text: 2.Inreviewing theglobal foodanddevelopment situation, theMinisters reaffirmed thatAfrica's continuing economic andfoodcrisisaffecting millions of humanbeingsremainsatthecentreofattention. Whiletheinternational community hasresponded generously toAfrica's emergency needs,thetasksaheadforAfrican countries willrequire extraordinary andsustained international support in rebuilding aIlsectors oftheirnational economies withpriority attention to domestic foodproduction andaccesstofoodbytheirpopulations. 3.Atthesametime,theMinisters expressed deepconcern aboutthelimited progress inotherdeveloping regions intackling thesilentandgrowingcrisisof chronic hunger andmalnutrition, acrisisexacerbated byglobal economic difficulties whichweakentheefforts ofthedeveloping countries. 4.Conscious that,without forcefuIandsharply-focuseà developmellt efforts, mass hunger andpoverty willpersist weIlintothenextcentury, theMinis~ers directed particular attention towards programmes andmeasures fortheprotection ofthe already fragile foodandnutrition levelsoflow-income groupsandthoseessential toachieve asubstantial reduction ofhungerduringtheremainder ofthecentury. Intheopinion ofmanydelegations, thesolution oftheworldfoodproblem couldbe foundonlywithinthegeneral process ofrestructuring ofinternational economic relations onajustanddemocratic basisandestablishing anewinternational economic order. 5.Recognizing thatimplementation oftherenewed commitment totheelimination ofhunger andmalnutrition istheresponsibility ofsovereign Governments andof theentireworldcommunity, theMinisters reviewed waystoimprove the effectiveness ofexternal assistance. 6.Improved andincreased external assistance, whileindispensable, cannot substitute foranimproved andmoreequitable international economic, tradeand financial environment withadequate provisions toreducetradeprotectionsim substantially, resolve thedebtproblems ofdeveloping countries forthebenefit of aIlcountries, especially thedeveloping countries, andimprove international monetary stability. 7.Itisveryimportant tostrengthen therelationship between peace,security anddisarmament. Reference wasmadetoGeneral Assembly resolutions 38/188Jof 20December 1983and39/151Eof17December 1984asadopted, onactivities pertinent tothecauseofarmslimitation anddisarmament andthoseeconomic measures whichshouldnotbeusedasaneconomic andpo1itica1 pressure. -2-::lf ity Il f 3SS ed be Il of8.Thesummary oftheconclusions andrecommenàations madebytheMinisters is contained inthepresent report; theMinisters requested thatGovernments and international development agencies actonthemasamatterofthehighest priority. II.THEFOODANDECONOMIC CRISIS INAFRICA: APROGRAMME FORRECOVERY 9.TheMinisters expressed deepconcern abouttheworsening ofAfrica's food crisis s~ncetheCouncil's tenthsession. Millions ofpeople, including growinq numbers ofrefugees, continue tobethreatened byfamine. Cereal import reauirements for1985,estimated at12.2million tonsbytheFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations (FAO},are70percentabOvelastyear's imports bythe21African countries affe~ted byemexgency. FAOestimates offoodaid requirements at7million tonsaremorethandoublelastyear's foodaidreceipts, 10.TheMinisters welcomed thegenerous response toAfrica's emergency from developed anddeveloping countries, multilateral aqencies, private voluntary orqanizations anèthepeopleofmanycountries, andcommended theUnitadNations Secretary-General forhisdirection ofworld-wide emergency reliefefforts. Il.Theynotedwithgreatsatisfaction theinitiatives oftheOrganization of African Unity(OAU)forreaffirming thepriority oftheLagosPlanofActionfor foodandagriculture andthedeterrnined effortofAfrican countries toasserttheir self-reliance totheextentthei:"resources permit. Theycommended thevarious otherinitiatives toestablish i:).~ensified proqrammes ofco-operation, including theNon-Aligned PlanofActionforAfrican Agriculture, adopted atNe~Delhi (April1985),theEuropean Economic Community (EEC)HeadsofStateSummitMeeting
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the global food and economic crisis, specifically in Africa, and the efforts to address it. It discusses the need for international support, sustainable development, and self-reliance. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is a report or a declaration from a high-level meeting. The topics of food security, poverty, and economic development are central to the text, suggesting that the most fitting category would be a combination of economic development and humanitarian aid and relief.