s~nctions wouldbegreater thanthatofotherMembernations. However, thedanger posedtothesesameinterests bytheviolent revolution thatisunfolding inSouth Africahastobetakenintoaccount. It.isperhaps theperception oft~isfact thathasledtocontacts between theAfrican National Congress (ANe)andleading southAfrican businessmen. Theviewthateconomic sanctions donolworkisnotsharedbymydelegation. Itisclearthatthelimited measures takenorthreatened tobetakenbysome countries whichhitherto havebeenstrongsupporters ofSouthAfrica, havealready hada9reater impactontheapartheid regimethanthepolicyof·constructive engagement·, whichhasstrengthened, ratherthanweakened, apartheid. Themajority ofblacksinSouthAfricasupport theimposition ofmandatory economic sanctions, eventhoughtheyrealizethattheywouldprobably betheworst affected. Theyknowthatthissacrifice isnogreater thanthesupremesacrifice paidbyhundreds oftheirbrothers andsisters gunneddowninthestreets or murdered indetention. Thefront-line stateshavealsoindicated theirstrong. support formandatory sanctions despite thefactthattheytooarelikelytobe adversely affected. Mydelegation hasnotedwithdeepconcern theescalation ofthearmsrace, particularly sincetheadventofthe·StarWars·concept. Weareopposedtothe militarization ofouterspace.Itisregrettable tonotethatdespite the convening oftwospecial emergency sessions oftheUnitedNations General Assembly devotedtodisarmament, themanufacture andstockpiling ofnewandmore sophisticated nuclear weapons continues atanalarming pace.BCr/ljb A!40/PV.28 24-25 (Kr.Kutesa, Uganda) Iwishtoreiterate mydelegation's conviction thatinternational peaceand- ~, Jt security canbemaintained onlythrougb general andcomplete disw:aament, andin particular nuclear disarmament, undereffective internationa~ c04tro1. -Inthis connection, Ugandasupports fullytheinitiative takenbythesi'CHeadsofStateor Government whocalled uponallnuclear-weapon States·tofreez~thetestil19, production anddeployment ofnuclear weapons asafirststeptobefollowed by.an armaments reduction programme leading togeneral andcomplete disarmament intheir JointDeclaration of22May1984. Itisasadreflection onourvaluesthatweshouldbeprepared tospend billions ofdollars annually ontherefinement ofourdestructive capabilities instead ofdirecting theseresources tothesolution oftheworld's economic, social andhumanitarian problems. Thesituation intheMiddleEastremains troubled because of·thelackofany progress towards ajustandcomprehensive settlement ofthequestion ofpal:estine. Itwaswithgreatdistress andindignation thatmydelegation learned ofthe bombing raidstaged on1OCtober byIsraelagainst thePalestine Liberation Organization (PLC)headquarters inTunisia. Weareallawareofthefactthatthe question ofPalestine isthecoreoftheMiddleEastproblem andtherootcauseof theArab-Israeli conflict. TheInternational Confel~nce ontheQuestion ofPalestine, whichwasheldin Genevain1983,recommended theconvening ofaninternational peaceconference with theparticipation ofallconcerned parties, inclUding thePLOandthetwo super-Powers. Mydelegation supports thismovebecauseitbelieves strongly thata negotiated peacethatrecognizes theinalienable rightofthePalestinians to self-determination inanindependent StateofPalestine, aswellasrespect forthe sovereignty, territorial integrity andindependence ofallStatesintheregion, offers thebesthopeforallconcerned inthatpartoftheworld. Weurgeall concerned toworktirelessly fortheconvening ofthepeaceconference.aB/S W40/pv.28 26 (Mr.Kutesa, Uganda) withregardtotheIran-Iraq cO~fliot, Uganda,asafellowmemberofthe~~-~----I Organization oftheIslamic Conference anatheNon-Aligned Movement, urgesboth parties toendthisterrible conflict, whichhascostbothcountries sodearin termsofbothliveslostandproperty destroyed. Itistimeforbothcountries to respondpositively tothemanyappeals andmanymediation effortsthathavebeen directed tothem. Ugandacontinues tofollowdevelopments inCyprus, afellowCommonwealth member, withkeeninterest. Wewillcontinue tosupport andencourage the Government andpeopleofCyprusintheirsearchforalastingsolution onthebasis oftherelevant resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly andtheSecurity Council. In thisconnection wecommend theeffortsofthesecretary-General inmediating between thetwocommunities. Withregardtothesituations inAfghanistan andKampuchea, weurgeallthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement or address by the Ugandan delegation to the United Nations, addressing various international issues and conflicts. It does not seem to focus on specific economic, environmental, or social development topics, but rather on international relations, diplomacy, and peacekeeping.

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