strengthened. Thus, operational activities must be capable of coping with the subregional and regional dimensions of co-operation. They should be of benefit to all the developing countries which believe that the resources and experience of the United Nations system can give useful input at a given phase of their development process. They should be focused more resolutely on the stabilization and strengthening of the endogenous capacities of the developing countries, both at the individual level and at the level of their mutual co-operation. The development of the domestic policies of the developing countries, their desire to ensure that every individual enjoys his full rights, the effects of economic regroupings which are taking place both in the North and in the South, the integration of the countries of Eastern Europe into the world economy: all of this calls for better adapted and more vigorous international co-operation, at the service of a more balanced North-South relationship and a South-South economic space that responds to the real potential of the developing world. The forthcoming BCT/gt A/S-18/PV. 3 93 (Mr. Ghozali, Algeria) preparation of a new United Nations strategy for development, the holding in September 1990 of the second United Nations conference on the least developed countries, the negotiations at the Uruguay Round which are entering their final phase, the international Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 are important opportunities for pursuing the resurgence of international co-operation, for which the present special session must lay the foundations and establish the frame of reference. While the present decade has opened with the promise of detente and security, the joint struggle against underdevelopment, poverty and economic inequality should be its trade mark. For the development of the developing countries is in the interest not only of the peoples of the South but also of the peoples of the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the need for strengthened international cooperation to address the challenges of development, poverty, and economic inequality in developing countries. It highlights the importance of considering the subregional and regional dimensions of cooperation, as well as the need for a more balanced North-South relationship and a South-South economic space. The text also mentions specific events and initiatives, such as the preparation of a new United Nations strategy for development and the second United Nations conference on the least developed countries. These points suggest that the text is primarily focused on economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade