been provided to those countries and that the Japanese Government had been contributing to the UNDP special fund for Pacific Island States, subscribing $2 million. In reference to the note by the UNCTAD secretariat, TD/B/AC.46/2, he noted with appreciation the analysis made of the handicaps to development including human resource constraint and institutional weaknesses of IDCs. He noted, however, that it was not useful or realistic to treat those countries as a whole because of their diversity. He also noted that more attention should be given to the positive aspects of the situation of the IDCs. Furthermore, he said that the document should have paid more attention to demographic issues and the impact of the population growth in some IDCs. He also welcomed the attention given to environmental issues and natural disasters. In concluding, he emphasized the need for co-operative efforts by the developing countries themselves and the donors. 10. The representative of the ECLAC, outlining the work of the Caribbean Development and Co-operation Committee (CDCC), an advisory body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said that CDCC had convened a preparatory meeting earlier in the year in Saint Lucia to A/CONF.147/5 TD/B/AC.46/4 page 5 co-ordinate the proposals and positions of member countries for presentation at the present Meeting. He emphasized that ECLAC/CDCC's programme of assistance to small IDCs was particularly active in statistics, demography and information networking and science and technology as those were the salient building blocks on which other aspects of development strategy could be improved. He went on to say, that the CDCC promoted the concept of technical co-operation among developing countries and employed that modality in its programming. He further called on the international community to continue rendering assistance with particular attention to the special needs of the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the development of Pacific Island States and IDCs (Island Developing Countries), highlighting the challenges and needs of these countries. It mentions the UNDP, UNCTAD, and ECLAC, which are all organizations related to economic development and international cooperation. The text also touches on environmental issues, demography, and statistics, which are all relevant to economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Science and technology