23. The world welcomed the release in South Africa of some political prisoners, the unbanning of political organizations, the holding of anti-apartheid rallies and the lifting of the state of emergency in most of the country. But it knew, as Mr. Mandela had instructed it, that until the bondage of apartheid was finally severe.d, until a non-racial," non-sexist democratic community was irreversibly established in South Africa, until Mr. Mandela and all South Africans were fully free, the call for sanctions against Pretoria should not be softened or eliminated. All knew they must stay the cours·e until then, for there was no victory without final victory. I .. • I I I) ·=~~~--- ---------- A/AC.115/SR.641 English Page 6 (Mr. Cuomo) . ___ -_ .. _ .. ___ .... ~-- 24. He was sure that all New Yorkers and the entire nation would follow with intense interest the negOtiations that would take place within South Africa on the dismantling of aFartheid and the establishment of true democracy. In whatever small ways the people of New York coul·d encourage that peaceful change, they would do so. 25. Three decades earlier,· when Nelson Man.dela had been tried for treason, the great French thinker, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, had written that the earth was more likely to stop turning than was mankind, as a whole, likely to stop organizing and unifying itself. The people of New York thanked Nelson Mandela for justifying their faith in peace, their faith in the future, and for all the ways in which he had brightened their spirit. 26. Mr. PEJIC (Yugoslavia), speaking on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, said that Nelson Mandela,personified ideals for,which the non-aligned countries had striven since the Movement1s establishment in 1961. Not even three decades of imprisonment had swayed Nelson Mandala's resolve to attain freedom and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement about Nelson Mandela's release from prison and the ongoing struggle against apartheid in South Africa. It discusses the international community's response to Mandela's release and the ongoing efforts to dismantle apartheid and establish democracy in South Africa. The text also touches on themes of freedom, unity, and the power of non-violent resistance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture