TheTwelvearepleased tohavebeenabletojoinintheconsensus onthetwo draftresolutions justadopted bytheAssembly. TheTwelvetakeitthatall measures andprogrammes aimedatimplementing theresolutions justadopted willbe carried outinconsultation withandwiththeagreement oftheGovernment of Namibia. Wewishtorecallonthisoccasion thattheposition ofourmemberStates onthelegalauthority oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibiaiswellknownand hasnotchanged. Astotheadministrative andbudgetary aspects, theTwelvehavebeenwilling toproceed onthebasisof.therecommendations oftheAdvisory Committee on Administrative andBudgetary Questions, andtheyreferinthiscontext tothe position expressed intheFifthCommittee. However, theywishtorecallthat implementation oftheseresolutions, likeallother.s, mustbesubject tothe financial andstaffregUlations oftheUnitedNations and,ofcourse, totheUnited Nations Charter. ThePRESIDENT: Icallontherepresentative ofNigeria, whvwishesto speakonbehalfoftheGroupofAfrican States. Mr.GAMBARI (Nigeria): Iamgrateful forthisopportunity tospeakon behalfoftheGroupofAfrican StatesattheUnitedNations. Todaywillsurelygo downinhistory asyetanother milestone intheannalsoftheUnit.edNations; itis amilestone ofwhichweAfricans areparticularly proud. Slightly morethan23 yearsago,on19May1967,theinternational community gaveconcrete expression to Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/ll kl44/PV.96 37 (Mt.Gambari, Nigeria) itscollective resolve onthequestion of~amibia byestablishing theUnited Nations Council forNamibia. Theestablishment oftheCouncil withaclearmandate tobethelegal Admin~stering Authority fortheTerritory untilthelatter's independence followed thetermination ofSouthAfrica's mandate overNamibia the previous year.TheextenttowhichtheCouncil prosecuted thattrustandthe mandate oftheinternational community isself-evident. Namibiaisnowasovereign andindependent nationandafullmemberandactiveplayerinthecommunity of nations. Throughout its23yearsofexistence theUnitedNations Council forNamibia didnotwaverfromitscourse. Itwagedwaragainst theillegal occupation of Namibia andthemindless exploitation anddespoliation ofitsresources with single-minded dedication andzeal.Itisatestimony totheefficacy ofthe leadership roletheCouncil playedinthefighttofreeNamibia thattodaysomeof itsactivities andactions inpursuit ofthatgoalhaveopenednewfrontiers i~the progressive development ofinternational law. Africaisverygrateful indeedtotheUnitedNations Council forNamibia. We areveryproudofitsachievements. Weareinspired byitslegacyinoneofthe mostepicstruggles thatAfricainparticUlar andtheinternational community asa wholehashadtowageinthehistory ofmankind. AfricaisparticUlarly proundof thefactthatformanyyearsZambia, afront-line African State,provided someof ourbestandbrightest sonstoleadtheUnitedNations Council forNamibia. We salutetheRepublic ofZambiaforthatsolidcontribution tointernational solidarity. Weparticularly congratulate andcommend theoutgoing President ofthe UnitedNations Council forNamibia, HisExcellency retired Lt.-Gen. PeterD.Zuze, whosededication, quietresolve andgreatdetermination inkeeping theNamibian issueonthefrontburnerhasbeenunsurpassed. Mr.Ambassador, greatsonof Africa, wewarmlyandheartily congratulate youforfighting thegoodfightevenin thefaceofse~mingly implacable odds. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/ll A/44/PV.96 38 (Mr.Gambari, Nigeria) Aswear~todissolve theCouncil,itistheuopeofAfricathattheproper hand-over ofallitsassetstotheGovernment ofindependent Namibia willbe effected. WealsotrustthattheSecretary-General ofourgreatOrganization will applythenecessary rulesandregulations toensurethesmoothredeployment ofthe staffoftheCouncil toothersections withintheSecretariat wheretheir experience canbeeffe~tively utilized. Wecommend thestaffoftheCouncil and theOfficeoftheCommissioner forNamibia forajobverywelldone. Africasincerely wishestoconveyitsgratitude toalltheStatesmembers of theCouncil forNamibia, whoworkedsotirelessly andselflessly torealize our collective aspiration tofreeNamibia fromtheshackles ofcolonialism and apartheid. WehopetheCouncil's dissolution willnotmeananabandonment ofsome ofitsprogrammes andactivities yettobefullyimplemented, inparticular the training progr&MOes. Waysmustbefoundtocomplete thoseprogrammes properly in ordertosustain thecredibility ofourOrganization.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the dissolution of the United Nations Council for Namibia and its legacy in the fight for Namibia's independence. It highlights the Council's efforts to wage war against the illegal occupation of Namibia and its achievements in implementing the resolutions adopted by the Assembly. The text also expresses gratitude to the Council's staff and outgoing President, and emphasizes the importance of completing the Council's remaining programs and activities.

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Humanitarian aid and relief