UN General Assembly
1959

23. For nearly five years a relentless war has been raging in Algeria. The important point to remember is that the Algerian war is the only shooting war in the world today, the recent incidents in the Far East notwithstanding. The war in Algeria is not a "phoney" war. It is not a cold war. The war in Algeria is a hot war, a war of fire and steel. 24. The Algerian nationalists are fighting for nothing less than the same democratic freedom and justice which we all acclaim to be the inalienable right of all human beings. Why is Algeria not yet free and independent? This is the grave question Which we all have to answer.