UN General Assembly
1962

131. Pending the institution in a constitutional manner of the necessary reforms, my delegation feels that we must make use of what we have and must try, in that way, at least to improve the working Of the United Nations, if it is not possible to improve its structure. In this connexion; we are in general agreement with many of the comments put forward by the President of the General Assembly at the last session, the representative of Tunisia, with a view to expediting the work of the Organization. This must be done not only by adopting certain formal resolutions but also by bearing constantly in mind the need to shorten the debates, to avoid points of order that are not absolutely necessary and to reduce to a minimum statements on secondary questions which sometimes divert the attention of the Assembly to the detriment of its essential work. If this were done, it would be possible to avoid the indefinite prolongation of sessions and to ensure that the Assembly — and this is the most serious aspect of the prolongation of sessions — does not decline in importance and interest in the eyes of the world by becoming a kind of permanent deliberative body.