UN General Assembly
1963

51. This allegation is mischievous; in fact it is mischievous in the extreme, for not only is it entirely unfounded, but it is deliberately designed to clothe this Organization with an authority which is not conferred upon it by its Charter. Those responsible for this allegation know full well that the United Nations cannot concern itself with matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of Member States —a principle not only enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, but one which is often repeated at other conferences, such as the most recent one at Addis Ababa. The representatives concerned therefore seek to promote the view that in the case of South Africa certain aspects of its domestic affairs threaten the peace of the world, that is the peace among nations.