"victory" would not have come about without their persistent confrontational behaviour. Their sole concern in cominq decades will be to foster such developments in order to reformulate those countries' political and economic systems. That will only deepen the rift between the North and the South and w ideo the qap between rich and poor. There is also concern at the emerqence of economic meqa-Powers which have achieved their prosperi tv throuqh protectionism. Were such behaviour to preva i1 and be Promoted, it would add to the difficulties hamper inQ international co-operation and stiflinq the chances of revitalizinQ economic qrowth and development. We hope that those aPPrehensions and concerns are without foundation. M'{ country sincerelY believes in international co-operation and holds that it must succeed, not onlY to meet mankind's asPiration to orosperitv, security and peace, but also to ward off the real danqers that threaten nature: the Earth's environmental problems. That this session coincides with Earth Day demonstrations throuqhout the world qive us reason to hope. The qreat attention riqhtlv accorded in the rich countries to those demonstrations prompts me to cite a qreat third world leader, who said, "Povertv is the worst kind of environmental pollution". The orior ities of countries differ. The priorities of developinq States differ further from those of industrialized States. The or iori ties of develoPinq nations are to secure sustenance, basic health care, food and education. Thus our approach to problems differs, inasmuch as our needs do. But we must realize that the problem we face is one and the same. The world cannot eniov peace and securitv EMS/30 A/S-18/PV.S 142 (Mr. Treiki, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) if it renains divided into the haves and the have-nots. We call on the industrialized nations to qive serious and unselfish thouqht to tacklinq the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the impact of economic and political systems on international cooperation, environmental issues, and social inequality. It highlights the concerns of developing countries and the importance of addressing these issues to achieve global peace, security, and prosperity. The text also touches on the concept of poverty as a form of environmental pollution.

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