UN General Assembly
1968

13. A recent sign of this return to isolationism was the action taken by the United States Congress to pare down to the barest minimum American aid to developing countries. The amounts of external aid approved by Congress were the lowest in two decades. Among the victims of the sharp pruning knife of Congress were the Asian Development Bank and the International Development Association. The former was to have received $:200 million and the latter $160 million. These are relatively minor outlays and their elimination underscores the new indifference of the rich countries to the economic needs of the developing countries.