UN General Assembly
1980

110. Because of its anachronistic nature the present inter-national system, which is intrinsically un-egalitarian, must inevitably lead to trouble. The present world situation is characterized by severe tensions, among them the phenomenon of decolonization, local conflicts and the unbridled arms race, all of which are causes of instability and threats to peace. 111. Only the strict application of the excellent principles inscribed in golden letters in the Charter of the United Nations can prevent the advent of the direst of consequences. Among those principles we note especially the right of every people to control its fate. There is no force in the world which can destroy forever the will of peoples to decide their own destiny.