UN General Assembly
1984

138. If we are to achieve a much needed breakthrough in the North South problem and, in particular, if we are to promote further economic and technical cooperation between North and South, I believe that, in addition to the efforts for the expansion of development assistance and "human resources development", we need what I would call a concerted effort by both North and South based on a new perspective. For example, closer and more substantive dialogue between donor and recipient countries, if it were conducted in a concerted manner by both sides, would greatly enhance effectiveness and efficiency in economic cooperation. At the same time, positive use should be made of the dynamism of the private sector in tackling the difficult problems of development. In technology, as in capital cooperation, efforts to establish a more organic link between government level cooperation and private sector cooperation are certainly of increasing importance to both North and South.