UN General Assembly
1969

remind the Assembly of a few basic problems facing the developing countries. First of all, most of our economies are based on trade in primary products. In the case of Mauritius, it is cane sugar, of which we are one of the oldest producers. Unless we obtain a better quota and a remunerative price for our product, we cannot hope to survive. This is also true of many other countries in many other spheres. The need for commodity agreements therefore made itself felt a few years ago, and developing nations will welcome a stabilization of prices in order to plan their economies ahead instead of relying on aids which at times are not forthcoming. 23. Another serious problem confronting developing countries like Mauritius is the demographic explosion, with which is also associated large-scale unemployment. We believe that the doors of countries which do not have over-population problems and which, on the contrary, lack manpower should be opened to emigrants from the over-populated areas of the world. Population mobility should be increased and must not be confined to a