feel that concerted action in the monetary and financial fields, as well as in international trade, are urgently required. Unfortunately, in recent years the international community has seen a shrinkage in financial resources for the economic development of developing countries. The goal of allocating of the contribution of 0.7 Per cent of qross national product to official development assistance set by the United Nations for RM/29 A/S-18/PV.4 138 (Mr. Van Dunem, Anqola) the past decade, is far from attainment. None the less, we hope that initiatives to qalvanize the international community into assuminq its responsibility will be taken within the framework of the international development strateqy to be adopted in the near future. Once aqain we should like to refer here to the particularly difficult situatfon beinq experienced by the African continent, where the United Nations Programme of Action for its recovery, which ends this year, has fallen far Short of the aims that led to its conception. This leads us to believe that somethinq more should be done in coming years, and we are already countinq on the support of the international community in this regard. The lessening of international tension should obviously facilitate an increase in international economic co-operation and allow us to broach some of the world problems, such as the environment, that currently cast a pall over our planet. Environmental conservation as a factor in development must certainly be one of our concerns. We hail all those initiatives taken with a view to savinq our planet, and we are pleased at the decision to convene a world conference on environment and development in 1992. It is our conviction that the steps being taken in the field of disarmament have already made a siqnificant contribution to enablinq mankind to feel safer and freer from threats to its very existence. On the other hand, there is a consensus 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of concerted action in various fields, including monetary and financial, international trade, and environmental conservation, to address global challenges. It also mentions the need for increased international cooperation and the importance of disarmament. The text highlights the difficulties faced by developing countries, particularly in Africa, and expresses hope for a more significant contribution from the international community.

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