UN General Assembly
1962

51. Thus it is to be hoped and prayed that such outstanding problems as the Berlin question may be resolved by peaceful means consistent with the obligations of all concerned. However, until there is a permanent and peaceful solution, the human problem deserves priority in our consideration. It is painfully evident that restrictions on visits between East and West Berlin are a violation of elementary human rights — rights which all ideologies recognize or profess to recognize. The tragic consequence of the Berlin wall has been the separation of husband and wife, parent and child, brother and sister, physician and patient. The sanctity of these fundamental rights transcends the political issues between forces from either side of the Berlin wall and the merits of their respective positions.