UN General Assembly
1992

equitable basis, in the various agencies of the United Nations system which bear mandates of fundamental importance in resolving the affairs of mankind with respect to problems of peace, international security, development and environmental protection. 88 We hope that the work under way for the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations will take our needs into consideration. Angola considers such restructuring to be opportune provided it is directed towards eliminating mechanisms for taking action that are outdated or are no longer attuned to the present reality, and provided that the restructuring has as its fundamental objective the strengthening of the role of the Organization to the benefit of all mankind. In recent decades the world economic situation has swung widely in various corners of the planet. But the general trend has been towards polarization. As a result, while we observe an increase in economic growth for the developed countries, we note a substantial decrease in growth for developing countries. The situation in some cases is critical. The second Conference of the Least Developed Countries, held at Paris in