Together withtheotherNordiccountries, weareworking onanextension and strengthening ofour1976jointNordic progra~~ ofactionagainst southAfrica. A new,revised programme willbepresented atameetingoftheNordicMinisters for Foreign Affairs inOslonextmonth. Namibia isacountry underforeign occupation. AgainSouthAfricaistrying toforceitspolitical solutions ontheNamibian people. Thisisaflagrant violation oftheplanforindependence andfreeelections inNamibia whichwas adopted bytheSecurity Council aslongagoasin1978.Questions thatfall outside theunitedNations planmustnotbeusedasapretext topreventits implemen tation. However, SouthAfricashowsnosignthatitiswilling toabandonitsdelaying tactics. Thesecurity Council should, therefore, asenvisaged initsresolution of Junethisyearandwithout further delay,takeeffective actionagainst South Africa, including mandatory sanctions, withaviewtoensuring theimplementation oftheUnitedNations plan.Gazastrip.Alasting solution totheconflict intheMiddleEastrequires that b~ethepeaceprocess mustreceive support.(Mr. Bodstr~m, Sweden)A/40/PV.7 13 iftheysowish,therighttoforastateoftheirownontheWestBankandinthewithinsecureandrecognized boundaries. Forasettlement tobelasting, itisassistance todeveloping countries. TherightofIsraelandotherStatesintheareatoexistmustberecognized.than1.7billion Swedish Krona. Thisrepresents onethirdofourtotalbilateral Thesituation intheMiddleEastremains grave. Different initiatives taken international peaceconference undertheauspices oftheunitedNations mightbeamusthavetherighttoparticipate onanequalbasisinsuchnegotiations. Anparties meetindirectnegotiations. ThePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO)Organization (SWAPO), totherefugees andtothevictims andopponents ofthe intheregionindicate, however, astrongdesirefor~eace. TheeffortG toadvanceSWedenisincreasing itsaesistance totheliberation movements, theAfrican wayofbringing theparties together andcouldserveasaframework fordirectSwedish assistance tosouthern Africaforthecurrent fiscalyearamounts tomoreapartheid system. SOmeofthisassistance ischannelled through various united negotiations. alsorequired thatthePalestinian peopleachieve self-determination. Theyhave,Nations agencies. Together withourdevelopment assistance tothefront-line withdraw fromtheterritories occupied in1967inexchange forpeacebeingensuredNational Congress ofsouthAfrica (ANC)andthesouthWestAfricaPeople's negotiated settlement. Inouropinion, theseresolutions meanthatIsraelshouldSecurity Council resolutions 242(1967)and338(1973)shouldbethebasisforaStatesandtotoeSOuthern AfrieanDevelopment Co-ordination Conference (SADCC),JSM!gmrinternational law. constitutes aviolation ofthefundamental rulesofinternational lawandmustbeThewarbetween Irana."1dIraqhasnowlastedforfiveyears. Widespread(Mr.Bodstrom, Sweden)A/40/PV.7 14-15 bringtheconflict toanearlyendbypeaceful means. Wefullysupport theunitedincreasingly vulnerable situation. Themainresponsibility forfinding asolution Itisthefervent hopeoftheSWedish Government thatitwillbepossible to Thecontinuing armedintervention inAfghanistan bytheSovietUnionThedeepcrisisinLebanon remains. ApartfromthemanyLebanese victims of tothecountry's crisisrestswiththeLebanese parties themselves. Atthesame unequivocally condemned. TheSwedish Government supports theeffortsoftheunitedincontact withtheparties concerned inordertopromote suchasolution. possibility forthepeopleofAfghanistan todetermine theirownformofgovernmentNationsefforts inthisrespect. Inparticular, theelements ofapeaceful Nations tofindanegotiated solution totheconflict. Themainelement inahavebeenbombedandchemical weapons used,inviolation oftherulesofthistragicconflict, aggravated bytheIsraeii invasion, thefighting hascaused timecexternal powersmust.respect thesover""ignty andterritorial integrity of Lebanon. andtheirownfuture.Itisimportant thatareporttotheUnitedNationspeaceful solution mustbethewithdrawal ofSoviettroopsfromAfghanistan andtheSwedish PrimeMinister, Mr.OlofPalme,Special Representative ofthe Secretary-General, isclosely following thedevelopment oftheconflict andremainssolution presented totheparties bytheSecretary-General shouldberecalled. Thesuffering andcasualties onbothsideshave ~esulted. Civilian popUlation centres Afghanistan andtheSUffering ofitspeople.sufferingtothePalestini~n refugees. Thoserefugees findthemselves inanJSM/gmr Commission onHumanRightshasdrawnattention totheviolations ofhumanrightsinA/40/fV.7 16 (Mr.Bcdstr8m, Sweden) FormanyyearsKampuchea hasbeenthevictimofforeign intervention and convulsive internal strife. Werecalltb,eterrible suffering thattheKampuchean .peoplewentthrough underPolPot'sregimeQ gu~nrightsmustberespected. Itis
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by the Swedish Prime Minister, Mr. Olof Palme, addressing the United Nations General Assembly. The speech focuses on various international conflicts and crises, including the situation in Namibia, the Middle East, Iran-Iraq war, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. The speech also touches on human rights violations and the need for peaceful solutions to these conflicts. The tone is diplomatic and emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and respect for human rights.

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