UN General Assembly
1977

138. As we all know, the-accumulation of decisions that are not implemented blocks the whole mechanism of the United Nations. It is more than high time not only to be realistic, but also to show loyalty and sincerity and to live up to one's word. 139. No one questions the fact that the importance of a country is gauged among other things in terms of its technical achievements.-In fact it is through these means that man can expect to dominate the world and improve the fate of his fellow men. In our view-and this is almost a glimpse of the obvious—the economic and social development of under-developed countries will only become a reality when they have really made some technological achievements. The developed countries know they should not continue to shirk their international obligations in this field. 140. This aspect of development places us squarely in the field of industrialization—in other words, the field of action of UNIDO.