text: UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/40 /'108lI October ORIGI NAL 3198s ENGLISH Fortieth session Agenda item 84 DEVELOPMXNT AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION Internalj.onal co-operation in the fields of money, finance, debt.' resource flows, trade and development Report qf the Secr eta ry-Gene! a I CONTENTS I. TNTRODUCTION II. POIICY ]SSUES FOR THE I4ORLD ECONOMY IN THE MID-I98OS ...... A. Key chatlenges and policy issues: national and international di mens ions B. The current situation and the outfook for the rest of fha lla-./ta C. The inlernational monelarv svstem . D. The debt problen E. Trade, protectionism and sCructural- adjuslment F. Final observations . III. SUMMARY OF CONSULTATIONS ... A. Developing countr i esPa!agraphs Page r-8 3 9 - 80 4 t8-26 6 21 -50 8 5l - 61 13 oz - M.) 72-80 L7 8t - 140 19 82 - 108 20 85-28074 4732e (E)A/40 /'108 English Page 2 COMENTS (continued ) Paragrapbs Page B. Developed market economies ... 109 - 120 25 C. Centrally planned economies 121 - 130 2A D. rnternational orqani.zations I3t - 140 30 ANNEX. SELECTIVE LISf OF DOCUMENTS CONSULTED 34A/40/708 English Page 3 I.I NTRODUCT I ON l' At its thirty-ninth session, the ceneral Assembly adopted, on 18 December 1984, resoLution 39121.8 entilled ,'Development and international economic co-operation . The General Assembly emphasized Che vital imporCance of issues related to noney, finance, debt, resource flotrrs and trade for devetopment,prosperity and good relations amonq peoples and the urgency of measures Eo promote wider co-operaEion among nations on these issues. It also emphasized the need for consistency between the international trade, monetary and financing systems andpolicies. 2. In the operative paragraphs of the resolution, the General Assembfy requestedthe Secreta ry-Genera I to consult covernments of States l,lembers of the United
analysis: This document appears to be a report from the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on international economic cooperation, specifically in the areas of money, finance, debt, resource flows, trade, and development. The language and content suggest that the report is discussing policy issues and challenges related to the global economy, which implies that economic development and international trade are the primary concerns.