UN General Assembly
1953

67. The United Nations must also settle the question of the admission of new Members, some of which have been awaiting admission since 1946. The United Nations cannot be universal in the sense intended in the Charter, it cannot perform its duties and achieve its ends, unless, as the Secretary-General pointed out in his report [A/2404], it abandons all discriminatory practices and admits to membership all States which fulfil the requirements for admission. 68. The Organization’s work should be guided by respect for the provisions of the Charter. The cause of peace is not advanced by attacks on the Charter and attempts to revise it; they can only undermine the authority of the United Nations and the confidence it inspires.