to carry out economic activities and seizing their houses and lands, emptying the country of its people or, to say the least, turning the Kampuchean people into a minority of VietNam. What was happening in Kampuchea was not only tragic: it was shocking to the conscience of mankina and trampled underfoot all the international Covenants on Human Rights. It was imperative to put an end to that state of affairs. 45. Turning to agenda item 99, he denounced the cruel, systematic and unprecedented torture being carried out by the occupying forces against Kampucheans suspected of loyalty to their country. They were subjected to electric shocks, or beaten after being trussed up and suspended from the ceiling in highly painful positions, or plastic bags were pulled over their heads and held closed around their necks until they fainted. Some prisoners had died from beatings: others I ... A/C.3/39/SR.49 English Page 14 (Mr. Ngo, Dernocra tic Kampuchea) from hunger, malnutrition and disease, as the American Lawyers• Committee for International Human Rights had testified after its recent visit to the country. 46. Regarding agenda item 96, he said that scientific and technological developments should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. At the moment, in addition to the Machiavellian use of hunger, chemical weapons were being used against the Kampuchean people, as well as the Mmong minorities in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. What was most ironic and striking was that Viet Nam was itself a poor developing country which, backed by an expansionist world Power, was trying in vain to wage a war of aggression against its neighbours at the expense of its own national reconstruction and economic and social development. That was a striking example of the negative effects that could be produced by scientific and technological developments. 47. In conclusion, he thanked the international community and the various organs 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement about the situation in Kampuchea (now Cambodia) during the Vietnam War. It highlights the atrocities committed by the occupying forces, including torture, forced displacement, and the use of chemical weapons. The speaker is calling for an end to these human rights violations and criticizing Vietnam's aggression against its neighbors. The text does not specifically focus on economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather on human rights and international relations.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations