UN General Assembly
1957

23. But this does not mean that we must give up hope. Despite all these threats there is no reason for despair, and it is the proud duty of this Assembly stubbornly to continue its efforts against wind and tide to stem the forces of evil. Are these efforts vain? Local conflicts have been prevented or halted, the lives and liberty of thousands of men and women, have been preserved, the standards of life, physical and spiritual, of whole populations have been raised through the efforts of mutual assistance agencies within the framework of the Organization. And when dangerous situations arise, it is in this Assembly that the unlawful use of force is condemned. All these facts go to show that the United Nations is playing a useful and a positive role. One need only think of the immense gap that would appear in the world and in the hopes of men if this Assembly were to cease to exist.