UN General Assembly
1965

91. Further, we condemn the annexation of South West Africa by Verwoerd, an annexation carried out in flagrant violation of international law and of the sacred right to self-determination of the people of South West Africa. We demand unconditional independence for this country. 92. Having dealt with decolonization, I should now like to say a few words about the world economic situation. 93. In this twentieth century, the world's conscience is troubled by the increasing anxiety caused by the growing disparity between the heavily industrialized countries and the developing countries. A current survey of the world economy shows that, despite the laudable efforts made both through the United Nations specialized agencies and through bilateral programmes of assistance to the developing countries, the gap between the affluent world and the developing world has only grown wider until it has come to jeopardize the future of the young States. 94. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which aroused such hopes, has not yet found rational ways and means of halting the collapse and deterioration of world market prices.