34 (Mr. Shamuyarira. Zimbabwe) that trend and that those Western European Powers supporting it should be persuaded to take the positive measures set out in the Programme of Action to which I have already referred. The Programme postulates various measures that should be taken to support and encourage those organizations fighting against apartheid as well as to support those States in the region that have been victims of the violence of the apartheid State and the apartheid system generally. A clear demonstration of unity and determination by the United Nations to dismantle the apartheid State and establish a non-racial democracy in South Africa would go a long way towards strengthening the position of those politicians inside South Africa, white or black, who are genuinely working for a new social and political order based on a new constitutional dispensation. Earlier this year we had the great pleasure of witnessing the admission of the new State of Namibia into this body, the United Nations. The process leading to the independence of Namibia was delicate, difficult and expensive. What made the Organization pilot that process successfully was the unity and determination of its Members to achieve the objective they had set themselves in 1978 in Security Council resolution 435 (1978) and other succeeding resolutions. The economic sanctions that had been imposed on Namibia were not in fact removed until independence had been achieved and sovereignty conferred on its people. The two situations are not identical, I know, but they are similar in their aspect of transferring power from an entrenched racial minority to a hitherto-disenfranchised indigenous majority. Whatever pressures are brought to bear by outside powers to achieve that desired transfer of power should not be removed or relaxed until the actual transfer has taken place. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the topic of apartheid in South Africa and the role of the United Nations in promoting a non-racial democracy. It highlights the importance of unity and determination among UN members to achieve this goal, and mentions the successful admission of Namibia into the UN. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather focuses on the political and social aspects of the situation.

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