UN General Assembly
1976

The world has embarked upon a fundamental re-examination of its structures under the pressure of events and the brutal eloquence of facts. It has become clear to all that, as has been said, upon the urgent transformation of the world economic structure, upon the awareness of the countries, depends the progress and the liberation of the great under-developed world, through collaboration based on solidarity, justice and respect for human rights, whereas, otherwise, they will be drawn along upon the path of conflict, violence and suffering, precisely for the purpose of ensuring respect for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. 33. Thus, it is always man who is involved, here as. elsewhere-man and his inalienable rights and, above all, his primary freedom, that which frees him from poverty, famine and ignorance. But what has the international community done in this respect?