UN General Assembly
1982

between the spirit of the rule of unanimity and the use made of it are fixed on us, is undoubtedly the abuse In view of this development, which is increasingly prejudicial to the credibility and effectiveness of the United Nations, it is urgent that the international community reconsider the way in which the Security Council functions and subject it to a strict review in the light of political ethics so as to restore to that body its original purpose. The vitality of the United Nations and its ability to hold high those principles that establish its moral strength could then be demonstrated by its ability to establish and preserve real universal peace. If this session were to lead to a real determination on the part of Member States truly to make the United Nations the center for the harmonization of the actions of nations in the attainment of common ends, and if the most powerful of them were to reflect that determination in a change of attitude and conduct, then we would have reason to encourage