message of peace and development that pervade our lives. We are grateful for his excellent report, which will serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to our session. r A/S-18/PV. 2 146 (Mr. Farah, Djibouti) Finally, we wish to convey our gratitude to the Chairman of the Group of 77 for his continuous and valuable service in the preparation of the special session, and we also wish to thank the Ambassador of Greece, Mr. zepos, for the effectiveness with Mlich he conducted the deliberations of the Preparatory Committee. We congratulate them and the officers of their respective bodies. The world is passing through an exciting and challenging time. Cataclysmic changes are taking place before our very eyes, and pressure from competing "isms" is easing to a considerable degree, thus reflecting a new world not dominated by an ideological antagonism and the East-West struggle. Such a positive development after nearly half a century is likely to have a lasting impact on developments in the global economy in the 1990s. In that connecticn the development constraints of the 1980s, such as the recession in the industrial countries, limitations on access to markets, the crippling debt burden, the deterioration of the environment and declining resource flOills to the developing countries, today offer us a basis for adopting a flexible framework for growth and development in the coming decade. The present state of the international economy leaves much to be desired. In spite of the substantive and impressive progress made by developing countries in stimulating economic growth, the majority of them are still in the throes of poverty, despair and human suffering. The conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continue to generate adverse effects on growth and development, in the least developed countries in particular. Neither international resource 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the current state of the international economy and the challenges faced by developing countries, highlighting issues such as poverty, debt burden, and environmental degradation. It also touches on the need for a flexible framework for growth and development in the coming decade. Based on this content, it is likely that the text is related to economic development and international trade.

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Economic development, International trade