UN General Assembly
1969

into account the causes of the failure of the first one and will focus on concrete measures to facilitate the commitments of the developed countries in this respect. Nonetheless, a positive response on the part of the developed countries is highly necessary to make a success of the Second United Nations Development Decade. 161. The social and economic inequalities among developed and developing nations, as well as within both categories of these nations, portend dangerous consequences for all of us. Prompt action in the way of removing such inequalities is extremely necessary to ensure a smooth and orderly evolution towards a fuller and richer life. 162. In this age, when man has landed on the moon, highlighting the tremendous progress in science and technology and turning into reality the long cherished dream of mankind, it is all the more necessary for us to be more and more concerned about the growing inequalities in the standards of living of peoples on this earth. Efforts undertaken by both developed and developing countries towards the achievement of a minimum living standard in