text: process, despite thefactthattheireconomic policies mustnecessarily takeinto account external factors thatare,inmanycases,basictotheirowndevelopment. adh02mechanism basedonconsensus, intotheinternational macro-economic Anumberofcomplex factors havebeenaddedtotheimbalances intheSouthanddecision-making process and,inparticular, tointroduce intocomprehensive schemes Thirdly, astheSecretary-General stresses in.hisannualreporttotheGeneral Assembly, attheapexofthosetwotrends-balance anddetente intheNorth,on theonohand,and,ontheother,imbalances andgrowing poverty intheSouth-wespiralling andinhumane increase indirepoverty.foradjustment andstabili~~tion element~ thatcanrecastdevelopment theoryandtheindustriaiized economies, theinternational financia~system andthecompetent international organizations, withintheframework.of struct~ral adjustment. However, thedeveloping countries havesofarbeenonlypassive actorsinthat dstente growstronger, thespreadoftechnological andindustrial know-how findsThereistherefore anurgentneedtointegrate thedeveloping countries, through an thelegitimate .espairtowhichtheviciouscircleofpoverty andrecession might lead.Suchfactors couldunleash newandu~foreseen conflicts inareg~onalfindaJanus-like international situation thatwearsboththefaceofhopeandthe expression intheprolifera~ion ofcentres ofproduction ofincreasinglyRM/4 continue tofaceincreasing andmoreradical marginalization. context. Further contributing tothatsituation arethenegative factors offaceofdangerous unrestraint.foratruly macro~economic international policy h~3beguntobeformulated amongglobalization andinterdependence isnotyetbalanced. Thedeveloping countries Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryabouttheriskofnewconflicts inthethirdworld. univeraal co~.enSU5 existsisthatofhumaDrights. Individual liborties, thec.OaNOnheritage ofmankind.(Mt.Marcband Stens,Ppru)Al45/PV.7 8-10 Atthea~levelof~,ntornatlonal socialproblems, nationStatesarefacingLestly, lookingatJanus'positive face,dogmatic ideologies arebeing ~1e~~ctacular progress achieved inthisessential fieldofpolitical andre)c~;t.a bypeoples e~.rywh.re andwenotethatthesoleideology onwhich inh~r.nt rightsofthehumanbeing-havebecomouniversal. Democracy hasbecomepolitical, socialandeconondc rightsandtherightsofpeoples -inShort,allthe ~.traction~ Kemustalsobear.inmindthathumanrightsshouldnotbeproclaimedsoclal11feInrecentyears,particularly withregardtoindividua~ liberties andsopblstlcated ~.pons. ThegualitativG improvement inarmsproduction hasbroughtRM/4 oftbepeople, standsinsharpcontrast toJanus'other,pessimistic, face, p~oples ofthethirdworldandtheinadequate levelofinternational co-operationcl~ilandsocialrightsinEastern Europe, or,asinthecaseofNamibia, theright lDthefightagainstdirepoverty. Khenweseeincreasing levelsofhungerinareflecting asitdoesthedeterioration oftheeconomic andsocialrightsofthe world ~,roduclng foodsurpluses weknowthathumanism cannotremainamera ~Dandchildren whoatthisverytimeareenduring theaffront ofpoverty that istheirdailylot. newcballenges. newfo~s a~4modalities of~g9reSS~Qn, conflict andviolence..xc1~Glv.ly forfuturegeDerations ofthedeveloping worldbutalsoforallmen, Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarytraffic.States. mostseverely affected byconsumption mustplaytheirproperparts,giventhe(Mr.Marchand Stens,Peru)A/4S/PV.7 11 Terrorism andtheillicittrafficindrugshavebecomedeadlyfactorsin T~leCartagena Declaration, signedbytheGovernments ofBolivia, Colombia, theextraordinary scaleoftheproblem.responsibility isshared, inwhichtheinternational community andthecountriesPeruisoneofthecountries mastaffected byillicit production, andmy reality, alltheundertakings mademustbeimplemented asmatters ofurgency.UnitedStatesandPeru,isasubstantive stepforward, butifitistobecome,.drastlc reduction inconsumption. Thisisastruggle whereinternationalmeasures alone: ther~isa·needforstrategies topromote cropsubstitution anda andpsychotropic substances andthenewConvention ondrugshavemadeprovision -Give~thattheUnitedNations Conference ontheillicittrafficinnarcotic drugs asanothp~ substantive expression oftheworthofmultilateral concertation -fora indrugs,itisimperative thataninternational conference shouldbecalledontheGovernmeut isresolutely committed tointensifying thestruggle toeradicate it. widerangeofmeasureR tocombat, aspriorities, theproduction andillicittrafficunnaceptable pressures andimbalances intheeconomic andpolitical structures of However, veareconvinced thatwewillnotwinthisbattlebyusingrepressivenarcocracy, andweBresUffering fromthisasmuchinproducer countries asin thedualdangerinherent indrugstrafficking andnarcoterroriem; itisamatterof aneconomic powerthreatening theveryfabricofsociety andgeneratinginternational relations. Theillicittrafficindrugsisaphenomenon whichEF/S thoseaffected byconsumption andillicittraffic. Thisisnotjustamatterofaffects mostpartsoftheworld: weareseeingtheemergence ofaveritable SUQject oftheconsumption ofdrugsandthelaundering oftheincomefromthedrugs !
analysis: This text appears to be a speech or report on international development, focusing on the challenges faced by developing countries, the importance of international cooperation, and the need for sustainable development. It touches on various topics such as poverty, inequality, human rights, and the illicit traffic of drugs. The text also highlights the need for structural adjustment and the importance of economic development, which are key themes in international development.