toward development. For example, the sharp drop in world copper prices has had a devastating impact on the economies of Zambia and Zaire. The United States will deal with this problem in its bilateral assistance programs for these countries, and in our programs for multilateral action--to be proposed at UNCTAD next week--for resource development, buffer stocks, and earnings stabilization.
But our basic concern must go beyond responding to emergencies. We need to develop urgently programs to lay, the foundations for sustained growth to enable the developing nations of Southern Africa to deal effectively with global economic shocks and trends.
Let me mention four that are especially relevant to Southern Africa: Trained local manpower, rural development, advanced technology, and modern transportation.
-- For Namibia and Zimbabwe, training programs should be intensified now so that needed manpower will be ready when majority rule is attained. Existing programs to train Namibian and Zimbabwean refugees as administrators and technicians should be expanded as rapidly as possible. have requested additional funds from Congress for this purpose. We urge other donors and international organizations to do more.
We
Development for all of Southern Africa involves a process of transforming rural life. We are prepared to assist in agricultural development, in health programs, in manpower training, in improving rural transportation--through both bilateral and multilateral programs.
-- A revolution in development planning could be achieved by the use of satellites to collect vital information on crops, weather, water resources, land use, and mineral exploration. The United States has already shared with developing nations
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.