UN General Assembly
1983

world's destiny m its own way. indeed, such an attempt would only accentuate disharmony rather than promote harmony and would fore nations apart rather than bring them together. 265. in these circumstances, logic and reason dictate that there is no alternative to a policy of peaceful coexistence and co-operation among States, whether big or smelt, and irrespective of their political, economic and social systems. Let us recognize that it is in the Charter of the United Nations. 266. The factor of great-Power rivalry is but one source of world tension and conflict. The fact is that we live in an epoch of revolutionary changes which are fundamental in nature. They have generated impulses and problems which are unprecedented in character and dimensions? In this situation, a deeper source of tension is the conflict between new incipient forces advancing to the forefront and age-old forces holding on to domination. Within this changing context, the full depth of the contemporary crisis ranges from issues of disarmament to international economic processes. It is also reflected in the problems