UN General Assembly
1969

limited resources, and thanks to the initiative of the National Liberation Front, we were able to open roads and to develop education, which has been increased by over 30 per cent, in the first year of our independence, and made equal opportunities possible for all our citizens, in urban as well as rural areas which had been deprived for a long time. At the same time we were able to increase the number of medical units in the hinterland with the help of friendly and sister countries. In the desert areas, where our people live in desperate conditions, deprived of the most elementary necessities, particularly water, we have begun drilling artesian wells, hoping that this will assist them to settle and improve their standard of living. 23. In the field of economic development we have concentrated our efforts in two sectors, namely agriculture and fisheries. Agriculture, in our opinion, is the basis for the introduction of industrialization in the future. 24. At the same time, we have passed the necessary laws to encourage local and foreign investments. Among these