GA/AB/3251
28 October 1998
The General Assembly would urge all States, in particular those with major space capabilities, to contribute actively to the goal of preventing an arms race in outer space, by the terms of a draft resolution on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space approved this morning by the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization).
While official development assistance (ODA) was important, the way forward for the development of Africa was not through aid, but through foreign direct investment and the acquisition of skills and technologies, the representative of Malaysia told the General Assembly this afternoon.