UNCTAD Working Group Approves Articles of Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States

The forty-nation Working Group of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States held its fourth session in Mexico City from 10 to 29 June. A series of substantive articles for inclusion in the envisaged charter were approved during the session and alternative proposals on unresolved issues were submitted.
A view of the presiding table at the opening of the session. Left to right: Mr. Jean Pierre Martin, UNCTAD Director in Charge of Working Group Session; Mr. Emilio O. Rabasa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico; Ambassador Jorge Castaneda, President of UNCTAD IV Working Group; Mr. Moses Adebanjo, Secretary of the Working Group; Mr. Krasnov, Secretary of the Commission; Mr. D. Caufield, Legal Advisor; and Mr. R. Moehler, Rapporteur. [Exact date unknown]