UN General Assembly
1976

225. The non-aligned Heads of State or Government clearly expressed at their last Conference their conviction that the principles to safeguard and protect the weaker nations of the developing world in an age of interdependent relationship are enshrined in the Charter. The non-aligned movement, with its cohesive economic and political perceptions and progressive orientations, has continued to shape and mold the economic thinking of the developing countries and to present its position to the other camp in all common forums. 226. My Government fully endorses the principles and processes outlined in the Economic Declaration of the Colombo Conference of the non-aligned countries [A/31/ 197, annex II]. 227. The Dakar Conference on raw materials is fraught with the most important consequences for the economic development of the developing countries. The Lima Conference in 1975 set up a new set of guidelines in its program for mutual assistance and solidarity. The Manila Declaration was a comprehensive statement of ground rules for international economic negotiation and further progress in the establishment of the new international economic order.