This official UN information kit includes a series of pictures presenting a character study of Dr H.V. Evatt, United Nations General Assembly President, taking part in the plenary meetings of the General Assembly and accompanied by quotations reflecting his ideas on the importance of this world organisation.

Digital order no: a5758015

"...the United Nations remains today the corner-stone of effective international action to maintain peace and security and promote higher standards of welfare throughout the whole world."

Digital order no: a5758001

"The charter declares the principles of justice, crystallizes the hopes and principles of international behaviour, and should be the guide to the leaders of all nations."

Digital order no: a5758003

He is intensely critical of peoples' lack of faith in the United Nations: "The United Nations has not failed the peoples of the world. The people of the world have faith in the United Nations. It is their chief instrument in the struggle to create a world based on justice. Nothing else is a substitute for it; nothing else can be a substitute for it."

Digital order no: a5758007

"In the last few years, difficulties have arisen, and often also suspicion and lack of co-operation. These difficulties were not caused by the United Nations. They would have been far greater without the United Nations, which serves as a meeting ground for constant effort to solve problems through free discussion and on the basis of the principles set out in the Charter."  

Digital order no: a5758009

"The Charter is the primary instrument of international peace. It provides that all other obligations which individual nations accept must be subordinated to, and in accordance with those accepted in the United Nations Charter."

Digital order no: a5758011

Digital order no: a5758013