(Spain)PROVISIONAL ENGLISHA/40/PV.6 24September 1985 , Mr.DEl»INIES• Fortieth s~ssion GENERAL ASSEMBLY HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onTuesday, 24September 1985,at9.30a.m.PROVISIONAL VERBATIM REOORD OFTHESIXTHMEETINGGener.1Assembly EXEr~'PLA'RES D'ARCH1VES FILECOpy . lretnurnerIReturntoUistribnUon C.111-----....---_.- A President:UNITED NATIONS • later: Mr.G:JTIERREZ (Vice-President)(CostaRica) International relieftoMexico: draftresolution [147] -Address byMr.JulioMariasanguinettt, President oftheEastern Republic of Uruguay -General debate[9](continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.Vayrynen (Finland) Mr.Shevardnadze (UnionofSovietSOcialist Republics) Mr.Poos(Luxembourg) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textof~peeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial ReJ?ords oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2unitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64033/A 3254V(E) -------------AGENDA ITm-I147 contribute tothereconstruction oftheaffected areas.A/40/~V.6 2 Thedraftresolution wasadopted (resolution 40/1). Mr.SEPOLVEDA AMOR(Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish~: IwishtoAsrepresentatives know,thedraftresolution wasdistributed yesterday. InThemeeting wascalledtoorderat10a.m. ThePRESmENT (interpretation fromSpanish): Inconnection withthis MayItakeitthattheAssembly adoptsdraftresolution A/40/L.l?beforeitadraftresolution, contained indocument A/40/L.l. intheaffected areasand,totheextentpossible, tochannel theirassistance because ofthedeepandenduring relations between ourtwocountries, butalsothrough theUnitedNations system, andfinallyitrequests thesecretary-General toitem,whichtheAssembly isconsidering asamatterofpriority, theAssembly has Mexico,itcallsuponal,lStatestocontribute generously tothosereliefeffortsrelieftothatcountry,itrequests theSecretary-General tomobilize resources to becauseofyourwell-known diplomatic experience.ittheAssembly expresses itssolidarity andsupport totheGovernment andpeople Mexico, toidentify theemergency andmedium-term andlong-term needsinordertonon-governmental organizations andprivate individuals thatareproviding emergency contribute tothereliefandreconstruction taskundertaken bytheGovernment ofINTERNATIONAL RELiEF TOMEXICO: DRAFTRESOLUTION (A/40/L.l) co-ordinate multilataral assistance and,inconsultation withtheGovernment of conveytoyou,Sir,thegreatsatisfaction ofthedelegation ofMexicoatseeingofMexicoanditsappreciation totheStates, international andregional agencies,&1S/4 youpreside overtheworkoftheGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth session, notonly&lS/4 A/40/PV.6 3 (Hr.Sepulveda Amor,Mexico) Wethankyoualsoforyourinterest, bothasPresident oftheGeneral AsseniJly andinaprivate capacity., intherecenteventsinMexicoandforhavingoffered yourco-operation. Wewishalsotothankthesecretary-General forhissympathetic expressions ofsolidarity andforhavinginstructed theOfficeoftheUnited Nations Disaster ReliefCo-ordinator, fromtheveryoutset, tosendrelieftomy country. Ishouldlikebriefly tothankthefraternal countries ofthegroupofLatin American andCaribbean States, whichtookthenobleinitiative ofsponsoring resolution 40/1,whichhasjustbeenadopted, oninternational relieftoMexico. Weseethatsponsorship asyetanothergesture oftheLatinAmerican solidarity whichhasalwaysunitedusindifficult times. Inparticular, ourthanksgotothe delegation ofNicaragua, whichproposed theinclusion ofthisitemonouragenda, andtothatofBrazil, thecurrent Chairman oftheLatinAmerican Group. WeconveytoallStatesMembersoftheOrganization thethanksofthe Government ofMexicoforhaVingresponded unanimously tothecallofLatinAmerica, andforhavingdecided toactinamultilateral way,andtoengagetheco-operation oftheagencies oftheUnitedNations systemtochannel thecontributions which various countries wishtomake,inconnection bothwithourpresent emergency situation andwiththereconstruction process whichmustfollowinthefuture. Thedamagecaused bytheearthquake isveryserious, although thedisaster areaislimited; weshallhavetobetenacious andenduring inourefforts to returnlifetonormal. ThepeopleandtheGovernment ofMexico, underthe leadership ofPresident MigueldelaMadrid, areemploying theirownmeanstocope withthecatastrope,through spontaneous socialmobilization. Wehavealso
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to a natural disaster, specifically an earthquake in Mexico, and the international response to provide humanitarian aid and relief. The draft resolution being discussed aims to contribute to the reconstruction of affected areas and channel assistance to the country. The speech by the Mexican representative, Sepulveda Amor, highlights the country's efforts to cope with the disaster and expresses gratitude to other countries and international organizations for their support.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief