text: UNITED NATIONS General AssemblYDlsrr . GEN!RAL A/ 4c /596 16 October ENGLISH ORIGINAL:1985 AFABIC/ENGLISH/ FRENCH/RUSSIAN/ SPANISH Fortieth sess ion Agenda item 84 (c) DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPEMT]ON TRADE AND DEVETOPMENT Report of the Secreta rY-Genera r CONTENTS Annex. Replies received from StatesP4ragfapbs Paqe I. INTRODUCTION 11. SUMMA RY OF REPLIES RECEIVED FROM STATES AND ]NPUTS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEWLOPMENT AND TIIE REGIONAL COMMTSSIONS III. CONCLUDING REMARKS4 - 21 25 a5-284'19 1912 j (E) A/40 /596 Enql ish Page 2 I NTRODUCTION 1. The present report has been prepared in response to General Assemblyresoluti.on 39/2L0 ot 18 December l9g4 on the basis of replies received fromGovernments and the inputs of the Uniteal Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment (UNCTAD) and the regional commissions. fn that resolution, theAssemb]y depl-ored "the fact that some developed countries continue to appl.y andr insoqle casesr have increased the scope of economic measures that have the purpose ofexertinq coerci.on on the sovereign decisions of developinq countries subject totbose measures" and reaffirmed nthat developed countries sbould refrain fror[threateninq or apptYj.ng trade resLrictions, blockades, embarqoes and other economlcsanctions, incompatible lrith the provisions of the Charter of the United Nationsand in violation of undertakinqs contracted mult.iLateratry or bilaterarly. agarnstdeveroping countries as a form of politicar and economic coerci-on lrhich affectstheir economic, politicat and social development',,
analysis: The text appears to be related to the United Nations General Assembly's discussion on international economic cooperation, trade, and development. It mentions the use of economic measures as a form of coercion on developing countries, and the need for developed countries to refrain from imposing trade restrictions. This suggests that the text is focused on the economic aspects of international relations and development, particularly in the context of global trade and cooperation.