whidl is veey difficult and fraught with sacrifices at the political and social levels and which is also precarious because it is dependent on an· international environirent and a whole range of factors that are often unrelated to the domestic " situation. ) Thus, their efforts =uld be =mpletely wiped out if they continue to be confronted by protectionist measures, by increased interest rates, by instability in exchange rates, and by a drying up of resources to finance development. Given the seriousness of the situation and the magnitude of the poverty and want all over the world, the stabilization, recovery and other programmes could run out of steam because of a lack of equitable distribution aroong the international community of efforts to ensure structural adjustment, and by the lack of a global international strategy based on co-operation and agreement - a strategy that will lead to genuine solutions by dealing with the substance of the issues and the roots of the evil. In such continuing circumstances, the developing countries have had to redouble their efforts to give greater scope to their co-operation -South-South BCT/gt A/S-18/PV.2 92 (Mr. Khelil, Tunisia) co-operation, which, far from being a substitute for North-South co-operation, is basically an indispensable and essential component of the efforts to attain our countries' economic and social development. This co-operation, it goes without saying, is seriously hampered by the unfavourable evolution of the international economic environment. The negative factors to which we have alluded have turned many developing countries, including Tunisia, into net providers of resources and have contributed to weakening their capacity to mobilize the human and financial resources required to encourage new investments, whim are guarantors of an improvement in the profitability and competitiveness of their products and the progressive adaptation of their 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges faced by developing countries in achieving economic development, highlighting the importance of international cooperation, structural adjustment, and sustainable solutions to overcome poverty and want. The text also mentions the negative impact of protectionist measures, interest rates, and exchange rates on their efforts. The language used is technical and refers to specific concepts in international economic development, such as North-South cooperation and South-South cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade