Countries and th•~ United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The special ~ession must also take account. from the standpoint of the future development of the world community, of the political, social and economic changes taking place in the countries of Eastern Europe and the aspirations of these countries to adopt radical measures to integrate themselves into the world economy. The Ukrainian SSR, as one member of that group of countries, feels that solving the problem of swift structural adaptation to the prevalent conditions of interrelatedness is an integral part of ensuring the effective functioning of the world economy as a whole. We believe that Eastern Europe, economically renewed and integrated into the world economic process, will become a prospective trading partner for one and all and, for the developing countries, in addition a source of financial resources and technoloqy. And so our delegation views the goals and tasks of this special session from the standpoint of world economic development as a whole, and also through the prism of the processes now under way beneath the roof of our own home. The economic development of the Ukrainian SSR has in recent years been characterized by the social reorientation of our economy -restructuring. puttinq to use scientific and technological achievements, and increasing material output. BHS/sm A/S-18/PV. 5 56 (~r. Lipatov, Ukrainian SSR) There is now a qrowinq trend in which the output of consumer qoods is qaininq qround over the output of the means of production. At the same time, the process of renewal in the social and economic life of our Republic still contains contradictions. We have not yet been able to halt neqative processes, the imbalance in the economy and the consumer market and unjustified price increases. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from the Ukrainian SSR delegation at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, focusing on the economic development of the Ukrainian SSR and its integration into the world economy. The text discusses the country's economic restructuring, technological advancements, and consumer goods output, but also mentions the presence of contradictions and negative processes in the economy. This suggests that the category should be focused on economic development, rather than environmental or humanitarian issues.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade