feel that? The acoustics of this chamber do not seem to allow the right echoes . CD/PV.554 6 (Mr, von Stülpnagel, Federal Republic of Germany ) Equality is another basis of our work, one would think. In fact I have not witnessed any discrimination against any delegation as to opportunities to express itself. But I have often wondered whether some delegations' opinions have been honoured with the same respect as others have demanded for theirs. How truly democratic is this body? In my view the answer is: Not more or less democratic than any other international conference. Some have thought we could do better. That has not proved to be the case. Why is there so little sense of urgency in what we are doing? The Secretary-General of the Conference tells us every year how many hours we have lost, hours that were granted to us by this rather clouded process of allocation of administrative services. In other organizations you have deadlines, because people have to be served with concrete decisions. They need them for their existence or subsistence, and they demand them. Here we do not have deadlines, which, if proposed, are regularly depicted as being artificial. Deadlines are helpful in my view, and the word "artificial" does not make them less effective nor less attractive nor our work less meaningful. What we should have are deadlines. Allegations of the absence of "political will" almost always mean a demand to accept one's own position. So in Canberra the Dutch delegation invented the notion of "practical will", to get us one step ahead of this old stereotype. I am afraid it is not political nor practical, diplomatic or administrative will that we lack very often, it is just the will to achieve some feat. So let me add to our dictionary the notion of the "will to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the workings of an international conference, specifically highlighting issues with the pace and effectiveness of the proceedings. The speaker seems to be questioning the level of urgency and commitment among the delegations, and suggesting that the lack of deadlines and sense of responsibility is hindering progress. The text does not contain specific references to economic development, natural resources, or any other concrete issues related to the categories listed. Instead, it seems to be focused on the process and dynamics of international diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations, Politics