UN General Assembly
1965

146. There is no doubt that it was the progressive current which has led to results constituting the assets in the balance-sheet of these twenty years. It led to our adoption of such important resolutions as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [resolution 217 A (III)], the resolutions on general and complete disarmament [1884 (XVIII) and 1908 (XVIII)], the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [resolution 1514 (XV)], the Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space [resolution 1962 (XVIII)], the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [resolution 1904(XVIII)], and a few others. Each of the major declarations constituted a milestone in the development of our Organization, but often we are inclined to forget these achievements. 147. United Nations bodies have been engaged in working out principles of international economic relations. The activities of regional economic commissions have paved the way towards the elaboration of constructive plans for regional economic co-operation.