should be related to economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade