continue tosearch, through dialogue andshar,dresponsibility, foradurable, equitable andmutually al;Jre.dl;Jrowth-orient'd anddevelopment-orientea solution tothee.ternal ind,bt,dness ofd.v,lopinl;J countries, "Conyinc'd thatvulnerable groupswillbenefit fromtherealization of development withahumanface, "1.Welcomes thepositive developments in,andtheincreasinl;J acceptance oftheimportance of,debtreli.fforenhancinl;J th.socialdevelopment of vuln.rabl. groupsinth.d.v.loping countri.s, "2.NoteswithsatisfaCtion theinitiativ.s ofcertain countri.s and financial institutions Which.ncoural;J' theimpl.mentation ofdebtrelief measur.s forenhancing th.socialdev.lopm.nt ofc.rtain vulnerable l;Jroups, "3.Callsuponallcountri.s andmultilat.ral financial institutions to consid.r areversal ofsubstantial amounts ofd.btrepaym.nts todebtor developing countries inord.rto.nhanc. sociald.v.lopm.nt, "4.8.;u"t. th.UnitedNations OfficeinVhnnatoe.plore waysand meansofexpandJng theimplementation ofdebtreliefmeasures forenhancing thesocialdevelopment ofvuln.rable groupsindeveloping countries, "5.D,cid••todiscuss theimplem.ntation ofth.pr.sent resolution at itsfirstregularsellionof1990." 288.Atth.sam.me.ting, therepres.ntative oftheSudanmadeastatement inwhich herequ.st.d theCommitt.e topostpone consid'ration ofthedraftresolution. 289.Noactionwastakenonthedraft res~lution. ~ts considered bytb.Economic andSocialCouncil inconnection withtht guestion ofsocialdeyelopment 290.Atits15thplenary meetinl;J, on24May,ontheproposal ofthePresident, the Council tooknoteofther.ports consid.red inconn.ction withthequ.stion of socialdevelopment. SeeCouncil decision 1989/135. -122-D.NARCOTIC DRUGS 291.TheCouncil considered thequestion ofnarcotic drugsatitsfirstregular session (agenda item12).Ithadbeforeitthefollowing documents I (a)ReportoftheCommission onNarcotic Drugsonitsthirty-third session (E/1989/23), ill (b) Summar~ ofthereportoftheInternational Narcotics Control Boardfor 1988(E/1989/38)1 (c)NotebytheSecretary-General transmitting astatement bythe Administrative Committee onCo-ordination entitled "Theneedtoaccelerate the international fightagainst drugabuse" (E/1989/7~)1 (d)Statement submitted bytheInternational Federation ofWomenLawyers, a non-governmental organization inconsultative statuswiththeEconomic andSocial Council, category 11(E/1989/NGO/3). 292.TheCouncil allocated theitemtotheSecond(SocIal) Committee, which considered itatits1stto7thmeetings, from2to5andon8May1989. 293.Atits1stto5thmeetings, theCommittee heldageneral discussion onthe item.Atits1stmeeting, on2May,itheardanintroductory statement bythe Co-ordinator ofAllUnitedNations DrugControl-Related Activities, whoalsospoke onbehalfoftheExecutive Director oftheUnitedNations FundforDrugAbuse Control. TheDirector oftheDivision ofNarcotic Drugsalsomadeanintroductory statement, andthePresident eftheInternational Narcotics Control Board introduced thereportoftheBoardfor1988. 294.Atthe2ndmeeting, on2May,statements weremadebytheobservers forSpain (onbehalfoftheStatesMembers oftheUnitedNations thataremembers ofthe European Economic Community), Sweden(onbehalfoftheNordiccountries) and Pakistan. 295.Atthe3rdmeeting, on3May,statements weremadebytherepresentatives of Canada, Venezuela, theBahamas, Thailand, Czechoslovakia, NewZealand, Uruguay, Japan,ChinaandNicaragua andtheobservers forChile,MexicoandAustria. The representative oftheWorldBankmadeastatement. Theobserver forSoroptimiRt International, anon-governmental organization inconsultative statuswiththe Economic andSocialCouncil, category I,alsomadeastatement. 296.Atthe4thmeeting, on4May,statements weremadebytherepresentatives of SriLanka,Indonesia, theUnitedKingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, Brazil, theUnitedStatesofAmerica, India,Poland, Colombia, theUnionofSoviet Socialist Republics, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria andBolivia endtheobservers forPeru, JunaicaandTurkey. illOfficial Records oftheEconomic andSocialCouncil. 1989, Supplement ~. -123-297.Attbe5tbmeetinq, on4May,.tat.m.nt. w.r.mad.bytb.r.pr'l.ntativ ••of Trinidad andTobaqo, Cuba,GhanaandItalyandtheobl.rv.r forthePhilippin.s. R.eomm.ndatiQns cQntain.d inthereport QCthe CQmmi.siQn on,arcQtic Drugs 298.Chapter Iofth.r.portoftheCommis.iQn onNarcQtic Druqsonitl
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a United Nations Economic and Social Council meeting, where various countries and organizations are discussing and debating the implementation of debt relief measures and the fight against drug abuse. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international cooperation and development. The topics of debt relief and drug control suggest a focus on economic and social development, as well as health and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief, Health