international relations. Evenifitdoesnotyieldimmediate results, thesummit willbeaboosttothemoraleofaworldthathasbeenbeclouded withtheominous threatofnuclear war.Wecanonlyhopethattheleading Powerswillbeableto rise ~otheoccasion tomatchthemoodandexpectations theyhavearoused andbreak thedeadlycycleofthearmsrace.Fatedemandsthatthetwoleading Powersmust livetogether andmakepeace,particularly atthiscritical threshold, beforeman's lastfrontier -outerspace-isdefiled andbecomes sullied bylethalweapons and conflict. Nothingismoreurgentthantoprevent themilitarization ofouterspace. TheAssembly sessionthisyearalsomarksthetwenty-fifth anniversary ofthe adoption oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial CountriesBeT/at A/40/PV.13 98 (Mr.ChitHlaing,Burma) andPeople$. Themostoutstanding achievement oftheUnitedNationsis~ertainly intheprocessofdecolonization. Theemergence ·ofindependent Statesfrom colonial rule,undertheaegisoftheUniteQNations, hasledsUbstantially tothe expansion ofmembership oftheOrganization andaltered theratioofforceswithin it.Inspiteofthesetangible results, thelastvestiges ofthetwinevilsof colonialism andracialism havepersistently defiedsolution insouthern Africa. Theyarenotproblems peculiar toAfrica, butAfricahaswitnessed themintheir mostacuteform. ThepeopleofNamibia arestilldepriVed oftheirinalienable rightto freedom, independence andself-determination. SouthAfricadefiesthew~llofthe international community byrefusing tocomplywithSecurity Council resolution 435(1978)onindependence toNamibia. Thedelegation ofBurmaconsiders resolution 435(1978)astheonlyacceptable andagreedbasisforan internationally recognized settlement inNamibia. Forthatreasonwerejectthe pre-emptive movebySouthAfricatoestablish aninterim government inNamibia, a decision thatruns co~nter toresolution 435(1978). ThehistoryoftheRepublic ofSOuthAfricainracialdiscrimination, as expressed throughitspolicyofapartheid, iatobedeplored. Theprolongation of thispolicyhasledtotheexposure ofallcommunities -blackandwhite-to mounting actsofviolence andsuppression andtoneedless lossoflife.The mounting tideofworldcriticism against thepolicyofapartheid isalready taking thedirection ofeconomic pressures, whichCanonlybedetrimental totheviability ofSouthAfrica's economy. Wecanonlyhopethattheleaders ofSouthAfricawill, incounsel ofwisdom, reverse thepresent trendandremovetheominousthreatof extended conflict intheregion. Tremendous economic forcesareshaking theworldtoday. Weareatanacute phaseofaprocess wherethewholeofhumansocietyispassing through anBeT/at Al40/W.l3 99 (Mr.ChitHlaing, Burma) enormously important transformation, sorapidthatnations arecarried along, without evenunderstanding theunderlying factors. Thisisreflected inthe frequency ofcrisissituations thatweencounter intheworldeconomy. Thedanger inherent inthepresentsituation isthatattempts mightbemadetoameliorate the world's economyillsinalimited.way, toservespecial endsofexclusive minority interests. SOlutions resorted tointhiswaycanonlyresultinincreasing misery andthedifficulties through whichthedeveloping countries, theweakest linkin theworldeconomy, arenowpassing. WhentheUnitedNations wasconceived in1945,fewthengavesomuchasa thoughttothefactthattheconscious aimsetforthinthePreamble totheCharter -topromotesocialprogress andbetterstandards ofliving- wouldhavespecial relevance tothedeveloping countries, whichconstitute threefourthsofthe world's popUlation, whosephysical neadshavetobemetandwhosehungerforhuman dignity hastobesatisfied. Thetaskofbridging thegapbetween thedeveloped anddeveloping countries assumed primacy intheeconomic andsocialworkofthe Organization intheensuingyears. WhiletheUnitedNations hasbeenableto launchaseriesofdevelopment decades andstrategies andhasadopted important documents for~moreequitable systemintheworldeconomic order,theparadox of thepresentsituation isthattheplightofthedeveloping countries hasnotfared better. Despitealleffortsatnational andinternational levels,disparity continues unabated. Inthelast10yearsorso,theinternational systemofeconomic operations hasnotbeenfavourable tothedeveloping countries. International tradeforthe developing countries hasbeenmarkedbyadecline intheexportofcommodities and adecline inrawmaterial prices, whiletheirroleasmarkets forfinished products andcapitalisontheincrease. Thiswidening tradegapisoneofthemost agonizing phenomena oftheworldtoday,becauseitnotonlywillimpoverish theBeT/at A/40/PV.13 100 (Mr.ChitBlaing, Burma) developing countries" through anever-increasing indebtedness fortheirimports, but willgradually haveanadverseeffectontheireconomy. Tradeisindeedofprime importance fordevelopment.
**Analysis**
The text discusses various issues related to international relations, including the threat of nuclear war, the need for peace and disarmament, decolonization, and economic development. It also touches on the struggles of developing countries, the widening trade gap, and the need for a more equitable economic order. The text is more focused on international relations, politics, and economics rather than specific sectors like agriculture or industry.

**Category**
Economic development, International relations