The development dimension, so often referred to in the declarations we have formulated as members of the United Nations, is an intrinsic element in the many aspects of a country’s economic improvement, such as meeting basic needs of nutrition, health, housing and education, without which there is no underpinning for development in other domains. Human beings have evolved through curiosity. That same curiosity continues to be the force that drives today’s technological revolution. However, the needs are no longer the same — nor, unfortunately, are the environments.