The Security Council considered this question at its 1050th–1056th meetings, July 31–August 7, 1963. At the invitation of the President the representatives of Tunisia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Madagascar took places at the Security Council table. The question was being considered at the request of 32 African governments which had sent a letter to the President of the Security Council asking the Council to take up “the explosive situation existing in the Republic of South Africa” which they alleged constituted a serious threat to international peace and security. The letter was accompanied by an explanatory memorandum setting forth the important provisions of a resolution on this subject adopted by the heads of African states at Addis Ababa on May 22–25, 1963.

In accordance with a request by the permanent representative of Cambodia, the Security Council at its 1118th–1122nd and 1124th–1126th meetings, May 19–June 4, 1964, considered a complaint concerning alleged acts of aggression committed by the Republic of Vietnam and the United States against the territory and civilian population of Cambodia. At the invitation of the Council's President, the permanent representative of Cambodia, Mr. Sonn, took a place at the Security Council table.

The resumed 36th session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), comprising the 1304th–1313th meetings, was held in New York on December 16–23, 1963, and on January 23, 1964, under the presidency of Mr. A. Patiño (Colombia).

The General Assembly held its eighteenth session, comprising the 1206th–1285th plenary meetings, at UN Headquarters from September 17 to December 17, 1963, during which time it took action on 86 agenda items. Zanzibar and Kenya were admitted to membership at the 1281st plenary meeting on December 16, 1963, thereby bringing the total UN membership to 113.

The annual report of the Technical Assistance Board (TAB) to the Technical Assistance Committee (TAC) for 1963 was an interim report on the implementation of the 1963–1964 Expanded Program of Technical Assistance (EPTA), covering the salient features of the 1963 operations. The report noted the proposal that the next annual report should include a review of the first fifteen years' work of the Program as well as a detailed survey of the 1963–1964 period.

The Security Council considered the situation in the Republic of South Africa resulting from the apartheid policies of the South African government during its 1073rd–1078th meetings held from November 27 to December 11, 1963. The Council had before it the request made by 32 African and Asian states in a letter of October 23, 1963, addressed to the President of the Security Council; and the report by the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to the request made in the Security Council's Resolution of August 7, 1963, that he keep the situation in South Africa under observation and report to the Security Council by October 30, 1963. At the President's invitation Mrs. Pandit (India), Mr. Grimes (Liberia), Mr. Rakotomalala (Madagascar), Mr. Slim (Tunisia), and Mr. Karefa-Smart (Sierra Leone) took places at the Security Council table.

The Trusteeship Council held its 30th session comprising its 1203rd–1224th meetings from May 29 to June 26, 1963. At the 1203rd meeting Mr. Barnes (Liberia) was elected President of the Council and Mr. Corner (New Zealand) was elected Vice President.

South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v. South Africa; Liberia v. South Africa): By an order of February 5, 1963, the President of the International Court of Justice fixed September 30, 1963, as the time limit for the filing of the South African countermemorial in the South West Africa cases. At the request of the government of South Africa, the Court in its order of September 18, 1963, extended this time limit to January 10, 1964. By its order of January 20, 1964, the International Court noted that the South African countermemorial had been filed, and it fixed as time limits June 20, 1964, for the filing of the replies of Ethiopia and Liberia; and November 20, 1964, for the filing of the rejoinder by South Africa

Secretary-General U Thant in his Introduction to the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, 16 June 1962—15 June 1963 commented that the year under review had been marked by a number of developments which on the whole may be said to have brightened the international outlook and strengthened the UN as a result. According to the Secretary-General, the Cuban crisis provided the UN with the opportunity to help avert what appeared to be impending disaster. Proposals which he had been encouraged to make by a large number of Member States not directly involved in the crisis had the immediate effect of tending to ease the situation. In addition, the UN provided an opportunity, both through the Security Council and the Secretariat, for dialogues among the interested parties. The turn of the year also marked a sudden change for the better in the Congo. As a result the terms of the UN mandate in the Congo as far as the military force was concerned had now largely been fulfilled. External military interference in the Congo had ceased, the territorial integrity of the country had been secured, and law and order had generally been restored and were being maintained, although the situation in one or two areas still was giving some cause for concern.

