been the decision of its Heads of State and Government to devote the greater part of the deliberations at their twenty-first summit to the economic problems of the continent and to set up a special fund for drought and famine. Certain countries had already contributed to the fund; he appealed to other countries to contribute as soon as possible. 183. Substantial efforts were being made by African States to realize the objectives set forth in the Lagos Plan of Action. Co-operation between OAU and ECA was gaining greater strength with the establishment of joint machinery for co-operation and the joint organization of sectoral meet­ ings within the context of the Lagos Plan of Action. Substantial progress had been made at the subregional level with the establishment and strengthen­ ing of such subregional groupings as PTA, ECCAS and ECOWAS. A new approach to Africa's burdensome debts was now being envisaged: a common platform for future negotiations with funding agencies on relief measures to enable African countries to carry out their development programmes under the best of conditions. - 50 - 234, If Africa was really determined to lay solid foundations for develop­ ment, it would have to struggle. It was not by hiding from reality that it would build genuine, solid development, 185. behalf of all participants, the representative 0f the Central African Republic proposed a vote of thanks to the Government, the Workers' Party and the people of Ethiopia for the warm welcome given to delegations and all the facilities made available to the Conference, General debate (agenda item 5) (a) African economic and social crisis: review of developments since the Commission's last session in May 1984; (b) Economic issues coming before the twenty-first summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity as agreed by the forty-first session of the OAU 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the economic and social crisis in Africa, the efforts made by African States to address these issues, and the initiatives taken to alleviate the crisis. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that it is a report or statement from an international organization. Given the content, it is likely that the category will be related to economic development and humanitarian aid.

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