UN General Assembly
1957

209. The devastating war in Algeria is the main cause today of unrest in North Africa, a region that needs, above all, peace and security to develop its economy and resources. My country views the developments in Algeria with extreme anxiety and grave concern. We have no doubt that the peace and the security of the whole region will be threatened if events are allowed to continue in their tragic course without bold and effective measures to stop them. If the United Nations intends to live up to the principles in the Charter, the General Assembly will have no other alternative but to take an urgent and unqualified decision to uphold the right of Algeria to freedom and independence, and to open negotiations for a ceasefire.