UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6(Introduction) 18May1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD1992-1997* Introduction CONTENTS Introduction , Ill.• • • 2 *Thepresent document contains theIntroduction totheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwill subsequently beissuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Forty-fifth Session. Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.l). 90-12813 1728d(E) /...UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6(Introduction) 18May1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD1992-1997* Introduction CONTENTS Introduction 2 *Thepresent document contains theIntroduction totheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwill subsequently beissuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Forty-fifth Session. Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.l). 90-12813 1728d(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryINTRODUCTION 1.Trulyseminal periods inthecourseofworldaffairs arerare. Thelastwas attheendoftheSecond WorldWarwhengreatopportunities openedforthe betterment ofthehumancondition. Majorachievements followed. Almostall colonial areasbecame independent nations. Therightstowhichallareentitled weredefined and,inprinciple, largely accepted. Peaceprevailed between the majorpower-blocs, troubled andunproductive tobesure,butbetter byfarthan globalconflict andnuclear catastrophe. Yetmanyopportunities remained unfulfilled. Chronic discord between themajorPowers, theprofligate wasteof resources onarms,massive infringements oftheagreed normsofhumanrights and thefailure toeliminate, orevensubstantially lessen, thedisparity between the poorest nations andtherich,adisparity reflected inthereality ofonequarter oftheearth Isinhabitants livinganddyinginabjectpoverty -allthisref.lected acostlyfailure toestablish theconditions ofstability andwell-being envisaged intheCharter oftheUnitedNations. 2.Theworldstands nowagaininanewseminal period. Recent developments, especially thelifting ofthedeadening weightofthecoldwarandrenewed vigour intheprocess ofdemocratization, openenormous opportunities toremedythesins ofomission andcommission ofthepast,toexpandtheadvances thathavebeenmade sothattheyareavailable toall,toensurepeaceinalli.tsdimensions. The objectives oftheUnitedNations forthenextsixtearsandintothenewcentury mustbedefined withthisheartening circumstance inmind.Priorities mustbeso agreedastoensurethatthefullcapacity oftheUnitedNations systemwillbe applied totherealization ofthoseobjectives. Thismedium-term planshould aim torecapture thevisionofinternational affairs articulated almosthalfacentury agowhentheCharter wasadopted. * * * 3.Atthecentreofthearrangements envisioned inthesphereofpeaceand security wastheconcept of"collective security", deeply embedded intheCharter. Duringthepastfourdecades, tensions between themajorPowerspervasively conditioned thepotentialities oftheUnitedNations, eveninsituations and problems thatwerenotdirectly related tothem.Butwiththeeasingofthose tensions, theconcept ofcollective security canonceagainbeinvoked andindeed fullyexplored initswidersignificance anditsmUltiple aspects. Theseaspects include notonlytheclassical procedures ofconciliation, mediation andbinding arbitration, butalsothenumerous measures ofconfidence-building sosuccessfully elaborated inaregional context bytheConference onSecurity andCo-operation in Europe. Thenewdynamic ofdisarmament, attested byaremarkable breakthrough in theacceptance ofon-the-spot verification andtheprospect ofmajorreduction in thegreatPowers' arsenals, putscollective security inaperspective different thantheonethrough whichithasbeenseensofar.Thatthereisroom-and, indeed, acompelling necessity -fortherevival ofthisconcept isperhaps already
**Analysis**
The text appears to be an introduction to a medium-term plan for the United Nations, focusing on international relations, peace, and security. It discusses the concept of collective security, disarmament, and the need to address global issues such as poverty and inequality. The text does not specifically mention economic development, natural resources, or any of the other categories, but rather seems to be more focused on international relations and global governance.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief