UN General Assembly
1991

We commend deservedly the efforts undertaken by some States to arrange a partial rescheduling or cancellation of certain debts in third-world countries in general, and of those in Africa in particular, and I appeal to other States to do the same in the interests of all. For, if nothing is done today to guarantee for our youth a future that is humanely acceptable, the difficult constraints and the many privations imposed by the economic adjustments which are being made all over the continent, will most definitely lead to social problems end political Instability that no coercive measure will be able to contain for long. To rescue Africa from its desperate economic situation, rapid action on the part of the international community is indispensable.