objectives would undoubtedly be roc>re effective than the use of clumsy,. bureaucratic and costly co-ordinating mechanisms. The outcome of this special session could in fact give a new impulse to the efforts we must undertake to make our own system more ooherent and more effective. JSM/dl S/A-18/PV.2 176 (Mr. Hansenne, ILO) It will soon be a half-century since the peoples of the United Nations affirmed their resolve 0to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom". It is striking how timely this objective remains, an objective which was made universal for the first time by our Charter. Perhaps it is now, at last, that we have a clearer visioo than ever of this resolve, at the same time as we have rediscovered the commonsense principle that economic, social and political progress are not independent of each other but, rather, mutually supportive. May I therefore reiterate the fervent hope that the declaration to be adopted by the special session will accomplish that necessary tour de force of integrating these three dimensions in its definition of the principles to govern international economic co-operation in the years to come, and that that international co-operation may promote a strengthening of the work of the international system, of which I have the honour of being a humble servant. The meeting rose at 9.05 p.m. ( r'. ( 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of international cooperation and the need for a holistic approach to economic development, emphasizing the interconnectedness of economic, social, and political progress. The speaker mentions the United Nations' objective to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, and hopes that the declaration adopted by the special session will integrate these three dimensions in its definition of principles for international economic cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade