UN General Assembly
1970

108. It is a fact that the force and authority of the principles of the Charter - which brought about the decisive event of this century, namely the emancipation of many peoples of the earth - have lost some of their hold on much of world opinion. Whether in South Africa or other parts of Africa still under colonial rule, the tide of colonialism in that part of the world, so far from ebbing, is clearly gaining strength. 109. On the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, our Organization should reaffirm the spirit and principles of the Charter and strengthen the world's confidence in it by taking specific steps to impel all States to support it in its struggle against racist and colonialist regimes and its material support of peoples still, struggling to recover their freedom and independence.