standards oftheirexportable products, maketheirpolicy environments more conducive toexport development andpromotion andstrengthen theirinstitutions providing support totheireKport promotion efforts. Asaresult, therewillbean increasing demandfortechnical co-operation inareassuchasbusiness management training, marketing andpurchasing, andcapital investment. 13.6Thesituation inthe1990swillcallforstrengthened international co-operation notonlytoresolve tradedisputesl particularly thosethatgobeyond theapplication ofrules,butalsotopromote theorderly expansion ofworld trade. UNCTADismandated topromote international trade,especially withaview toaccelerating economic development, andwillcontribute totheformulation of principles andpolicies oninternational tradeandrelated problems of international economic co-operation anddevelopment, havingregardespecially to theparticular needsoftheleastdeveloped countries, aswellasoftheAfrican countries inthe.context offollow-up totheUnitedNations Programme ofActionfor African Economic Recovery andDevelopment 1986-1990. UNCTADwillalsocontribute tointernational co-operation toimprove thesystems, structures andarrangements thatunderpin international economic relations, particularly intheinterrelated areasoftrade, moneyandfinance lmaking themmoresupportive ofdevelopment. The .International TradeCentre UNCTAD/GATT hasanimportant andcomplementary roleto playastheUnitedNations system's focalpointfortechnical co-operation -4- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryactivities intradepromotion andexport development, withthebroadobjective of strengthening national capabilities forthedevelopment andpromotion ofexport products fromdeveloping countries andimproving theirimportoperations and management, thereby increasing theirforeign exchange earnings. 2.Overall strategy 13.7MemberStates cancontribute totheachievement oftheobjectives ofthe present programme byreaffirming theircommitment tostrengthen multilateral co-operation aimedatrevitalizing development andexpanding growth andtrade. In thatregard, theycantakethenecessary measures toimprove theenvironment for restoring thedevelopment process. Thedeveloped market-economy countries cantake co-ordinated actiontopromote stable andnon-inflationary growth anddealwith theirmutual imbalances inamannerthatwillbebeneficial todevelopment. Together withthecountries ofEastern Europe, theycancontribute tothe production potential ofdeveloping countries, improve accessfortheirexports and undertake appropriate structural adjustment. Theycanalsoexpandtheireconomic assistance andtheflowsofresources todeveloping countries. Thedeveloping countries, fortheirpart,actinginpursuit oftheirnational objectives and priorities, canstrengthen themobilization ofdomestic financial andhuman resources, including indigenous private capital andentrepreneurship, provide a suitable policy environment fortheinflowofexternal financial resources, improve theeffectiveness oftheuseofexternal anddomestic resources andintensify their mutualco-operation inpursuance ofnational andcollective self-reliance. 13.8Policyinitiatives bydeveloping countries torestore themomentum ofgrowth totheireconomies willneedtobesupplemented byco-ordinated action byother countries andinternational organizations intheinterrelated areasoftrade, money andfinance. Inseeking torevive andsustain economic growthindeveloping countries asthematerial basefortheirdevelopment, national andinternational policy-makers willhavetopayincreased attention totheimportance ofthe qualitative components ofdevelopment objectives, including ecologically sustainable growth andtheneedforfullparticipation ofallsections ofthe population inthedevelopment process, andanequitable distribution ofthe benefits ofgrowth. Forthefulfillment ofthoseaims,Governments, enterprises andotherparticipants inthedevelopment process willhavetoenhance economic
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on international trade, economic development, and cooperation between countries. It discusses the need for strengthening national institutions, promoting export development, and improving the environment for trade. The text also touches on the importance of economic growth, structural adjustment, and the need for co-ordinated action by governments and international organizations.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade