UN General Assembly
1963

12. The ideal of a lasting peace in brotherhood and harmony cannot be realized amid servitude and duress. It is shocking to witness how outworn colonialism in its most backward form still persists, disguised, in certain parts of Africa, where the struggle for the liberation of the oppressed population is going forward. But its position is being rendered daily more uncomfortable, and it will soon be swept away by the tidal wave of nationalism and by the decisive action of the free forces of all countries. 13. Elsewhere, racial discrimination, that by-product of colonialism which continues to defy the conscience of civilized peoples, must be resolutely condemned. The shameful practices which have been elevated into an official doctrine are an insult to human dignity and a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter. 14. I alluded just now to our domestic problems which, as is well known, have been settled outside the United Nations. However, since Laos is a Member of this Organization, it is my duty to talk to you about them in order to sum up the situation.