Although in the 1980s events of great importance moved the international community forward in the political sphere, the same cannot be said of the world economic situation. The international community faces a great challenge in that regard. It has the responsibility of chanqinq the economic climate over the next RM/29 A/S-18/PV. 4 137 (Mr. Van Dunem, Angola) 10 years, for negative trends in the world economy will persist if immediate and realistic steps reflective of a new attitude in the new era upon which we are all embarked are not taken. The ever-growing interdependence of our economies implicitly leads to the development of international economic co-operation. we fully believe that onlY co-operation based on the creation of a balance between the interests of different countries can lead to an overcoming of such difficult problems as external debt, high interest rates, lower commodity-export earnings, hunger and poverty -questions which, by the way, were heavily emphasized in all the supporting documents prepared for the special session and which affect the majority of the developing countries. As the new decade commences we should naturally reflect on how to pinpoint all the aspects that might contribute to revitalizing the world's economic development, and most especially that of the developing countries. For those countries one of the main problems that makes growth and development difficult is undoubtedly external debt, exacerbated by the high interest rates that result from the unfair monetary and financial policies adopted by the developed countries. We believe it is necessary to adopt more effective measures and to create mechanisms that will allow this crushing burden to be reduced, since a just and definitive solution to the debt crisis would obviously benefit the economic rehabili t.ation and development of the developing countries. In that context we 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the challenges faced by the international community in addressing the negative trends in the world economy, specifically the debt crisis, high interest rates, and poverty. It also emphasizes the importance of international economic cooperation and the need for a balance between the interests of different countries. The text does not mention natural resources, environment, agriculture, forestry, fishing, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. It does not seem to be focused on science and technology either. The discussion is centered on economic issues, particularly international economic cooperation and the debt crisis, which suggests that the category should be related to economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade