diqnity or sovereiqnty involved for the recipients. The underlyinq messaqe is that atid should be qiven, in a real spirit of co-operation, bv the fortunate few to the millions who have nothinq, to teach them to be less reliant on aid, to teach them t.o be self-sufficient. It is obvious that tremendous benefits can be derived from such co-operation. By bolsterinq the economies of the South, the countries of both the North and the South tend to gain. In nany instances, aid is a vital financial and capital resource for the development of the social and economic infrastructure. It is onlY when those oonditions are met that a favourable climate for trade, involvinq equal partners, can be created. Securinq economic qrawth, reducinq trade imbalances and, above all, makinq Proqress in copinq with the debt problems -all of these PresuPPOse that we jointlv take an unequivocal stand aqainst protectionism and tursue a consistent PDlicv ai ned at open markets. Economic Problems cannot be solved throuqh confrontation but onlv throuqh constructive en-operation. JB/8 A/S-18/PV.8 31 (Mrs. de St. Jorre, Seychelles) One hcs to admit, thouqh, that the whole process of aid is unnecessarily tramelled in lonq, time-consuminq bureaucratic or administrative procedures. The donor countries, with their complex internal administrative Procedures, find it difficult to be flexible in adaPI:inq to the often necessary chanQes in third world countries. Very often, the process can take more than one year from the time the request is submitted to the time it is approved. Disbursement can often take as lonq. That is of course frustratinq for the beneficiarv countrv, which, beinq at the receivinq end, has no dloice but to wait. In the mean time, it is the people who suffer the most, because, not havinq the necessary funds, the countrv cannot 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of international cooperation in providing aid to developing countries, with a focus on economic development and the need for a favorable climate for trade. It highlights the challenges faced by donor countries in providing aid, including bureaucratic procedures and the need for flexibility in adapting to changing circumstances in recipient countries.

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