skilled. In the final analysis, people are both the agents and beneficiaries of development. They need to live in dignity, free from hunger, disease and want. In this respect it is of extraordinary importance that the process of integration of women in development should be consolidated and expanded. There is no country that does not recognize the need for human resource development. Some, however, are ill-equipped to satisfy that need on their own. This is therefore a fertile field for international co-operation. The third area is that of foreign investment. Such investment can assist in transforming production structures by providing capital, introducing technical and technological change, contributing to human resource development, supplying managerial know-how and creating employment through the utilization of labour resources available within the host country. In the fourth area, that of trade, there is a greater willingness to proceed with trade liberalization in the multilateral framework, as evidenced by the . Uruguay Round. The agreements adopted in April last year, for example, encouraged JVM/18 A/S-18/PV. 4 82 (Mr. Jackson, Guyana) many countries to introduce more open policies towards tropical products, and certain prohibitive aspects of agricultural policy have been removed. Yet, protectionist pressures have remained strong, new trade restrictive measures have been introduced and in some cases the multilateral mechanism has been bypassed and unilateral action taken. These contradictions need to be resolved urgently. The fifth area, that of the environment, now actively commands international attention. Preparations have already begun for the world Conference on Environment and Development to be held in Brazil in 1992. I venture to suqqest that the way we respond to the challenges to international co-operaticn that these linked issues pose will be a measure of our capacity, and indeed of our intention, to tackle the wider consequences of interdependence successfully. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses various aspects of development, including the integration of women, foreign investment, trade, and the environment. It highlights the importance of international cooperation and the need to address challenges and contradictions in these areas. The text does not specifically focus on any one sector, such as agriculture or industry, but rather takes a broad view of development.

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