essential. Women should participate alongside men, on an equal footinq, in the development process. Joint action and shared responsibili tv are the wav forward. Therefore, increased attention will have to be directed to human resources development and to the transfer of training and technolocw. In this field, my country -itself a develoPing country confronted with adverse soil and difficult climatic conditions- has devised, throughout vears of achievement and failure, new concepts, new methods and new approaches that meet the needs of developinq societies engaged in an accelerated process of self-reliance and seek to minimize the cost of development and social integration. For this purpose, Israel has created training centres for high-level personnel in agriculture, services, vouth and female leadership, integrated development, management, planning, water resources, and many other fields relevant to development -human, social and JSM/jq A/S-18/PV. 7 33-35 (Mr. Dowek, Israel) technical. Up to now, more than 40,000 cadres from developinq countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa have participated in courses specially tailored to their needs. Israel will continue to pursue and expand these programmes with the conviction, sustained through many years of open and fruitful oo-operation with more than 90 developing countries, that the Israeli experiment is adaptable to the respective needs of fellow developing countries. Last but not least, development can result only from a harmonious admixture of national efforts on one hand and increased international co-operation on the other. The United Nations and other international organs will have to play an important role on both levels. Since its inception in 194 5, the United Nations has created a wide range of organs dedicated to economic and social development and has encouraged the creation of others. It has succeeded in heiqhtening world consciousness to the necessity of growth and development and of equitable sharing 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of joint action and shared responsibility in the development process, with a focus on human resources development, training, and technology transfer. It highlights Israel's experience in developing training centers for high-level personnel in various fields, including agriculture, services, and youth and female leadership. The text also emphasizes the importance of international cooperation, particularly through the United Nations, in achieving economic and social development. Given these themes, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to economic development, education, and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, Education