Forthesakeofsurvival anddevelopment, thethird-world countries, whose aggregate population accounts forthreequarters oftheworld'Stotal,resolutely opposewarandthearmsrace,anddemandworldpeace. ManymemberStatesoftheEastandWestmilitary blocs,havingsuffered the catastrophe oftwoworldwars,areunwilling tobedragged intoanother war. Themanysmallandmedium-sized countries inAsia,Oceania andEuropedonot wantwar.Theydemandindependent andequalparticipation ininter~ational affairs andopposebig-Power domination oftheworld. Hundreds ofmillions ofpeopleintheworld, incluj~~g intellectuals, artists, scientists andreligious leadersofdifferent racesandcreeds,allhatewarand desirepeace. Engaging indifferent formsofactivity against thearmsraceand thethreatofanuclear war~theyconstitute ami9hty a~dirresistible forcefor peace. IBHS/rd A/40/PV e.14 71 (Mr.WuXueqian, China) Inaword,thepeoplearethemotiveforceofhistory andthemasters ofthe world. Theywilltaketheirdestiny intotheirownhands. Popular desirefor peaceisthegeneral trendoftheworld. Whoever undermines peacebyresorting to anarmsraceandthethreatofwarwillbeopposed bytheoverwhelming majority of thepeople. Drawing abitterlessonfromtheSecondWorldWar,theyaredetermined totakepreventive me&sures against thepossible dangerandavoidtherecurrence of thehistorical disaster. Boththenuclear super-Powers haveoverkill capabilities andneither ofthemcanaffordtoignorethecalamitous consequences ofanuclear warforitself. '...'herefore, solongasthepeopleofallcountries continue their efforts, persevere instruggle anddevelop thepeaceforcesagainst war,therearEl goodhopesforthemaintenance ofworldpeace. Development isamajorissueclosely related toworldpeace. Worldeconomic development hasbeencharacterized bygrowing imbalance andinstability inrecent yearsasaresultofthewidening economic gapbetween thedeveloped andthe developing countries. Atpresent, manycountries stillfacegraveeconomic difficulties. LatinAmerica groansunderacr~~hing debtburden. Africaisnot onlyplagued withdrought andfaminebutalsobesetbythedebtproblem. AndAsia issuffering greatly fromtradeprotectionism. Moreover, theyaregenerally faced withlackofdevelopment funds,afallinthepricesofrawmaterials andprimary products andsharpfluctuation inthemoneyandfinancial markets. Allthis greatly hinders thegrowthofthedeveloping countries. Sinceachieving political independence, thedeveloping countries havescored markedsuccesses andaccumulated valuable experience intheirstrenuous endeavour todevel~ thenational economy. Factshaveshownthattheimportant pointforthe third-world countries ishowtoformulate adevelopment strategy suitedtotheir actualconditions soastoalleviate thecurrent economic difficulties andensurea steadyeconomic growth. AsanoldChinese sayinghasit,"Poverty givesrisetoaBHS/rd A/40/PV.l4 72 (Mr.WuXueqian, China) desireforchangeandchangewillworkoutawayleadingtosuceSsandsuccess tendstoholdout.wThedeveloping countries shouldbeabletoliftthemselves out oftheirbackwardness. Theyhaverichnatural resources andindustrious peoplewho desiredevelopment. Provided theybringintoplayallpositive factors, taptheir ownpotentials andtakepartactively inSouth-South co-operation, theycan graaually overcome theirdifficulties inthecourseofdevelopment. Ofcourse, thedevelopment ofthethirdworldisnotamatterofconcern to thethirdworldalone. Theinternational community shouldtakeeffective measures tocreateaninternational economic climate favourable totheeconomic development ofthethirdworld. Inahighlyinterrelated world,theeconomic stability and growthofthedeveloped countries cannotbebasedonthestagnation andpoverty of thedeveloping countries. Theexisting international economic orderisevidently outofstepwiththechanged worldeconomic andpolitical pattern. Tochangeit intoafairandjusteconomic o[derbenefiting thepeopleofallcountries isthe callofourtime.Besides, theeconomic stability anddevelopment oftheSouthare animportant factor ~~kingforworldpeaceandstability. Thedeveloped countries shouldbefarsighted enoughtoproceed fromtheoverall interests oftheworldand giveserious attention tothequestion oftheNorth-South relations. Atpresent, itisimperative inparticular totakeeffective measures infavourofthe developing countries byalleviating theirdebtburden, lowering interest rates, opening markets andproviding themwithfundsandincreased economic and t~chnological assistance.
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the economic development and international relations of third-world countries, emphasizing their struggles with debt, poverty, and underdevelopment. It also touches on the importance of world peace and the need for developed countries to support the economic growth of developing countries. The text does not explicitly discuss natural resources, environment, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade