unitex@rubbs.fidonet.org (unitex) (09/16/89)
revitalization of growth. Fifthly, it should take a case-by-case
approach to the scarcity of resources for development,
emphasizing developing countries' responsibility in adjustment
efforts and mobilization of domestic savings, bearing in mind
the role of both the private and public sectors.
WANG BAOLIU (China) said the structure of the new IDS should
consist of a preamble; guidelines for international economic
cooperation and goals and objectives; priority issues and policy
measures; and surveillance and review of its implementation. Its
purpose should be to strengthen international economic
cooperation, promote the economic and social development of the
developing countries and also constitute an important instrument
for promoting a consensus on global development. He said the
strategy should also be comprehensive and focused, incorporating
issues of vital importance to the economic and social
development of the international community, particularly of the
developing countries. It should be selective, choosing areas
and issues of an urgent nature that bore direct relevance to the
socio-economic development of the developing countries such as
resource flows, debt, commodities, trade, money and finance.
He said the relationship between international and national
policy measures should be dealt with. The development of the
developing countries was their responsibility, but international
support was necessary. The Strategy should reflect the
principle of mutual interest and shared responsibility, while
targets and indicators it proposed were realistic and feasible.
J. SAIGAL, of the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), said that, at the request of its Trade and
Development Board, UNCTAD was submitting a conference room paper
on the IDS for consideration by the Committee. The paper,
consisting of two parts, proposed guidelines for the framework
for the new Strategy, and dealt with such substantive matters as
objectives and targets. Part I of the paper drew lessons from
previous strategies and new economic realities, and proposed the
main features for the new Strategy. Part II of the paper dealt
with the main policy issues within UNCTAD's mandate, with
special focus on revitalizing development through the Strategy.
Laying stress on a global development perspective in which the
goals of North and South would be seen as complementary and
mutual supportive, the paper outlined priorities for
international development co-operation for
the 1990s. It highlighted issues of particular concern to
UNCTAD, such as the international trade environment;
commodities; technology; and additional measures in support of
the least developed, land-locked and island developing
countries. It also dealt with what he called "the major
challenge" of the 1990s, represented by two interrelated aspects
of the world economy: the management of interdependence; and
the evolution of structures and systems underpinning
international economic relations.
In formulating the new Strategy, he said that attention should be
paid to ecological, social, economic and political phenomena.
Observing that ecological problems were often rooted in poverty
and would respond positively to measures supporting economic
development, he said that consideration of trends in those areas
should be integrated within the broader perspective of
sustainable growth and international economic development.
WOLFGANG SPROTE (German Democratic Republic) said the IDS should
contain clear-cut and realistic objectives if it were to become
an effective instrument for the conduct of international
economic relations and for promoting development. It should
also set priorities ensuring that there was an organic link
between objectives and the political follow-up measures to
achieve them. Those objectives and political measures should
provide basic guidelines to all bodies and agencies within the
United Nations systems. It should focus attention on the
economic and social problems of the developing countries.
He believed that sustained and qualitative economic growth was
needed to mitigate and finally overcome the complex economic and
social problems, particularly those of the developing countries,
as well as the imbalances and instabilities affecting the world
economy and international economic relations. He said the l990s
should also be turned into years of economic rehabilitation and
recovery and also a decade during which solid foundations would
be created or restored for development. That would necessitate a
systematic and conscious approach at national and international
* Origin: UNITEX --> Toward a United Species (1:107/501)
---
Patt Haring | UNITEX : United Nations
patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu | Information
patth@ccnysci.BITNET | Transfer Exchange
-=- Every child smiles in the same language. -=-