UNITED NATIONS A GeneralAssembly PROVISIONAL Al45/PV.11 3October 1990 ENGLISH Forty-fifth session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHEELEVENTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork,onThursday, 27September 1990,at3p.m. Presiden.t~ later: later: later:Mr.deMARCO Mr.MONSO (Vice-President) Mr.deMARCO Mr.MAVROMMATIS (Vice-President)(Malta) (Mozambique) (Malta) (Cyprus) Address byMr.CesarGaviria, President ofColombia Address byMr.SarnNujoma, President oftheRepublic ofNamibia General debate [9](continued) Statement madeby Mr.Abdullah (Oman) Address byMr.JanSyse,PrimeMinister oftheKingdom ofNorwer' Statements madeby Mr.Samaras (Greece) Mr.Maecha (Comoros) Mr.Malmierca Peoli(Cuba) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish andinterpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. ThefinaltextwillbeprintedintheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbesentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek,totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services,roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNatioDs Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 90-64136/A 1506V(E) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNS/ASW A/45/PV.ll 2, ~: I ~:•,. ,•• Themeeting wascalledtoorderat3.20p.m. ADDRESS BYMR.CESARGAVIRIA, PRESIDENT OFCOLOMBIA ThePRESIDENT: TheAssembly willfirsthearanaddress bythePresident oftheRepublic ofColombia, HisExcellency Mr.CesorGaviria. Mr.CesarGayirio. President oftheRepublic ofColombia. wasescorted into theGeneral Assembly Ball. ~ePRESIDENT: OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, Ihavethehonourto welcome totheUnitedNations thePresident oftheRepublic ofColombia, aisExcellency Mr.CesarGaviria, andtoinvitehimtoaddress theAssembly. Prpsident GAyIRIA (interpretation fromSpanish): Attheoutset, Ishould liketomakeaspecial app~altoallthecountr__~represented hereinthenameof acountry whichhasdemonstrated itsresolve towithstand themostcowardly and inhumane formofviolenc9. Icalloneveryone ofyoutomakeonelasteffort, an efforttoseekanewformula andexhaustallavenues ofreasonandintelligence in ordertoachieve peaceinthePersian Gulf. Wemustattempt torescue thous~r~;~ fromtheriskofdeathanddesolation. Ifgatthee~doftheprocess, folly w~~s thedayandtheuseofforcebecomes necessary, letitbeclearthatitwillbe because oftheintransigence ofthosewhoresorted toviolen~e andnotbecause ofa lackofwillorgenerosity onthepartofthoseofuswhotrulybelievethatthe onlyworthwhile victoryisthetriumph oflifeandpeace. Iwouldliketoezpress myheartfelt congratulations toyou,Sir,onyour election asPresident oftheAssembly. Yourcountry, although asmallone,has alwaysplayedakeyroleinthisinstitution. Iwouldalsoliketoexpress our gratitude toMr.Garbaforhissplendid workatthelastsession. Iwouldalso liketopayatribute toSecretary-General JavierPerezdeCuellar, adistinguished LatinAmerican, forhisexcellent leadership atthehelmofthisinstitution. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNS/ASW Al45/PV.ll 3 . (President Goyirlo) Colombia joinsingreeting Liechtenstein andthenewYemen,bothsitting for thefirsttimeasfullMembers ofthisAssembly. EachtimethataColombian HeadofStateaddressee theAssembly, hehasbegun byreading a10Dglistofnamesofimportant officials -youngleaders, judges, soldiers andpolicemen -whohavelosttheirlivesatthehandsofthedrug traffickers. Thislistwasfollowed byacallforconcerted actionbyallnations tostandwithColombia against thedrugscourge. Wehavemadethiscallbecause Colombia haspaidthehighestpriesinthisstruggle. Thatlistofnameshas increased significantly sinceformerPresident Virgilio Barcospoketothis Assembly lessthanoneyearago. Today,Iamnotgoingtoreadthelist.Iwouldhoweverliketotellthe worldthattodaythelistisevenlongerandbloodier thanever. Westillface verydifficult daysahead. Inthecourseofthelastelectoral campaign alon0,thedrugterrorists assassinated threepresidential candidates, including LuisCarlosGalan, myfriend, andthecandidate Iwasassociated withascampaign manager. Thisiswhathas happened asfarasourpolitical leaders areconcerned. Itis,however, the civilian population, ordinary Colombians, whoarepayingthehighest price. Thedrugterrorists haveplaceddozensofcarbombsinthestreets ofour
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a speech by the President of Colombia, Cesar Gaviria, at the United Nations General Assembly. The speech focuses on the country's struggle against drug trafficking, its impact on the population, and the need for international cooperation to combat this issue. The speech does not explicitly address economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather emphasizes the humanitarian and social consequences of drug trafficking.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief