UN General Assembly
1962

45. The action undertaken in the field of economic development is augmented every year by the creation of new programmes and new institutions for aid to the developing countries. The United Nations Development Decade, the principle of which was laid down in resolution 1710 (XVI) adopted by the General Assembly during the sixteenth session, now provides both the framework and the general guidance required to organize and harmonize the economic and social activities of the United Nations. Our efforts should be directed to giving the Decade a more and more practical aspect and including in it more and more specific and effective programmes of action so as to make it a real charter for development.