Translate the following English sentence to French:
"However, I have to say that I was dealing with these problems 13 or 14 years ago and, alas, much less has happened to the good than one would have liked."
Toutefois, je dois dire que je m'occupais de ces problèmes il y a 13 ou 14 ans mais, hélas, les choses ne sont pas allées dans le bon sens autant qu'on l'aurait voulu.