UN General Assembly
1952

58. These figures speak for themselves. We have been told here that more than half the peoples of the world are under-nourished and many others on the verge of famine. Is not the vast difference in national productivity largely due to the fact that the natural resources of the under-developed countries and the raw materials they produce have not been sufficiently utilized for their profit? Most of these countries make a great contribution to the production of raw materials. Are they all equitably remunerated for it? That is the crux of the problem, the problem of the better distribution of wealth, which the United Nations must consider in order to find a solution which will safeguard the rights of all.