tant step will have been taken towards the necessary solution. 93. All the peoples of the Americas and of the West have inextricable links to certain common legal, political and moral principles. Ever since the begin- ning of its independent life, Colombia has been deter- mined to bow to the rule of law. Our status as a “State of law” makes it an obligation on the part of my country to bow to solutions of law and not solu- tions based on force. This fundamental position is also that of the Argentine people, which, in such dif- ficult times, have the support of the people and Gov- ernment of Colombia in their claims to sovereignty during the relevant negotiations. Argentina and all the Members of the United Nations know that here and in other forums we have unhesitatingly opposed colonialism. This is a pillar of our international policy. 94. For any man or woman of the past IO or 15 gen- erations in Colombia, a reference to slavery is reatly a reference to history, which prompts us to think of our forefathers who ended that slavery in our country in I85 I. I imagine that the young people in other Latin 9 American countries have similar thoughts. This was a time in the history of mankind when people, traf- ficking in human lives, were really not very far from the Stone Age, and it was thought that modern civil- ization, education and culture should have completely eliminated such inhuman procedures of the past. 95, Other kinds of injustices-the bondage of poverty, unemployment, ignorance, malnutrition, ill health-concern the present generation, and the ambition for development is really only a desire to eliminate, by intelligent means, these new forms of human bondage. 96. For the present generation on our continent, 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the historical and ongoing struggles for justice and equality in Colombia and Latin America, highlighting the importance of upholding the rule of law and opposing colonialism and slavery. It also touches on the idea of "new forms of human bondage" such as poverty, unemployment, and malnutrition, which are concerns for the present generation.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education