On 25 October 1971, over US opposition, but with the support of many Third World nations, along with the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, the mainland, communist People's Republic of China replaced Republic of China with a seat on the Security Council; the vote was widely seen as a sign of waning US influence in the organization. With an increasing Third World presence and the failure of UN mediation in conflicts in the Middle East, Vietnam and Kashmir, the UN increasingly shifted its attention to its ostensibly secondary goals of economic development and cultural exchange. By the 1970s, the UN budget for social and economic development was far greater than its budget for peacekeeping.
on 25 october 1971 over us opposition but with the support of many third world nations along with the socialist people's republic of albania the mainland communist people's republic of china replaced republic of china with a seat on the security council; the vote was widely seen as a sign of waning us influence in the organization with an increasing third world presence and the failure of un mediation in conflicts in the middle east vietnam and kashmir the un increasingly shifted its attention to its ostensibly secondary goals of economic development and cultural exchange by the 1970s the un budget for social and economic development was far greater than its budget for peacekeeping