text: loday, the 15 nillion young-child deaths annually oorLd-eide fron nalnutrilion and disease, and tbe growing nunbers of chronically undernourished'. 4/ At the conclusion of its report the Council reaffirned rthat accesa to adequate food is a fundamental hunan rigbt.. 5/ 26. The lridespread non-realization of the right. to eork has been enphasized in a recent report lE/L985/631 subnit.ted to the Economic and social Council by Ehe Coftni t.tee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recornnenda t.ions of the InEernalional Labour Organisation on progress in achi.eving observance of theprovisi.ons of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultsural Rights. The Connittee noted that serious problens of unemploynent and underenploynent in nany parts of the lrorld had continued to increase. Such problens t€nded to beparEicularly acute in rural areas and less developed regiong, and anong certain groups ot lhe populat.ion, such as young persons, romen, older eorkers or handicapped persona. The Comnittee recalled that the relevant probLems uere not only dependent upon national policies and programnes bu! were substantially lnfluenced by inEernatsional economic rel.ations. 27. In so far as the full enjoyment of hunan rights is affected by international econonic relationa, recent trends present a disturbing picture, Thus, for example,ln 1983, Che lasc year for which complete infornation is available, financlal floes to developing countries fron aLl sources totalled $U0.3 bi.flion, Hbich replesentedA/40/677 Engl ish Page I a fall of $28,I biLlion since 19gI. d,/ In this connection, official develoln0entassistance (comprising both biraterar and multilateral assistance), the najor formof external assistance to the low-income countrles, decrined significantly in theperiod under revieru,
analysis: The text discusses the issue of undernourishment and poverty, specifically in developing countries, and its impact on human rights. It highlights the need for access to adequate food and employment opportunities, as well as the importance of international economic relations in addressing these issues. The text also mentions the decline in official development assistance to low-income countries, which suggests a connection to economic development and international trade.