collaboration inAntarctica. Weshallmaintain oursupport fortheAntarctic Treatysystem. InCentra,1 America th'ereiswidespread agreement onanumberofobjectives: theneedforgreaterstability, foreconomic progress andforthereinforcement ofapproved bytheUnitedNations.Inrecentmonths, therehavebeenanumberofdirectcontacts between North andSOuthKorea,contacts whicharecontinuing andbroadening. Itismyprofound(SirGeoffrey Bowe,UnitedKingdom)A/40/PV.9 63 signaltheirsupport fortheadmirable effortofthesecretary-General toachieve aAfghanistan theyaretheoppressors. Whydotheynothonourtheirprinciples and solution, byagreeing towithdraw theirtroops? Onlythisconcr.ete actionwill satisfy thedemands oftheworldcommunity andbringpeacetoAfghanistan.Sovietefforts tosubduetheAfghanpeopleandtoputpressure onPakistan, where Government aboutitssupport fortheoppressed peoples oftheworld. Yetinsome3million Afghanexileshavefoundrefuge. WehearmuchfromtheSovietinternational opinion. WegiveOttrfirmsupport totheefforts ofthemembers ofinternational law.Itjeopa~dizes regional stability. ItfliesinthefaceofVietNam'sillegal ~~cupation ofCambodia isacontinuing affront to ThesixthyearofSovietoccupation ofAfghanistan haswitnessed intensifiedhopethatthese ~~Vleadtoapeaceful andlasting solution totheKoreanproblem, Government toreachapolitical solution basedunequivocally ontheprinciplesandthatthepeopleofKoreamayshortly berepresented atthisforum.demonstration ofoursupport forpeaceefforts.thegreatest posGible restraint onallsides. Theplanned meetinginLuxembourg laterthisautuDl'lbetween theForeign Ministers oftheTen,plUSSpainandofcross-border subversion andinterference. Thepresent tensesituation callsfor Portugal, theCentral American States andtheContadora countries willbeafurtherMLG/gmr strengthening ofdemocracy andthelimitation ofarms;aboveallthrough theendingdeJW:)cracy. Theseobjectives areclearlysetforthintheContadora docWllents.. The Contadora process basourfirmsupport. Thepathtopeacemustliethrough the .heAssociation ofSouth-East AsianNations (ASEAN) topersuade theVietnamese------------------~--------MLG/gllr A/40/PV ..9 64 (SirGeoffrey Bowe,UnitedKingdom) Itisclearthatinfounding theUnitedNations ourpredecessors wereasmuch concerned topromote theinterests ofindividuals astofurther thoseoftheir Governments. Itistherefore particularly deplorable that40yearslaterthe rights,liberties andwell-being ofsomanyindividuals shouldbeatrisk:not justfrompoverty, hungeranddisease, butalsofromthepolicies andactionsof Governments. Wemustalldoeverything wecantogiveforcetoourfinewordsabouthuman rights. IsaidinHelsinki lastJulythatwhiletheFinalActoftheConference on Security andCo-operation inEurope (CSCE)hadlitabeacon, thefuturestrength of itslightwoulddependentirely ontheperformance ofthesignatory states~ ThatholdsgoodintheUnitedNations context aswell.TheUnitedNations Commission onHumanRightsandotherunitedNations organizations haveamajorrole toplayinmakingtheexisting humanrightsinstruments moreeffective. Butto achieve theirtargets theymusthavethefullco-operation oftheMemberStates. TheUnitedNations findsitselftodaydeeplyinvolved inthreats toour societies undreamed ofbythefounding fathers. Themodernproblem ofdrugabuse continues totakeonnewandmorehorrifying forms. Thisisavicethat particularly threatens ouryoungpeople-andhenceourfuturesocieties.. Britain isincreasing theresources devoted tothewaragainst drugsandintroducin~ new measures designed tostripthoseinvolved indrug tr~fficking oftheirill-gotten rewards. EveryMemberStateneedstotakefirmnational action. Butnational efforts areonlyapartofthesolution. Effective international co-operation to eradicate production, trafficking andtheillegal harbouring ofoffenders is urgently required. TheVenezuelan initiative forapossible UnitedNations convention isausefulstart. Butwemustallmakeasustained andunitedattack onthisvicious problem.A/4Q/W ..9 65 (SirGeoffrey Bowe,unitedKing~) Equall)' .ffecti9~ co-operation is.required 1fwearetohaltthespreadof te~rori.... Everyattackonaninnocent individual, everyhijacking andeverybomb i8anattack Oftuaall..Britain hastakenstepstotightencOduolofunacceptable activities by..Jlbet&ofdiplc:.rAtic missions.. Inordertoreducethescopefor aircraft hijacking8 Britain hasalS9putforward specific proposals forextra international actiontotakeIlOrestringent security measures atairpor~ andin civilaviation ope:-ationa.. Aathesecretary-General haspointedout,manyofthe neceaaary international ag~eeaents areinplace.. Theyneedtobeenforced. We mustallmakeitclearthatvevillnotsubmittoblackmail, thatwewillnot tolerate terrorist actaandthatwewillnotharbour terrorists. ASK/17 A/40/PV.9 66
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by Sir Geoffrey Bowe, the United Kingdom's representative to the United Nations, discussing various international issues and crises. The speech touches on topics such as the need for stability, economic progress, and the enforcement of international law, as well as specific conflicts and crises in Afghanistan, Korea, and Cambodia. The text also mentions human rights, drug abuse, and terrorism.

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