UN General Assembly
1993

Social Development in 1995. This renewal of interest is motivated by the profound changes in the social and political situation in the world, and the shifting of priorities at the State level. Democracy cannot become stronger unless there is at least a minimum level of prosperity for peoples. One obstacle to this strengthening of democracy and thus the full development of human rights is poverty, the poverty in which the majority of our populations live. The right to development has been ignored for too long. It must now be regarded as a priority right, a sacred right. Forty-eighth session - 29 September l993 47 This right to development is the right to dignity, to personal development, and is not compatible with the subhuman status afflicting millions of human beings, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The right to development is a human right and a national right, and that is why we welcome the conclusions of the World Conference on Human Rights, which was held in Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993. That Conference