waldron@newport.rutgers.edu (James Waldron) (10/28/89)
of additional financial resources to developing countries for
environmental programmes. As to rationalization of the work of
the Council, she said there was still room for its improvement,
which was of paramount importance, and should be pursued with
greater resolve.
SIEGFRIED ZACHMANN (German Democratic Republic) extended his
Government's sympathy to the Government and people of the United
States and of China following the earthquakes in those
countries. Turning to the report of the Council, he said its
role should be strengthened. In the context of a comprehensive
conception of security and the prospect of effective disarmament
steps, economic security had taken on a new dimension. New ideas
were needed on what practical steps could be taken by the United
Nations to organize international economic security. Early
identification of world economic developments and the
strengthening of multilateral economic co-operation could
contribute to that security.
The effectiveness of the Council's co-ordinating function must
be increased, he said, and the activities of the specialized
agencies must be brought into line with the Council's work. The
effectiveness of the Council's Third Committee must be enhanced,
and the range of issues it considered must be limited. Programme
planning and budgeting must remain at the core of co-ordination
efforts.
EDMOND CAKPO-TOZO (Benin) expressed condolences to the
Governments of China and the United States for the earthquakes
suffered by those countries. He hoped the need to rationalize
the work of United Nations bodies would not prevent the
international community from paying attention to question of
development. Regarding the effectiveness of measures to generate
development and growth, he wondered whether efforts by the
United Nations system had a significant impact on the
international political scene. He called for collective action
to deal with the vital problems of development.
The decision centres of the world took selective steps based on
political interests, he went on. Rationalization of those
measures must be encouraged, he stressed. The time had come to
ask whether people would enter the next century together and in
a spirit of solidarity. He hoped the answer would be positive.
He described the situation of Benin, which was facing an
impasse. It had to implement a structural adjustment programme
under the aegis of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with
enormous social costs. The situation would become worse if
Benin did not receive additional resources.
OLEG N. PASHKEVICH (Byelorussia) expressed his Government's
sympathy to the United States and China regarding the
earthquakes in those countries. Regarding the Economic and
Social Council, he said the effectiveness of its activities
should be increased, and resolutions regarding its
revitalization should be strictly implemented. Effective
division of work between the Council and the General Assembly
had to be dealt with, and co-ordination of United Nations
activities in the economic and social fields was still an
important function of the Council. Links between the Council and
the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination (ACC) and the
Committee for Programme and Co-ordination (CPC) should be
strengthened. A greater role of the United Nations in
monitoring changes in the world's economy and increased
multilateral co-operation were needed.
The development of human resources was also of great importance,
he said, as the preparation of adequately trained national
cadres was an essential prerequisite for the development of any
country, he said. The implementation of perestroika was aided
by trained government cadres, which could now fully use their
creative talents. The activities of transnational corporations
were of concern in international economic relations, and
international legal rules were needed to govern their actions. A
code of conduct should be agreed upon as soon as possible.
INGRID HJELT AF TROLLE (Sweden), speaking on behalf of the five
Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden),
said that a conclusion regarding the first decade of AIDS was
that, when forming strategies for AIDS prevention for the 1990s,
it was essential to look at the
problem from the perspective of equity. "We fear that the social
consequences of the pandemic can be immeasurable", she said. One
of the greatest public health challenges now was to reduce
HIV-transmission and provide help to those suffering from
AIDS-related infections.
She called for several measures to prevent or control AIDS,
including the establishment of stronger social and educational
infrastructures, as well as specific AIDS programmes to prevent
further transmission, and promotion of research to find a
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