Iwillnotgoanyfurther, notheretoday. IsinplystatethatmyGovernment isprepared tosupport anyconcrete measures thattheUnitedNations mayadoptto opposethatillegally canstitutedandillegally maintained regime. COJ!i)reh"ensive international actionisrequired. Partial orselective measures willnotwork. Theywillonlypermitandencourage SouthAfricatoexporttheimpactofthose measures tothosefront-line Statesitholdsaseconomic hostage•.Disengagement fromSOuthAfricamustbefollowed bycomprehensive constructive involvement with thefront-line States andthoseSouthAfricans whoaretryingtofreetheircountry. Somemaywonder whyVanuatu, asmallcountry intheSOuthPacific, isso passionate onthesubject ofSouthAfrica. Thosewhowonderdonotknowauchabout ourownhistory. Although wearefarrelllOved geographically fromthecentres of worldconflict, wearenotanislanduntoourselves. Inthe19thcentury, pur. country wasdepopulated byslavetraders whotookmanyofourownpeopletowork fortheminothercountries. Ourcountry wasalsodepopulated bythepurposefUl introduction ofdiseases fromwhichwehadnoimmunity.worldknewtheword. them. therefore lesstocallonwhenthesedisasters strike. Thedisaster relief(FatherLini,Vanuatu)A/40/Pv.28 56AW/ljb ThatiswhywewillneveracceptanyformofracismnolIatterwhatitis Developing countries arealwaysmorevulnerable tonaturaldisasters becauseEventhoughwearegeographically farremoved fromthemajorpopulation Ourregionisonewhichisverysusceptible to"earthquakes andhurricanes. Wetransportation andconsumption ofdrugs. Thedrugtrafficistousthenewslave knowhowquickly organized crimecancorrup~ anysociety anderodethesovereigntythosewhohavespokenoutsoforcefully aga!nst theillicit production, trade,turning somanypromising youthsintouseless, butdangerous, zombies.,i. Inarelatively shortperiodoftieourpopulation wasreduced fromover 1million peopletoconsiderably fewerthan100,000. Weknewgenocide beforethe ofthemassive sUlufofIfi.oneyspentonaraaments couldinstead bespentonresearch peopleofMexico; wecomprehend thefullnatureoftheirtragedy, andwemournwithofitspeople. Itcausedconsiderable damagetooureconomy. Weare.nowrecovering slowlybut surely. Mostofourneighbours havealsobeenvictimiZed byverybadhurricanes in thelastfeuyears,particularly Piji.Thus,weunderstand thesuffering ofthecalled. Thatiswhywejoinwithotherswhoexpress thehopethatjustaportion ourselves suffered thecrippling effectsofas~verehurricane earlierthisyear.centres oftheworld,weknowhowfarandh~Afastadeadlydisease canspread. Weoncancer, heartdisease, sickle-cell ane.ia andthenewestdeadlykiller, AIDS (acquired t.munedeficiency syndrome). Thatiawhyweassociate ourselves with oureconomies aremorefragile. Wehavefewerresources tobeginwithandAW/ljb A/tO/N.2B57' (FatherLini,Vanuatu) assistance ofthedeveloped worldisalwayswelcOllle andappreciate~. However, we "l_;, oftenwonder ~hyittakesadisaster tomobilize...siveinternational aidand co-operation. RowlIanypeoplewouldhavebeensavedinAfrica, andfo¥'howMuchlessIIOney, ifproperdevelopment assistance hadbeenprovided beforehand andeffectively directed? Howmanymorecalamities canweavertinthefuturebytakingalong, hardlooktodayattheec~nomic practices whichleadtounequal levelsof development andweaknational infrastructures? Isitnotbetterforustositdown together nowandplanforthefuturethanmarelytowaittoreacttothenext disaster? International co-operation mustinthenearfuturebecomemuchmorethana phraseorslogan. Thefuturewell-being ofthisplanetdemands thatwepull together. TheUniteaNations maynotbeperfect, butitisallthatwehave.It isuptous,allofus,tomakethenext40yearsbetterthanthefirst40.· Oneareawecanstartinisthatofthelawofthesea.ThealMostlimitless resources ofthesea-bed giveusanopportunity todemonstrate thatmankindisnot bynatureselfish. Thereisplentyforeveryone, andthereisaninternational treatythatrecognizes andcodifies thatfact. Whythenhavesomechosentoactseparately? Whatistheretogain?Therest ofushavedemonstrated ourwillingness tonegotiate andassigniMpOrtance totheir capital andtheirtechnology. Whatelsecanwedo?Whatelsedotheywantusto do?Wehopethatreasonwillprevail andthatbeforelongtheentirecommunity of n~tionswillsigninthispainstakingly negotiated anddrafted Convention andwork withinitsconfines tomakeitasuccess...AW/ljb A/40/W.28 58 (patherLini,Vanuatu) '. ·. ·-·.~$~ Asadeveloping nallislandSf'fte11\thesouthPacific, wehaveagreatdeal atstakeinthattreaty,asinallotherfor..ofinternationl co-operation. Thus, wewe1ca.e thenegotiations towardsconcluding amultilateral accesstreatybetween theStatesofourregionandtheUn....tedStates. Wehopethattheresulting r6gilte willleadtoaBOreequitable arrangeMent forthedevel~ftt offisheries inour region. Wewill,however, alwaysbefaithful tothelong-terM development needsof ourownpeopleandtoourint~rnatlonal ~ltMent8. TheUnitedNationsisayoungOrganization andmostofitsMeabersareyoung States. Weareoneofitsyoungest. Theconceptofinternational democracy is itselfyoung,andstilldeveloping. OCCasionally, theinternational cOMunity uy evenmakemistakes, butthatisoneofthecostsofdeMOCracy. Consider the alternative. Reflect backtowhatweleftbehindonly40shortyearsago. Wehavecomealongway,andwehavealotfurthertogo,butwecanonlymake thejourneytogether -allofus,largeands.all,developed anddeveloping, North andsouth,Eastandwest. DebateanddisagreeMent arehealthy andwillhelpusonourjourneysolongas wemaintain anability toengageindialogue andtorespect eachother'spointsof
**Analysis**
The text discusses various topics, including the impact of natural disasters, international cooperation, economic development, and the importance of respecting each other's points of view. The speaker seems to be emphasizing the need for collective action and mutual respect among nations, particularly in the context of addressing global challenges such as poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief