UN General Assembly
1957

58. The historic stand of the United Nations in the Suez war convinced the smaller Powers in our community of nations that this great international institution remains one of the best instruments to check aggression, maintain peace and uphold international justice. Because world public opinion proved so irresistible a moral force when Egypt became the victim of aggression, it prompted many countries to turn with renewed faith to the United Nations, whose prestige and authority rose higher than ever among nations. 59. As the representative of an Arab country, I should like to be allowed to limit my remarks to a few general aspects of the difficulties affecting world security in the Near East. 60. As we all know, a general atmosphere of crisis, together with much discontent and political instability is prevailing in the Near East. A number of States outside the area are endeavouring to remedy this state of affairs. But effective remedies will not be found until the real nature of the ills in the region is fully understood.