UN General Assembly
1960

53. In its effort to promote international peace and security, the United Nations has been obstructed by misuse of the veto power in the Security Council on the part of the Soviet Union. Yet, despite this, the United Nations has made significant contributions to the cause of peace. The greatest landmark in the history of the United Nations was the collective action authorized by the Security Council in 1950 to counter communist aggression in Korea. It may be recalled that the action was made possible by the absence of the Soviet Union from the Security Council. The United Nations played an important part in the settlement of the Suez crisis of 1956. The work the United Nations has now undertaken in the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) to restore law and order will surely go down in history as one of its most significant achievements. But thanks to the courage with which the Secretary-General has carried out his mandate, a start has been made in putting the Republic of the Congo on a stable basis. The Secretary-General has the support of the overwhelming majority of the General Assembly to go ahead with his work of implementing the resolutions of the Security Council and of the fourth emergency special session of the General Assembly.