UN General Assembly
1962

56. Encouraged by such progress in the world, the overwhelming majority of mankind is becoming more and pore aware of the fact that war between nations is not only an, anachronism, but a crime against humanity. This awareness is becoming a tremendous moral force, capable of exerting a substantial influence on international relations. 57. Relying on these facts, as well as on the will of their peoples, the Governments of an increasing number of countries resolutely reject the thesis of the inevitability of War as being pusillanimous, Offering no prospect, and contrary to the interests of world progress. They reaffirm their unshakable faith in the ability of the international community to organize its life without resorting to the use of force, which belongs to epochs long left behind by human history.