UN General Assembly
1963

48. What nations need is not trade in general but trade on mutually advantageous terms: trade without discrimination and without artificial political, economic and administrative barriers, trade by which the full sovereignty of both parties is recognized and interference by either in the internal affairs of the other is outlawed. In adopting the resolution on the convening of an international conference on trade and development [resolution 1785 (XVII)], the United Nations gave voice to a universal desire, for the people expect that this conference will mark the first steps towards bringing order into world trade. It is the responsibility of this session to ensure that these steps are really taken in the interests of all mankind. 49. Now that there are good prospects for closer cooperation among all countries, it is essential that the reactionary forces obstructing the peaceful coexistence of peoples should be kept in check. In this regard, an important responsibility falls upon the United Nations, which must work much better and much more effectively and actively than in the past.