UN General Assembly
1960

60. It is necessary, on the contrary, in Italy's view, to rely as much as possible on regional organizations. Effective arrangements of this type are already in existence within the framework of the United Nations. We hold that all the States willing to co-operate in the implementation of such a programme, both on the giving and the receiving ends, will in the future be able to perform their constructive work through suitable ties among their regional organizations on a basis of reciprocal trust and understanding of the means and needs of each one. The possibilities for concrete action will thus become greater. For the benefit of the under-developed countries, the United Nations should, wherever possible, check on the methods and the objectives for the promotion and implementation of such a programme. This is for the United Nations a task which alone would justify its existence and actions.