REPORT OFTHE ECONOMIC ANDSOCIAL COUNCIL fortheyear1989 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: FORTY-FOURTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No,3(A/44/3/R.v.1) • UNITEDNATIONS NewYork,1990 -"_u£.- -;t-......_-'NOTE Symbol.ofUnitedNation.document. ai-ecomposedofcapltall.tt.,. combined with fi,um.M.ntlonofluchalymbollndlCltea aref.rencetoaUnitedNatlonldocument. IBBN0012-1203rORBwoRD Durinqtheq.neral dilcu••ionofinternational .conomic tindlocialpolicyheld ata.neva, themember. oftheIconomic andSocialCouncil addr••••d avari.ty of i••ue.,oftenfrom.omewhat diff.r.nt p.r.p.ctiv... Yet,alld.l.qatlonl Ihar.da numb.rofcommonooncern., a.reflect.d inthenumberofrelolutionl adopted by con.en.u.. Theanalyli. ofcurrent developmentl indicated alarqemea.ur. of aqreement a.tothemajorprobl.m. facinqtheworldcommunity. TheCouncilthi.yearfocu.edit.qeneraldilcullion onthequeltion of .tructural change. andim~alanc••intheworld.conomy. Indeed, tho.eimbalanc•• andthein.tability oftheinternational economic environment haveb.enalourc.of oontinuin9 concern. Whileinltability oftenreflect. required adjultmentl, it .ometime. ha.neqative con.equence.. Tohelpcountri••anticipate andcopewith thi.probl.m, theCouncil adopted byconlen.u. are.olution thatwillpromote the earlyidentification, ana1y.i. andmonitorinq of.world.conomic dev.10pm.nt •• TheCouncil a1.0,ecoqni.ed thocl.ar n~c'llity ofaccordin9 highpriority to environment.a1 il.u... ThaBarth'••nvironment ha.emerged alatrulyglobal concern wi~~aworld-wid~ conltitu.ncy. Whiletherearedifferent viewIaltothe r••pon.ibi1iti ••ofvarioul 9rouP.ofcountri••,thedeliberationl oftheCouncil tookplaceinacon.tructive atmolphere andproduced po.itive relultl. In partiCUlar, progre••walmadeonapropo.al toconvene aUnit.dNationl conf.renc. onenvironment andd.v.lcpm.nt, andconl.nlul walreached onarelolution to .trengthen lnternational co-operation ontheenvironment. Thelatterd.allwith theimportant i••ueofproviding additional financial r.lourc••toaev.10ping countri.1 for.nvironm.ntal proqramm'l andproj.ctl. TheCouncil gav.particular conlid.ration toth~areeoffoodand agriculture. Itadopted byconl.nlUI arelolution thatr.new.th.int.rnational commitm.nt tofiqhthunger,malnutrition andpov.rty, exprela.d mo.tr.cently in theCairoDeclaration oftheWorldFoodCouncil. TheCouncilalluturnedit.att.ntion tothed.v.lopm.nt ofhumanre.ourr.o., adopting ar'lolution thatr.affirml it.crucial roleinthe.ocio-.conom~c d.v.lopm.nt proc.ll. Xnv.ltm.nt inhumanr.lource. dev.lo~.nt i.wid.ly•••na.a pra-condition fordevelopment :atherthanaluxurythati.dilp.n.~le intime.of econolnicdi.tr.... TheCouncil al.~ reco~niled, inanother re.oluti~n, thatat thi.junctureitwalparticularly important tointegrate thecon.ideration of .ocialand.conomic i.lue.inint.rgov.rnm.ntal di.cualionl andtogivethem balanced treatment. Theincrea8in9 marqinalilation ofweakereconomies andthelackofprogre.. in thelea.td.velop.d countri••continu. toarouleconcern. Africancountrie., with thea••i.tanc. oftheIconomic Commillion forAfrica, haveprepar.d analternative framework for.tructural adju.tment l.ading to.ocio-.conomic recovery inthat continent. Th.Council, convinced ofthene.dforAfrican .conomi••tobringabout Itructural tranlformation and.u.tained growthanddevelopm.nt, adopted a resolution calling upontheint.rnational community toconlid.r requests toprovide support tothecountry proqramm~1 prepared byAfrican countrie •• International economic co-operation canandmu.tbemademoreefficient and op.nltheactivities oftheUnitedNationl sy.temmu.tbenlad.morerel.vant ifthe -iii-.y.temi.toplayit.req~ired rolein.upportinq theeffort. ofthed.v.lopin9 oountrie. toret~rnto.ustalned qrowthandsustainable developm.nt. Defining the m.an.ofachievinq thisobj.ctiv. willb.thetaskoftheG.neral Assembly wh.nit complete. thetriennial comprehen.ive policyr.vi.wofop.rational activities for dev.lopment. In.eparate re.olutions theCouncil acknowledq.d theneedtostrenqthen multilateraliam a.thefoundation forinternational economic co-op.ration ~ndthe roleoftheUnit.dNation. in.timulatinq commonapproach.. toint.rnational economic i••ue..Th••p.cial••••ionoftheG.n.ral A•••mblyonther~vitali.ation
**Analysis**
This report from the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) discusses various economic and social issues, highlighting the importance of international cooperation, sustainable development, and structural change. It covers topics such as poverty, hunger, malnutrition, human resources, and environmental concerns. The report emphasizes the need for a balanced approach to economic development, considering both social and economic factors.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment