UN General Assembly
1960

181. Africa is keeping a close watch on world events, whose repercussions, whether direct or indirect, are often adverse for it; and it attaches profound importance to the economic and Social future of its populations. It is concerned over the frequent misuse of energy and capital due to unco-ordinated and even, sometimes, conflicting programmes. Africa believes that complete and rapid disarmament would relax tension and free resources sufficient to enable the means placed at the disposal of less developed countries to play, an important role in improving their domestic products and the standard of living of their inhabitants. 182. For, however spectacular they maybe, the sums devoted by the great nations to foreign aid during the last ten years represent only an infinitesimal part of their national income, by comparison with the part which they devote to military expenditure. Those great nations, therefore, contribute but little to the raising of the individual standards of living in our countries.