rendered to...AblaanditspeopleinlayiDgahealthy foundation forthe realisation ofthewell-beiD9 ofourpeople. Tbi.trulycollective effortofthe countrie. oftheworldrepr••entsaDoutlltaD4iug acbieveMDt. Thlavict0ll'_ad.it possible toachieve oneofthefundaMental objectives ~ftheUnited .atl~D., D8IMly, therighttoi1elf-4etel'1lia.ation u4Datlonal ,butepaDdence. ODbehalfofayGoverllll8nt 8114ourpeople, IIIhouldliketoezpr.s. My heartfelt thaakstothoUDited••tiODSSecretary-GeDeral forpurauing withgreat skillaDddetel'1l1DatioD thepledgehemadeontakingofficewbeDhoco~ltted himeelftotheaarU.llt imple.Dtat1olil ofUDf,te4MattOD.Security Council re.olutioD 435(1971). Iwisbtoofferourprofound thankstotheUnitedBatioDS GeDeral AaBeably and theUDitedNatioDs Security Council forthededicatod workdODeoverthe,..rsIn supportofthe'uststruggle ofthepeopleof...ibAa. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPD/PLJ A/4S/PV.ll 26 (2relidept lujqma) Inthiscontezt, Ishouldliketosingleoutthemenandwomenwhoservedinthe UnitedNationsTransition A.alatance Group(UHTAG) undertheableleadorship of Mt.Ahtisaarl ofFinland, theSpecial••presentative oftheSecreta~-G.n.ral, and hisdeputy, Amba.sador JoeLegvalla ofBotewana, fortheirco..itJlentand dedication inaucee••fullyaccoapllshing thathistoric andunprecedented mission. Atthi.'actureI.lahtopayaspocialtributetothemellbersofthe reeent1y 4ia.ol~4 UnitedRations Council forNamibia fortheirtenacity in pursuing theMam4ateentrustea toth••bytheUnitedNatiouI. TbeUniteaNatione vaaabletosuatainitar.aponalbility overNe-1biauntilthedayofita independence largely becauqeofthe~r4our andself1.s. dedication oftheCouncil. Ye.,In4eea, theCouncil vaatrUlyapartnerinthestruggle fora.-ibia'a freedom andill4eponcJence. IappealtotheGeneral Assembly toGnsurethesuccessful completion ofth~ r...inlngprogr.....ofaupportfortheSamlblan people, Inclu4iDg, Inparticular, thesmoothtransfer oftheUnitedNationsInstitute forNamibla. Irecallfreatherecentreaolution adopted bytheGoneral AaseMbly onthe occa.lon ofthedl••olutionoftheUnitedNations Council for...iblathatthe UnltedRationa Secretaly-General hi••olfwl11bethocustodian oftheUnited Rations Fundfor...lbiawith•vie.toenauriaq thecompletion ofOD;oiD9 progr.....andactivities currently financed fromUnitedRation••ource•• InthiscODDDctloD, theGeneral A.s.ably requestea theSecrotary-General, in recognition oftheuniqueanddirectro.ponslbility thattheUnitedRations had D88umed overR..ibiapriortoindependence, toonsurethecont:aue4 roleofthe UnltedNatioDsinthe~econ.tructioD enddevelopment ofthenewlyindependent State ofNamibia byproviding thenecessary re=ourc••andataffwithintheSecretariat forthedelivery of8ucbprogr.....ofa••lstance•.Accordingly, Iappealtothe Asseably aDdtbeinternational coamunity asawholetoDustaintheroleofthe Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPIB/PLJ Al45/PV.11 27 (President Nqjoma) Secretary-General inthisregardbyproviding adequate fundsforthesuccessful completion ofalltheprogrammes. Isbouldliketoreaffirm once a9ai~beforethisaugustbodyoureternal gratitude tothefront-line States, theOrganization ofAfrican Unityandthe Movement ofNon-Aligned Countries forthepolitical, moralaudmaterial support theyrendered duringthedarkest andmostdifficult daysofourstruggle for independence. Similarly weexpress ourappreciation toGovernments andpeoples the worldoverwhogenerously supported ourjustcauseandwhosecollective efforts madeNamibia's independence areality. OnbehalfoftheGovernment andpeopleofNamibia, Ithankthosenations for theirpolitical, material andtechnical contributions tothesuccessful implementation ofSecurity Council resolution 435(1978). Thegoodw111demonlStrated towards ourcountry anditspeoplewasreflected 'J againinthe9~nerosity ofmanyMemberStateswhichpledged assi~tance for Namibia's developm~nt atthedonors' pledging Conference heldearlierthisyear hereinNewYork. OnbehalfofmyGovernment endpeopleIwishonceagaintothank allthosecountries fortheirpractical demonstration ofsupport forourefforts to makeasuccess ofNamibia's independence. Thesuccess ntoryresulting fromtheglobalco-operative effortinNamibia has leftuswithasenseofprofound hopefortheworldanditafutureandthecrucial peace-keeping andconfllct-resolutio~ rolesoftheUnitedNations. Through the Hamlbian experience, theUnitedNations hasdemonstrated thatwhenthereisthe necessary political will~unityofpurpose andinternational determination and solidarity, solutions canbefoundtothemostvexedproblems facingmankind. We shouldDotlosesightofthinlessonwhenweseeksolutions totheremaining challenges ofourtime. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPKB/PLJ A/45/PV.ll 28-30 (President HuiomA)
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by the President of Namibia, celebrating the country's independence and expressing gratitude to various organizations and countries for their support. The text mentions the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, and highlights the role of these organizations in Namibia's struggle for independence. The text also mentions the country's development and the need for international cooperation to achieve this goal.

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