conventions aimedatitselimination butuseterrorasaninstrument. Therefugee problemisofevenmoredevastating andawesome proportions. Its persistence andgrowthconfirms thebeliefthatinmanypartsoftheworldthe wordsoftheunitedNations Charter arestillonlywords. Onceagainweseethat theprinciples of1945havenotbecomeareality. Wecontinue toseedramatic increases inthenumbersofmen,womenandchildren compelled tofleefromtheirMLG/rd A/40/PV.9 119-120 (Mr. Gutierrez~ CostaRica) placesoforigintoescapethehorrors ofwar,political persecution, poverty and oppression, andthedramatic impactthishasonthehostnations, whichdonot alwayshavetheeconomic andsocialcapacity toabsol:bthedisplaced per.sons and offerthemtheprospect ofthedecentlifetowhichtheyareentitled ashuman beings. Millions ofpeopleformpartofthisproblemofoursorelytriedworld. In recentyear:sit'Sshadowhasextc:.••dedtomyoWncou-'ltry l'Indhascompellef', ustoface uptoarealityofwhichwehadpreviously nothade~rience. Thenumberof displaced persons andrefugees currently sheltered byCostaRicamaywellseem derisive whencompared toworldfigures. Thereare200,000 refugee~ inCostaRica, themajority beingofNicaraguan origin. However, giventhesizeofourcountry, ~tisrepresents anoverwhelming figure-approximately 10percentofthetotal population ofourcountry -andCostaRicaisanunderdeveloped country withvery weakeconomic potential. Thecomplications attendant upontheir pre~ence inCosta Ricarepresent adifficult burden-forourcountry. Wedonotcloseourdoorsto them,weseektoassistthemasmuchaswecan,butwethinkitvitalthatthe international community provide moreeffective assistance fortheprogrammes develope~ bytheUnitedNations OfficeoftheHighCommissioner forRefugees. The commendable effortsitmakestoassistrefugee populations withtheirresettlement orpossible returnshouldbeVigorously encouraged bytheUnitedNations. The proposal tostrengthen theactivities oftheUnitedNations HighCommissioner for Refugees should, webelieve, beconsidered amatterofpriority.SK/28 Al40/PV.9 121 (Mr.Gutierrez, CostaRica) Someproblems whichgeographically wouldbeconsidered merelyregional in natureareinfactsogreatintheirimpactthattheyjointhatterrible listof tragedies whichfacestheworldtoday. Theirscaletransforms themintoproblems commontoallmankind, andtheirsolution mustbeachieved through acommoneffort byallmankind. Theyareproblems whoseexistence is,toourregret, solidproof t.ltattheinternational community doesnotyethaveeffective meanstoeliminate hungerandpoverty andtoofferpeopleabetterfuture-problems whichinevitably bringusfacetofacewiththeyawning gapsthatstillseparate thedeveloped and thedeveloping world, wil~theshameful coexistence ofabundance andmalnutrition, ofhightechnology andpl~imitive ignorance, ofthewealthenjoyed bythefewand thedramatic scarcity andcrushing financial burdens suffered byothers. Iamspecifically referring totheproblemofhungerinAfricaandtheproblem ofLatinAmerica's external debt.Thecritical foodsituation inAfricaisadrama theterribleconsequences ofwhichaffectmillions ofhumanbeingstoday.Itisa dramathescaleofwhichistoogreatandtoopainful. Itisadramawhichis without precedent, andwhosesolution requires anunprecedented effort. Itisshameful thatwhilewearetalking in~lisHall,somanyhumanbeings aredyingofhunger. Itistruethattheinternational community hasgivenits attention tothisproblem, butitisequally truethatitiscapableofshowing moreeffective andenergetic s~lidarity. Itisofvitalimportance thatmore resources andgreater"efforts bedevoted toresolving thisproblem andthatsteps betakentoensurethatsuchaphenomenon neveroccursagain. Africarequires majorinternational assistance todealwithserious problems ofhealth, watersupplies andhousing andelementary agricultural requirements. It ispainful tonotethatAfrica's Governments mustdevotetotheservicing oftheir external debtresources whichareurgently neededforthedevelopment oftheir peoples.8K/28 A/40/~.9 122 (Mr.Gutierrez, CostaRica) Consideration oftheproblems ofexternal debtleadusonceagaintowonder whether thenewglobalorderthatthefounders hopedforin1945hasactually been achieved. Thisparticularly applies inthecaseofLatinAmericans, sinceatthat timetherewasageneral feelingthatLatinAmerica wouldbetheregiontoprogress mostrapidl.y towards theattainment ofeconomic andsocialprogress. unfortunately, thateXPectation hasnotbeenfulfilled. Fortyyearslater, LatinAmericaistheregionwiththemostserious economic problems. LatinAmerica isbesetwithanunprecedented financial andeconomic crisis,theoriginofwhich weareallfamiliar with.Thecontraction ofinternational trade,protectionism in theindustrialized countries andvolatile highinterest ratesaremagnifying this problem andturning intoobstacles totherecovery process embarked onbytheLatin
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement on the global refugee crisis, hunger, and poverty, highlighting the devastating impact on individuals and societies. It also touches on the theme of international cooperation and the effectiveness of the United Nations in addressing these issues. The text does not seem to focus on a specific sector or industry, but rather on the humanitarian and economic aspects of these problems.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade, Economic development