On the threshold of the 1970's, governments dedicate themselves anew to the fundamental objectives enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations 25 years ago to create conditions of stability and well-being and to ensure a minimum standard of living consistent with human dignity through economic and social progress and development. (WL)

The president of the World Bank Group outlines the great need for developed and developing countries to make greater efforts to rescue poorer nations and other impoverished areas from their continuing poverty. (Author/RK)

Reviews and quotes from United Nations and UNESCO policy and program statements made during the 1970's regarding strategies for adult education and development. (WL)

Extracts from proceedings of the International Labor Conference (Geneva, June 1975) concerning organizations of rural workers and their role in economic and social development. Includes convention recommendations concerning the role of such organizations, means of encouraging their growth, legislative and administrative measures, education and…