UNITED NATIONS •A Gener81Assembly PROVISIONAL Al45/PV.9 2 •.::tober1990 ENGLISH • Forty-fifth session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHENINTHMEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onWednesday, 26September 1990~at3p.m. President: later: later: later:Mr.deMARCO Mr.MOUSSA (Vice-President) Mr.FLEMMING (Vice-President) Mr.deMARCO(Malta) (Egypt) (SaintLucia) (Malta) Address byMr.Ramsewak Shankar, President oftheRepublic ofSuriname General debate(9](continued) Statements made~ Mr.Clerk(Canada) Mr.Eyskens (Belgium) Mr.vandenBroak(Netherlands) Mr.Booh-Booh (Cameraon) Mr.FrutosVaeslten (Paraguay) Mr.Bozer(Turkey) Mr.Poos(Luxembourg) Mr.Fernandez Ordonez (Spain) Mr.Collins (Ireland) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinalteztwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeperal Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinonewe~, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 90-64l24/A 1449-50V (E) - Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library~., FMB/3 Al45/PV.9 2-• tc " ~meeting wasco;104toorderat3.25p.m. ~:c! ADDRESS BYMR.RAMSEWAlt SHANKAR, PRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFSURINAME ~ t ~... () (,- b rIThePRESIDENt: TheAssembly willnouhearanaddress bythePresi~ent ~~ theRepublic of'Sudn8llle. Mr.Remsevak Shftnknr, President oftheRQPublic ofSuripame, wotescortod intp ThePRliSIDB!a: Onbehl!lfoftheGeneral Assembly, Ihavethehonourto welcome tQtheUnitedNotions thePresident oftheRepublic ofSuriname, Mr.Romsewak Shonkor, andtoinvitehimtoaddress theAssembly. President SBANKAR: OnbehalfoftheGovernment andthepeopleof SurinlllMt ..IbrinqyouqreetinqB 08welloscOilqratulat!ons onyourwum,illl@us election tothepresidency oftheGenar~l Assembly atitsforty~fifth session. Your 4!plom&~tc skillaandinsiqut intointernational affairs arewellknoun and,indeed, widelyrespected. Wearethereforopleasedtosoeyouinthiahigh officeandofferyouourfullsupport. Neshouldalaoliketoozpre8~ ourappreciation toyourpredecessor, AMbassador JosephKervinGarba,fortheskilful andknowledgeable mannerinwhich hecarried outthefunctions ofthepresidency durinqtheprevious session. rurthe~~6, Iahoul4liketopayatributetotheSecretary-General, Jovier Pere~deCuallar, .boODceagainputforthhisbesteffortsinthe perfor.aance ofhistasta. Helsfeoinqanendlesa streamofprcblemB, Dotleastof whichi.the,re~6Dt .1tueticD intheGulfr6q10n, andhemeetsthose challen~~~ wltJldiplomatic tsctandeki!l,patience endwisdom. ~delegation wouldlikeatthistimetoevailitselfofthisopportunity to bidahearty..lcolIQtothene.stMemberofourfamilyofnations Ithe .._ililll-............... ----------- .......-'---.....--------~~-~~~~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/3Al4S/PVe9 3-5 (PresideDt Sbppkar); principality ofLiechtenstein. Wslookforwcrdtodeveloping andmaintaining fruitful relationa withthissisternation. Itisgratifying thatinatimeofgreatchanges theUnitedNationsis resolutely carryinq outitsmandate andcontinuing todemonstrate itsuse~ulne8S andimportance aa&legitimate vehicle forthepreservation andconsolidation of peaceandsecurity intheworld. Itistheimpartiality oftheUnitedNations, itsabilitytotakeall legitimate interests into ac~ount, that ma~esitthemoatfocalandappropriate institution formakingandkeeping peace. rheUnitedNations system, whichwasestablished ODthefoundation ofalegal systemofcivilized international coexistence, hasmuchtoooftenbeoninvolved in achieving peaceinthefaceofthehardgealityofthebalanceofpowerandof international lawandjustice. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBHS/gt Al45/PV.9 6 (President ShankDX) Ifthe45yearsofe:dstence ofthisOrganisation hastaughtusanything~ it isthattheUnitedNationsisadurable andhighlyviableorganisation andthatthe visionofthefounding fathera wasfar-sighted. NowthattheUnitedNations Charter haBbeenfUllyrecognised 8Bavalidandessential 'Juide,wecherish the hopethatitcan118etthechallenges ofthe19908andbeyond.
**Analysis**
The text is an address by the President of Suriname to the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the importance of the United Nations, its role in maintaining peace and security, and the organization's durability and viability. The speech does not specifically focus on economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. However, it does touch on the organization's role in addressing global challenges and promoting peace, which could be related to some of these categories.

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