text: fundinq for papulation proqrammes is urqentl y required, and this must include imProved health and education proqrammes, particularly for women. JSM/ad A/S-18/PV.6 114 (Mr~ Wilenski, Australia) The barriers separatinq the poor from development sometimes seem insurmountable but in recent months we have been reminded that, if it is the people •s will, the stronqest of walls can fall. Our declaration needs to mobilize political will in developed and developinq countries so that we can all beqin chippinq away at the wall that separates the poor from development. 'lb mobilize support for development, this meetinq must lay new foundations for international co-operation and th<e imProvement of national policies, creatinq a new aqenda for a new more productive dialoque on development in the United Nations in the 1990s. The economic and social areas of the United Nations system need to be reformed so that they have a real impact on the implementation of development qoals. The need for co-operation and the new opportunities for it have never been more apparent. For the poor, action cannot come too soon. Mr. MWANANSHIKU (Zambia): Allow me to extend to Mr. Garba of Niqeria my sincere conqratulations on his unanimous election to the presidency at this special session of the General Assembly. Recallinq the successes that characterized the deliberations of the forty-fourth session and the seventeenth special session of the General Assembly, which were also held under his presidency, I have no d:>ubt in my mind that he will once aqain ably discharqe his duties. Let me at the outset welcome on behalf of my country, Zambia, Namibia's admission to the United Nations as its 160th Member. It is the culmination of a lonq and arduous struqqle by the people of Namibia, under the leadership of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). It also siqnifies the success of 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international development and cooperation, with a focus on improving the lives of the poor and underdeveloped populations. It mentions health, education, and economic development programs, as well as international cooperation and policy reforms. The tone suggests a strong emphasis on social and economic development, with a focus on human well-being rather than specific industries or sectors.