UN General Assembly
1969

co-operation, the developing countries should, in their turn, assist the least developed countries among them. To the extent of its possibilities and in a wide range of fields, the Argentine Republic constantly practises this type of co-operation. 73. As the Assembly is well aware, there is another subject to which our Government attaches high priority, namely, multilateral aid. The Argentine Republic has submitted a proposal to convert the present World Food Programme into a truly effective instrument for the elimination of hunger through the establishment of a world food fund. Changes in current bilateral programmes and the World Food Programme should be largely based on multilateral solutions that will not damage the trade of the efficient exporting countries. 74. Men cannot be subordinated to things. For that reason, recalling the words of His Holiness Pope Paul VI, we should not reduce the number of guests at the banquet of life but rather increase the food on the table. Today, given technological progress and the resources of economic organization, man has it within his power to eliminate