UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssembly .~,:oCu:n:fE"(~ E.X.EMPl~lRES uh~lhi\I-..J filEcopy. ~m\llI\rRorIRllInrn\6lliS\riIlIl\\nnt.111 Fortieth session GENERAL ASSEMBLYA PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.21 4October 1985 ENGLISH President: later:PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHETWENTY-FIRST MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onWednesday, 3OCtober 1985,at3p.m. Mr.DEPINIES Mr.MAKEKA (Vice-president)(Spain) (Lesotho) -General debate [9](continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.Asamoah (Ghana) Mr.Filali (Morocco) Mr.Andrade DiazDuran(Guatemala) Mr.Barrow (Barbados) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial R~cords oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections should besubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshould be sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, within oneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2unitedNations Plaza, andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64l23/A 3708V(E)AP/mh A/40/PV.21 2-5 Themeeting wascalled t.oorderat3.30p.m. AGENDA ITEM9(continued) GENERAL DEBATE Mr.ASAMOAH (Ghana): Itisagreatpleasure, Sir,formycelegation to seeyoupreside overthedeliberations oftheGeneral Assembly atthishistoric session marking thefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations. TheAssembly could nothavebeenmorefortunate thantobeunderyourleadership atthistime.Your personal association withtheunitedNations intheservice ofyouresteemed Government spansoverthreedecades andyourwisdomanddiplomatic skillsare qualities thatarewellknowntoandrevered byall.Weextendoursincere congratulations toyoupersonally andtoyourcountry anditspeople. Toyourimmediate predecessor, Ambassador PaulLusakaofzambia, wealsowish toexpress ourthanksandappreciation fortheexcellent andskilful mannerin whichhemanaged theaffairs ofthelastsession. Hedeserves particular commendation forthea~duous andextensive consultations thatheconducted, within theframework ofthePreparatory Committee insuccessfully planning the commemoration ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations. Weshouldliketotakethisopportunity toexpress oursincere sympathy and condolences totheGovernment andpeopleofMexico onthedevastation caused bythe recentearthquakes inthatcountry. Wehopethattheinternational community, through theunitedNations system andotherwise, willofferadequate assistance to Mexicotoenableittorecover quickly fromthedisaster.AW/ljb W40/PV.2l 6 (Mr.Asamoah, Ghana) Fottyyearsago,outof.theruinsandashesofthesecondWorldWarwas rekindled anewhopeformankind inthebirthatSanFrancisco oftheUnited Nations. Thefounding fathers, chastened bytheexperience ofthemosttraumatic anddevastating warinthehistory ofmankind, weredetermined topreventits recurrence. Theyvowedtoseekamorepeaceful andharmonious worldthrough international co-oper.ation. TheCharterthattheyfashioned wastheproduct of experience, wisdom andb'ieiiiteIiiational co=opsrative efforta Inmanyrespects, thisuniqueOrganization hasprovedinthelastfourdecades moreresponsive andadaptable tothechallenges thatha\'econfronted theworldthan couldhavebeenenvisaged 40yearsago.Withallthelimitations placed onitby MemberStates,itistoourcommoncreditthattherehasnotbeenanother world-wide conflagration inthe40yearstheOrganization hasbeeninexistence. SOme,,;ouldofcoursecontendthattherelativepeacetheworldhasenjoyed overthe periodhasbeenduemoretotheso-called nuclear balance ofterrorthantothe ministratilons oftheUnitedNations. But,nomatterwhatthereasons, thereis evideace ofourability asanOrganization tomaintain relative peacebetween the super-Powers andamongcountries ofdifferent ideological persuasions. True,thethreatofnuclear warandthecertainty thatonceunleashed itwill leadtotheannihilation ofmankind, hasalsohaditssobering effects onthe nuclear Powers. Wewillnotdenytheroleplayed bythenuclear balance ofterror incontributing totherelative peaceenjoyed bytheworld O"Y'erthepast40years. Butletnoonedenythat,butfortheinvolvement oftheUnitedNations, someof thedisputes andconflicts thathaveattimesputvarious MemberStatesatodds withoneanother mighthaveengulfed thewholeworldinaconflagration thatwould havehadunpredictable consequences.. TheUnitedNaHonsmustbedulyrecognized -l\W/ljb A/40/PV.21 1 (Mr.Asamoah, Ghana)
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech given during a United Nations General Assembly meeting, focusing on the organization's 40th anniversary and the theme of international cooperation and peace. The speaker, Mr. Asamoah from Ghana, references the founding of the UN, the role of international cooperation in maintaining peace, and the importance of the organization in resolving conflicts and providing aid. The speech does not specifically address economic development, natural resources, or other categories that are typically focused on specific industries or sectors.

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