UN General Assembly
1959

152. There is in our day a marked tendency towards universality in international affairs, which is clearly determined by technical and economic developments. In questions of peace and war, there are no longer parties concerned and others not concerned. Over the last couple of years economic trends and developments in the industrialized countries have had immediate and serious effects in the raw material producing and agricultural areas of the world. Lately there is also a growing realization of the impact of trends in the less developed countries upon the more advanced and diversified economies. 153. I would like to stress the importance to the world community as a whole of an ever more active participation of all Members, old and new, in the solution of our common problems.