text: (b) rt look the initiative in introducing resorution 3a/7L B - carling forthe convening of an international conference on. the relationship betseendisarnanent and developnent, pursuant to the proposal to the united Nat.ions ceneralAssembly submitted on 28 septenber 1983 by the presiden! of the French Republic -which led to a debate in May r9B4 i.n the Disarnanent cosmission. subsequentr.y, byresorution 39,/r60 adopted in December 1994, also on t.he initiative of France, lheGeneral Assernbly decided to convene an rnternationar conference on lhe subject and,to thal end, to set up a Preparatory connittee composed of 54 nenb€rs, $hich shoulalfornulate and submiE, by consensus, to the General. Assenbly at its fortiethsession, reconmendations as to the provislonal ageoda, procedure, place, date anddura t.ion of the Conference. IIUNGARY t. The Governnent of the Hungarian p€oprers Repubric is sincerery convinced of anorganic relaLionship existing betireen disarrnanent and devel-opnen!. As j.s abundantly evidenced by several united Nations scudies concerned with differenEaspects of lhis quest.ion' there is a direct and crose relationship belfeen theaccereraeion of the arrns race, the danger ot its escalation to new areas. and thedeterioralion in lhe atmosphere of nueual confidence. 2. The stePping up of the arms race has led to a deEerioration of internati.onalecononic rerations and created difficulcies for co-operation beteeen regions rrithdifferent social syslens and at different. levels of deveropnent.. This raisesdirect obstacres to lhe establishment of a nerr, more equltabLe and more denocrati.cinternational econonic order and to the effective participalion of economicallyless develop€d count.ries in the international division of labour. 3. while the most excrenist circle, of imperialisrn increase tbeir arns spendingat an unprecedented raEef lh€l lnaut qebts, wherever they can, for financing their Programmes. involving impl{cstlonl tor the eorl.d econony. 4. eontinuaEion of the aFns rrcb abd its exlension to new areas rould sqallow uprnnen8e material and intellectuaL lesources. The initial steps to develop newsysfelDg of weapons are alrgady ll{ble to produce sorld econonj.c consequences thatproniae noehing less than f 6ti11 qore uncertain internat.ional poliEical situagioneven for nost of the advandSd counfrtes seeking to eslablish a more equitablef ranesork of internationatr Co-operqtion. 5' Tl is no!' cl-earer thdn evar lhaE every concrete step tosard disarnarnent. nouldreleaEe enormous resourceEr qven lf they can hardly be [obirized for other purposesuith the arms race going oit. Diaaroa,ne"t represenrs one ot E.tle largest and stilluntapped global reserves fd! Ehe ellmination of social and econonic inequatit.iestdhich divide Ehe lrorld in the exEreme. stirr squandered on arns uuild-rlp trratreserve will only becone rda:qFsible as a result of nankind's deepening eiononic andA/40/61-8 English Page 3l
analysis: The text discusses the relationship between disarmament and development, highlighting the negative impact of the arms race on international economic relations, economic development, and the environment. It also touches on the issue of resource allocation, mentioning that resources squandered on arms development could be used to address social and economic inequalities. The text's focus on the consequences of the arms race on the global economy and development suggests that it belongs to the categories related to economics and international relations.