UN General Assembly
1963

2. The international scene, prior to the opening of this session, has been marked by events of many kinds. Following them on a map of the world, we can journey, as it were, at little cost, through almost every continent, merely by reading the enlightening comments which are provided daily by the Press of the free world. Whether we like it or not, these great events, no matter where they may break out or become apparent, cannot fail to affect us. The world is no longer what it used to be. The expressions "old continent" and "new continent", which used to indicate everything that separated the men of two civilizations, are obsolete formulas which have gone out of use.