UN General Assembly
1969

that we still have the same attitude, but I should at once like to add that the Republic of Madagascar has now, without any feelings of guilt whatsoever, affixed its signature to the new Convention of Association. It believes that this Convention is an indispensable instrument for the development of its economy and that it also constitutes, at the multilateral level, one of the rare examples of international co-operation that has produced the effects that were anticipated. 68. The results obtained through the United Nations do not come up to expectations. This is undoubtedly because the principles enshrined in our Charter have, unfortunately, not been respected, and we have forgotten the solemn obligation that we inherited from those who died in the last world war to bring a little more justice, a little more stability, to human relations. In this respect, I cannot but regret that our Organization plays but a limited — a too limited — role, to my mind, in the search for solutions to our current problems. I shall explain my reasons for taking this view.