text: to find global and lasting solutions acceptable to all parties. Thus the developing countries, the primary victims of the present situation, should continue, while working for the realization of this ever more converging will, themselves to develop a viable area of production and trade by structuring their progressive integration. Once again to illustrate its commitment to this policy my Government has jus~ established a ministerial department entrusted exclusively with inter-African integration, open to groups beyond the African continent. This rreans that South-South co-operation is, for Senegal, !\'Ore than an article of faith, it is a political priority. It is fortunate that this need was taken into account by the Group of 15, whose Heads of State or Government will meet in a few weeks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. That Group has already made significant progress in identifying ways and means likely to relaunch South-South co-operation by basing it, on the one hand, on rationalization and harmonization of different experiences and proposals concerning economic integration and, on the other hand, on the solution to the major ~ challenges, including problems linked to the environment and natural disasters. t! / Here I should like to emphasize, in the context of the United Nations Conference on BHS/dl A/S-18/PV.2 120 (Mr. Sy, Senegal) the Environment and Development planned for Brazil in 1992, the great importance my country attaches to the relationship between the environment and development. The preparatory phase of our work has clearly highlighted the need for the General Assembly to place this eighteenth special session in the context of the Fourth United Nations Decade for Development. Senegal has particular interest in the qualitative aspects of development and, in particular, in the adoption of a shared definition of the idea of harnessing human resources. The comprehensive and extremely useful report submitted by the Secretary-General provides valuable 
analysis: The text discusses the importance of international cooperation, specifically between developing countries, to find solutions to global challenges. It highlights the need for South-South cooperation and emphasizes the importance of the environment and development. The text also mentions the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which suggests that the topic of sustainable development is a key focus.