UN General Assembly
1961

48. The organizers of the Conference, as well as the Heads of State or Heads of Government who attended, had r. j illusions about the enormity of the responsibilities involved, nor did they pretend to have in their possession any ready-made answers or solutions to all the problems which afflict mankind in our world today. In fact, the States who met in Belgrade did not claim to be the only non-aligned 'or non-committed countries in the world. There are other non-aligned and non-committed States, who were not able to attend the Conference for several reasons. 49. The important point to emphasize is that there was a duty to be performed — a service in the interest of humanity. In rallying to participate in this great endeavour, there was no need to wait until all the non-aligned States in the world had agreed to attend the Conference. Time was of the essence, and the gravity of the situation required courage and vision and men of action to take the initiative before it was too late.