UN General Assembly
1974

107. Furthermore, the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, which it has not been possible to finish drafting thus far because of the lack of political will of some of the developed countries, must be based on the fundamental principles adopted at the sixth special session of the General Assembly, on raw materials and development. 108. Furthermore, my delegation fully appreciates the launching of the Special Program under the Program of Action for the Establishment of a New International Economic Order to provide emergency relief and development assistance to the countries most seriously affected by the present crisis. 109. Seeking a solution to those problems of economic and social development necessarily implies consideration of questions relating to a new law of the sea. The convening by the United Nations of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, even though that Conference did not fulfill all the legitimate aspirations of the developing countries, may be regarded as the beginnings of justice in that field.