The international community can help the efforts of the developing countries in roving towards such regionalization. The regional banks, the World Bank and the European Fund for Development are studying this aspect of aid. To this end France has proposed an international foundation for research in Africa. At this time develop~ent assistance faces a double crisis. First, development policies pursued by our partners in the South are coming up against a complexity of language on development which combines structural adjustment, sector rehabilitation and support for projects, without always giving each its appropriate place. Governments, caught in the grips of frequent catastrophes, ill-supported by inadequate administrative structures and little enoouraged by an international economic environment perceived as hostile, have difficulty conceiving of the medium-term in such conditions. Secondly, development assistance is stagnating. For most of the developing 'l,IK)rld it has collapsed, even in. countries making the necessary efforts to attract investment. It is up to Governments and multilateral financial institutions to take up the slack in these flows, to accompany the costly and sometimes painful reforms the developing countries are undertaking to attract new investment. Multilateral trade negotiations now drawing to a concluson will make it possible to offer openings to investors. RH/13 A/S-18/PV. 2 57 (Mr. Pelletier, France) It is therefore more important than ever that we try to reach the target of "" 0.7 per cent of our gross domestic product for official development assistance, of which 0.15 per cent is for the least developed countries. We must also try to improve the quality of. this aid, taking care to continue to finance development so that the increase in productive investment accompanies reforms in structure. We have a duty to pursue the development of human resources, agriculture and infrastructure and at the same time we have to face new problems. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges and efforts towards development assistance, focusing on the role of the international community, governments, and multilateral financial institutions in providing aid to developing countries. It highlights the importance of structural adjustment, sector rehabilitation, and support for projects, as well as the need to improve the quality of aid and increase official development assistance to reach the target of 0.7% of gross domestic product. The text also mentions the need to address new problems and challenges in development assistance.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief