In 80 doing, we tmve fn mind the overriding need to make known the true i-W uf the United Nations by wor Id public opinion. The mase media do not always help in this, undoubtedly because they are exaesaively concentrated in the hands of a few pressure groups, almet all of them belonging to a limited number of czountrieo. In thio respect, the new international communicatione and information order should be the catalyet for a major peaceful battle at the international level, through the United Nations system, to promote comprehene ion and wlersbnding amng nations and peoples. It would indeed be inconsistent and dangerous to erect barrier8 between the United Nations and the peoples of the world. Although mankind often has to be sub jacted to utmost danger in order to find the necessary motivation to save itself, the past from which the United Nation8 has emrged io suff icitintly rich in object lessons that no fur tier trials are needed for us to demonstrate a corarpi tmen t to our comumn survival l I shall borrow the final words of my intervention from the admirable recozmnendation made by the former Presidents of the General AssenWy at their meting held under the auspices of ttq united Nations Institute for Training and R@search WNITAR) last June. They suggested to the Assembly that it I “should seize this unique opportunity and devote its attention to the remaining 15 years of this century and, with a vision of the future, should initiata plans at the global level for the year 2000 and the beqinninq of the new millenium.” (A/40/377, para, 20) Indeed, it is no longer conceivable, in 1985, to live without tne United Nations, much less to do without it in determining our near or distant future. b/4O~laV.l9 38 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement about the role of the United Nations in promoting international cooperation and understanding. It mentions the need for a new international communication and information order, the importance of the UN in promoting global plans for the year 2000 and the beginning of the new millennium, and the idea that it is no longer conceivable to live without the UN. These themes suggest that the text is related to international cooperation and the role of the UN in promoting global understanding and development.

**Category**
International trade, Education