The Board of Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development held its 1963 annual meeting jointly with that of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., from September 30 to October 4, 1963, under the chairmanship of Mr. Guido Carli, Governor for Italy.1 The meeting was held in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Bank's affiliates, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the International Development Association (IDA). The new President of the Bank and its affiliates, Mr. George D. Woods, presented in his annual address a brief summary of the highlights of the year's activities and a more detailed picture of the future opportunities of the Bank

The 31st session of the Trusteeship Council, comprising its 1225th–1243rd meetings, was held from May 20 to June 29, 1964. At its opening meeting the Council elected Mr. Corner (New Zealand) President and Mr. Doise (France) Vice President.

The Board of Governors presented its report on the Agency's work during its seventh year, covering the period from July 1, 1963, to June 30, 1964, to the eighth General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Noting that the membership of the Agency had increased from 82 to 87 during the year under review, the report listed the five new members: Algeria, Gabon, the Ivory Coast, Libya, and Nigeria. In its introduction, the report stated that the year had been marked by further notable improvement in the prospects for economically competitive nuclear power and by interesting developments with regard to the use of nuclear energy for desalinization. In accordance with a request of the General Conference, the Board had considered the question of financing IAEA's activities but had not been able to make any further recommendations.

The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held its eighteenth annual meeting in Washington, D.C., from September 30 through October 4, 1963, under the chairmanship of Mr. Emilio Colombo, Governor for Italy. Introducing the annual report, Mr. Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, the new Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the Fund, welcomed the governors of the twenty member countries which had joined the Fund since the last annual meeting: Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Leopoldville), Dahomey, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and Upper Volta. With the addition of these new members the Fund had a total membership of 102. Mr. Schweitzer commented that in the fiscal year ended in April 1963 eighteen countries had purchased the equivalent of $580 million from the Fund and the equivalent of $807 million had been received in repurchases. Both purchases and repurchases were less than in the previous fiscal year when the United Kingdom had made a very large drawing. The Fund had also made stand-by arrangements with twenty countries under which $1.8 billion was available, including the recently renewed stand-by arrangement of $1.0 billion with the United Kingdom and the $500 million stand-by arrangement with the United States.

The 36th session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), comprising the 1264th–1303rd meetings, was held in Geneva from July 2, 1963, to August 2, 1963, under the presidency of Mr. A. Patiño (Colombia).

On May 26, 1964, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and its affiliate, the International Development Association (IDA), joined with the United States Agency for International Development (AID) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide the equivalent of $39 million to the government of Ecuador to assist a $62.2 million, five-year, national highway program. The International Bank loan amounted to $9 million, the IDA credit to $8 million, the AID loan to $13.3 million, and the IDB loan to $6 million. In September 1963 AID had made a previous loan of $2.7 million for the program; the remaining costs of $23.2 million were to be covered by the government of Ecuador.

The Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held its 63rd session in Paris from October 26 to December 12, 1962, under the chairmanship of Dr. Mohamed Awad (United Arab Republic). The Board took note of the salient developments and progress outlined by the Acting Director-General, Mr. Rene1 Maheu, in his oral report on the activities of UNESCO since the Board's 62nd session.

The 38th session of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was held at UN Headquarters, New York, on April 16 and 17, 1962, under the chairmanship of Mr. Louis Maire. The Council discussed the report of the first session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the World Food Program (IGC) and recommended that the program be initiated with minimum delay and that the pledging conference be convened at the earliest possible date.

The International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) was notified in Demember 1962 that, due to the Chinese invasion and the consequent national emergency, India could not host the fifteenth Universal Postal Congress which had been scheduled to open on March 1, 1963, in New Delhi. On January 17, 1963, the Director of the International Bureau, Mr. Weber, received from the Austrian government an official invitation to hold the fifteenth Congress in Vienna in June 1964.