UN General Assembly
1969

countries should therefore contribute more towards such organizations as the International Development Association so that more financial resources may be made available for that category of projects. 26. On the whole, therefore, in the decade to come we should expect from the developed countries more commitments derived from a political will; in return, the developing countries, including Mauritius, will be in a better planning position to obtain the optimum results from their natural resources. In this connexion we welcome the statement made here by Mr. Maurice Schumann, Foreign Minister of France [1763rd meeting], to the effect that the percentage of the gross national product that the developed countries have been devoting to development aid remains insufficient. 27. There is another matter, relating to the younger generation, which I feel it my duty to mention here. The state of unrest among today’s youth is symptomatic of a sense of frustration. During the twenty-third session of the Assembly, Mauritius was one of the co-sponsors of a resolution [2447 (XXIII)] requesting a study of the education