change constantly and that a growing number of countries and regions of the world are particularly vulnerable to illicit transit traffic on account of their geographical location, which imposes serious burdens on the drug law enforcement machinery of those countries, * Originally issued under the symbol E/CN.7/1990/L.4. - 55 - (g) Reaffirming the need to maintain a balance between the supply of and demand for raw materials for all drugs and other licit drugs for medical and scientific purposes, which is an important element in the international control strategy and policy on drug abuse control, (h) Mindful of the fact that licit cultivation of raw materials for licit drugs is a major source of livelihood of large segments of the population in the traditional supplier countries, of the financial and other burdens faced by those countries as a result of the accumulation of excess stocks of raw material in such countries in recent years and of the need for international co-operation and solidarity to overcome the problem of excess stocks of raw material in the traditional supplier countries, (i) In pursuance of General Assembly decision 44/410, in which the Assembly requests the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, taking into account all relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session, to consider the question of the enhancement of the role of the United Nations in the fight against illicit drugs and to formulate views thereon for the benefit of the work of the Assembly at its seventeenth special session, (j) Recognizing that States in which drug abuse is most widespread bear a special responsibility for enacting and vigorously pursuing comprehensive measures to contain and eliminate the demand for and consumption of drugs, 1. Recognizes that although the effective struggle against illicit production and supply of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances on a 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to international drug control and the consequences of illicit drug trafficking on countries and regions. It discusses the geographical location of some countries, the need for international cooperation, and the burden of drug law enforcement. The text also mentions the cultivation of raw materials for licit drugs and the need for balance between supply and demand. These topics suggest that the category should be related to health, international relations, or law enforcement.

**Category**
Health, International trade