UN General Assembly
1965

116. The principal reason for the establishment of this Organization is the preservation of peace and security in the world in which we live. Members of this Organization have been so preoccupied with so many important roles which the United Nations has to play in the world that my delegation makes no apology for underlining once again the most important aim and objective of the Organization. It is not only the ideological conflict between West and East and the piling of armaments which menace the peace of the world today. The dictatorial and totalitarian governments, which are too much in evidence in the world, should be taken more seriously by this Organization as permanent obstacles to the maintenance of international peace and security. It is only by means of democratic institutions, and by that I mean the active participation of the people of Africa and elsewhere in governmental deliberations and decisions, that we can ensure international stability and prevent bellicose governments from resorting to war as an instrument of foreign policy.