build the school or the hospital it needs. When aid is asked for, it is because there is an urqent need for it. It cannot be diverted from already scant resources already committed to other sectors. Without this aid, a country cannot build up its social and economic infrastructure. It is condemned therefore to stay poor. Yet another problem that one has to face is the non-delivery on promises. Governments chanqe; their priorities or inclination; may not be the same. After makinq countless representations towards securinq assistance, one is told that the funds promised are no lonqer available. I submit that there is no justification for leadinq a country to believe that its request has every chance of beinq acceded to when all alonq the donor country has no intention of di sbursinq the aid requested. That is the sad experience that quite a number of developinq countries have had to face over the past years. The quest for aid, we all know, is an arduous task, especially in the Present circumstances, but it can be a mutually rewardinq experience for the partners concerned when implemented properly. It is, as I have already said, a two-way process, for in most cases a proportion of the aid q iven usually finds its way back to the donor country in one form or another. JB/8 A/S-18/PV. 8 32 (Mrs. de St. Jorre, Seychelles) In all fairness, it must be said that the fault -if fault there be -does not lie only with the donor countries. One must have the oouraqe to admit that misappropriation of aid is a Practice that unfortunately is all too often Prevalent :i.n developinq countries. In certain cases, it has been documented, less than 15 per cent of the aid given finds its wav to the population. There is thus a need to 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of aid in developing countries, highlighting the challenges of securing aid, the need for accountability, and the consequences of misappropriation of aid. The text also emphasizes the two-way nature of aid, where the recipient country may eventually benefit the donor country. The focus is on the economic and social development of the recipient country, rather than on specific sectors or industries.

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