text: UNITED NATIONS A GeneralAsserrlbly Distr. LIMITED A/C.2145/L.4 21September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session Agendfl item 71:1 DEVELOPMENT ANDINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION International conference onmoneyandfinance fordevelopment NotebytheSecretariat 1.Byitsdecision 44/448 of22December 1989,theGeneral Assembly, onthe recommendation oftheSecond Committee, decided todeferuntilits forty-fifth session consideration ofthedraftresolution entitled "International conference onmoneyandfinance fordevelopment". Thetextofthedraftresolution isrept'oduced below. TheGeneral Assembly, Recognizing theneedforasuitable monetary andfinancial system supportive ofabalanced andequitable development oftheworldeconomy, Recognizing alsotheneedfortheinternational monetary andfinancial system toaddress theparticular needsofdevelopment ofthedeveloping countries, Emphasizing thatthestructural deficiencies andshortcomings inthe existing monetary andfinancial systemcallforitscomprehensive review and reform sothatitcanrespond totheneedsofthe19805andbeyond, Ngting theincreasing recognition oftheneedfortheconvening ofan international conference onmoneyandfinance fordevelopment, Bearing inmindtheproposals oftheEighth Conference ofHeads ofStateorGovernment ofNon-Aligned Countries, heldatHarare 90-23518 l774i (E)/.... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.2145/L. 4 English Page2 from1to6September 19861/andtheSixthMinisterial Meeting oftheGroup of77,heldatHavanainApril1987,fortheconvening ofaninternational conference onmoneyandfinance fordevelopment, andproposals madeonthis subject byother coun~~ies, 1.R!illR~~Lt§ th"$(~cr'etary-General toundertake consultations atan appropriately highlevelonthetermsofreference, format andtime-frame of aninternational conference onmoneyandfinance fordevelopment, withaview totheconvening ofanint,ergovernmental committee tostaltthepreparatory process byApril1988; 2.~l~~EQn theSecretary-General tomakeavailable, inconsultation withallrelevant organs, organizations andbodiesoftheUnitedNations system andotherrelevant international organizations. thenecessary documentation forthepreparatory body; 3. Regu§~~~ theSecretary-General toSUbmit aninitial report onthe preparatory process totheEconomic andSocialCouncil atitssecondregular session of1988,andtosubmit asubsequent reportthereon totheGeneral Assembly atitsforty-third session. 1/SeeA/42/697-S/l8392, annex. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the international economic cooperation and development, specifically on the need for a suitable monetary and financial system that supports balanced and equitable development of the world economy. It also mentions the need for the international monetary and financial system to address the particular needs of developing countries. The text discusses the convening of an international conference on money and finance for development, and the preparation process for this conference.