UN General Assembly
1993

the region. This is crucial to any long-term improvement in Africa’s economic situation. I should add that the removal of unfair trade practices would go a long way towards eliminating the need for aid. This is why we are anxious to see an early conclusion of the Uruguay Round, which we hope will address the thorny issue of market access, as this is of major concern to developing countries. Finally on this issue we call on the United Nations to provide the necessary support for the successful implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s and the work of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on African Economic Recovery and Development. We welcome the initiative of the Japanese Government in convening the Tokyo International Conference on African Development and hope it will contribute to the mobilization of financial and technological resources much needed to ensure Africa’s development. In translating the spirit of Rio de Janeiro into action, the Gambia has already launched its Environmental Action