Recalling that the spirit of mutual confidence made possible the founding of the United Nations nearly forty years ago,
Connnced that the state of, and trends prevailing in, the world economy, as well as the deteriorating international climate, call for new efforts aimed at enhancing confidence in international economic relations,
Convinced also that there can be no sustained global development unless there is an improvement in the economic situation of the developing countries, which depends, inter alia, on structural adjustments in the international fmancial and trading system and on the reinforcement of confidence among all States in their economic relations,
Reiterating its concern over the impact of political tensions on international economic co-operation and over the increasing departure from the multilateral platform of economic exchanges and negotiations on key development issues,
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ln\'lles all States and the United Nations bodies and organizations concerned to continue the exchange of views on confidence-building in international economic relations and on ways and means of enhancing such confidence;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to continue his consultations with Governments and the United Nations bodies and organizations concerned on the scope of possible confidence-building measures in international economic relations and on the role of the United Nations in that endeavour, and to present his analysis and conclusions thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-first session, through the Economic and Social Council.
190 See Official Records of the Third United lVauons Conference on the Law of the Sea, vol. XVII (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.84 V.3). document A/CONF.62/122.
l9l See Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Report of the FAO World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development, Rome, 27 June- 6 July 1984 (Rome. 1984), pp. 12-30 and 36-52; transmitted to the members of the General Assembly hv a note bv the Secretariat (A/C2 39/6)
17_1 192 A 39 312-E/1984/106 and Corr. I and Add. I and 2.
19 -1 See Official Records o(the F-.'conomic and Social Council, 1984. Supplement No. 14 (E/1984/24). chap IV.
194 See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Least Devl'ioped Countnc.1, Paris. 1-14 September 1981 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.82 1.8), part one, sect. A.
