Colombo summit adopts programme for economic cooperation

Resolution 3201 (S-VI) asserted sovereign equality, control over natural resources and a fairer international economic order.

Resolution 3202 (S-VI) set out measures on trade, industrialization, technology and financing to put the New International Economic Order agenda into action.

The charter affirmed states’ sovereignty over economic activities and natural resources and presented principles for international economic relations.

UNIDO’s Lima conference adopted a declaration and plan of action pressing for a larger share of world industrial production for developing countries.

At their foreign ministers’ meeting, non-aligned countries adopted a programme for mutual assistance and solidarity, including cooperation among developing states.

The UN conference concluded with a plan for developing countries to exchange knowledge and technical capacity on their own terms.

The General Assembly endorsed the plan, reinforcing technical cooperation among developing countries as a recognized international development approach.

The G77 ministerial meeting adopted a programme on collective self-reliance and a framework for negotiations with industrialized states.

States adopted the constitution of UNIDO, giving an intergovernmental foundation to work on industrial development, including in newly independent countries.

The sixth summit advanced anti-colonial solidarity and economic cooperation while members also debated the movement’s direction during the Cold War.