Secretary of State for the Environment, Mr. Jose Lutzenberger, had urged President Collar de Mello to implement the measures stipulated by the Federal Court. No reply had yet been forthcoming. The consequence was that no improvement in the situation of the Yanomami was yet in sight notwithstanding the dynamiting of a number of clandestine landing-strips used by the gold prospectors. Recent measures taken at the national level had made the health work more difficult and the National Indian Foundation had recently dismissed its only three officials who spoke the Yanomami language. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l0 page 3 6. Two public prosecutors who had recently visited the Yanomami had concluded that they had entered the final phase of extermination. Their territory had become uninhabitable because of river pollution and deforestation. The Government had argued that it did not have the necessary funds available but a number of international governmental and non-governmental organizations were ready to provide the necessary assistance for the survival of the Yanomami. Public opinion both inside and outside Brazil was following the situation with great attention. 7. Pax Christi International respectfully urged the adoption by the Sub-Commission of a resolution recommending that the Secretary-General of the United Nations should propose to the Government of Brazil that the Chairman of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations be invited to visit the country and that he should request the assistance of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. 8. Mr. PHILLIPS (Minority Rights Group) said that there was widespread determination among many nations in the world, including the Soviet Union and the United States of America, to seek reconciliation and avoid conflicts. It was important, however, to be realistic; conflicts, including repression, had too often been seen as a way of resolving unwanted social, economic or political problems. In those circumstances it was those without power, the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the situation of the Yanomami indigenous people in Brazil, highlighting the environmental and health issues they are facing due to gold prospectors and government inaction. The text also mentions the need for international assistance and the involvement of the United Nations.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Natural resources and environment