We still have acute problems in providinq our people with food and housinq. The old ideas about unlimited and inexhaustible natural resources and the inadequacies in the development and distribution of the productive forces of our Republic led to a situation in which the Ukrainian SSR continued for decades to Place an enormous burden on the environment. It should be noted that the economy of the Ukrainian SSR has bequn slowly but surely shiftinq away from the policy followed for many decades durinq which we focused on ores, metals and coal. Givinq due reqard to restructurinq in the interest of ecoloqically safe economic development, new quidelines have been selected, so as to make industry produce more technoloqv-intensive QOOds and more precision machinery and instruments. Priority is beinq qiven to.increasinq the output of consumer qoods. Efforts are beinq made to broaden participation in the international division of labour and international co-operation. Takinq advantaqe of its capabilities, the Ukrainian SSR is participatinq in providinq assistance to developinq countries in various ways. Thousands of specialists from our Republic are workinq in construction and reconstruction of various economic project-; in the developinq countries, and citizens from the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin Arner ica are studyi nq at. Ukrainian hiqher educational establishments. The Ukrainian SSR participates in multilateral assistance proqrammes throuqh the United Nations system. There are permanent seminars and workshoPS of the United Nations Industrial Develoornent Orqanization (UNIOO) held in oor RePllblic -on electrical weldinq at Kiev and on metallurav at BHS/sm A/S-18/PV. 5 57 (Mr. Lipatov, Ukrainian SSR) Zaporozhe. The Ukrainian SSR intends to continue doing what it can to help the developing countries and to make its contribution to the solution of development problems. The Ukrainian SSR takes great interest in the activities of the United Nations and the specialized agencies in the area of environmental protection. As the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic development of the Ukrainian SSR, highlighting its shift away from resource extraction and towards more technologically advanced industries. It also mentions the country's efforts to improve its environmental impact, provide assistance to developing countries, and participate in international cooperation. The text does not specifically focus on agriculture, forestry, or fishing, but rather on the broader economic and environmental context.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment