providing drinking waterto20sectors whichwere previo~sly without thisessential p1:ovis~on.AW/ed A/40/PV.4 61 (Mr.Guissou, Burkina FaSo) Wearehappytounderscore theeffective contribution madebytheapecialized agencies oftheUnitedNations, specifically theworldHealthOrganization (WHO) andthennitedNations Children's Fund(UNICEF) inour·Commando Vaccination" effort, andtheUnitedNations Development Programne (tJ!mP)forcarrying outthe drilling ofwellsandforotherworkrelating toourinfrastructure. Wearenotsimplyboasting ofourachievements here. Weareexpressing a belief, onethatwehavedeveloped overthes-epasttwoyearsofrevolutionary struggle. InBurkina Faso,positive developnents andrealachievements haveproved thatitisnowpossible tobuildabetterworld,solongaswearewilling tothink theunthinkable andtoinvolve asmanyaspossible inthisendeavour. Inourowndailystruggles wealsoparticipate, inwordandindeed,inthe justandlegitimate struggles ofallpeoples against imperialism, colonla~ism, nee-colonialism andracism-themaincausesoftheevilsthatarecrippling all intiatives forajustandequitable peacethroughout theworld. Thisongoing searchforinternational peaceandsecurity remains themajor imperative ofourOrganization ontheeveofitsfortieth anniversary. InhisreportontheworkoftheOrganization, thesecretary-General quite rightly emphasized therolethateachMemberStatemustplayinordertosafeguard themission oftheunitedNations: themaintenance ofinternational peaceand security. IntheSecurity Council Burkina Fasohasbeenworking tothebestofits ability andbasingitsparticipation onafirmdefence oftheprinciples ofthe Charterandthefundamentalrightsofpeoples. Henceweendorse theSecretary-General's proposal tomembersoftheSecurity Council tomakethismajorbodyoftheunitedNations thetrueguardian ofpeaceAW/ed A/40/PV.4 62 (Hr.Guissou, Burkina Faso) rather;thananarenaofconfrontation between ideologies andpolicies thatareat timestotally irrelevant tothebasic:concerns ofpeoples. Goingbeyondthe Security Council, wereaf£irm theneedtokeeptheunitedNations asawholefree ofbilateral controversy andmakeitonceagainthetrueforumformultilateralism. Fatherland ordeath,wewilltriumph. Mr.DHANABAIAN (Singapore): Allowmetocongratulate thePrr,$ident on hisassumption ofthishighoffice. Therearefewmeninthishallwhohavebeen associated withtheUnitedNations aslongashehas.Ifthefortieth session of theUnitedNations General Assembly istoprovide meaningful newdirections forthe future;itwillrequire vision andleadership. Itcouldnothavefoundabetter manthanhimtoguideit. Pleaseallowmealsotopauseamomentandplaceonrecordourdeep appreciation fortheworkdonebyhispredecessor, Ambassador PaulLusaka. He brought greathonourtohiscountry andtothecontinent ofAfricawithhisfine stewardship oftheGeneral Assembly through thethirty-ninth session. Notleast amongtheachievements ofthethirty-ninth session wasthegreatoutpouring of concern, bothinwordsanddeeds,forthecrisisthatafflicted manyAfrican nations. ThiswasdueinnosmallparttoAJrbassador Lusaka's efforts. Wethank him. Inrecentyears,theUnitedNations hasalsobenefited fromthewiseguidance p~ovided bytheSecretary-General, HisExcellency JavierPerezdeCuellar. Ina seriesofremarkably candid anclinsightful annualreports, from1982to1985,he hasopenlydiscussed andanalysed thestrengths a~dweaknesses ofthis Organization. Thosewhowishtounderstand wheretheUnitedNations standstoday needgonofurthel thanthesefourannualreports togra~pthecrisisandthe challenges facingtheUnitedNations today.Aw/ed A/40/PV ..4 .63:. (Mr.Dhanabalan, Singapore) Theprestige ofthei1nitedNatioos isatanall-time 1ow.Thedebatesofthe Security Council andtheGeneral Assembly, whichoncegripped worldattention, are nowgenerally givenscantconsideration. TheCharter statesthattheunited Nations wascreated "tosavesucceeding generations fromthescourge ofwar".Yet inthelast40yearstherehavebeenabout150armedconflicts, bigandsmall, whichhavekilled 16million people, andperhaps asmanyas20million. In1983 alone,therewere40separate armed c~iflicts, majorandminor,involving 75countries, orhalfthemembership oftheUnitedNations. Themajority ofthe victims oftheseconflicts havecomefromthedeveloping 'Countries. TheUnitedNations hasnotbeenindifferent totheseconflicts. Eachyearwe haveheretakenprincipled standsonsuchkeyinstqnces offoreign aggression and occupation asontherightsofthePalestinian people, andtheNamibian people, and theoccupation bysovietandVietnamese armiesofAfghanistan andCambodia. In spiteofourclearstatements, theconflicts persist, resulting incritics ofthe unitedNations suggesting thatthisOrganization mayhavefailed. Recentdevelopments inSouthAfricahavegivenusarayofhope.TheUnited
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Burkina Faso at the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the country's achievements and challenges. The speech highlights the country's efforts to provide drinking water to previously unserved areas and its participation in international peace and security efforts. The text also touches on the topic of humanitarian aid and relief, mentioning the crisis affecting many African nations.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations