beensaying. MOiStpeoPledonotwanttohearfancywordsandunfulfilled prOMises. MoStpeopledonotwanttoliveinfearandwithuncertainty and insecudty.Theywantustolistena,swellastalktoeachother. Theywantusto reasontogether anddeviseways'to ensurethat'this'generation leavesaworldfor thenextgeneration toinherit. Theywantustoassurethe.thatthestarsabove uswillcontinue tobeforloverstogazeat,forthinkers toponderover,andfor scientists toexplore -butnotaplacetostoretheinsttu.ents ofwar.JSM/ljb A/40/P'l ..2.8 .,1 (FatherLini,Vanuatu) Everyyeartheopening oftheg~neral '3ebategenerates agreatdealofanxiety andanti~ipation hereattheheadquarters building, andinmostofourcapitals.- ... .. Thefirstfewdaysofthedebateareusually highlycharged andfull-ofgreat expectations. Everyone seemstowaitbreathlessly fornewpronounce~nts onthe problems oftheworld. Thisisparticularly truewhenthepronouncements arebeing madebythelarger, morepowerful countries, whichhavetheabilitytoaffectthose problems. '. Asthedebatecontinues, however, andsmaller countries taketherostrum, the interest oftheopinion-makers seemstoflag.Theysaythatthespeeches takeona strident andfamiliar tone.Tothem,eachdayseemstobealittlebitless dramatic thantheonebefore, andunlessanewcrisisarises,orahighlyvisible personality arrives onthescene,theyloseinterest anddirectthepublic's attention elsewhere. Thus,whenatthishistoric session thePresident ofTanzania, \Mr.JuliusK.Nyerere, addressed theGeneral Assembly forthelasttime,the public's attention wasindeeddirected elsewhere. President Nyerereisoneofthe mostrespected figuresofthiscentury. Hishasalwaysbeenanarticulate and reasonable voiceforthediscriminated against, thedisadvantaged, andthe disenfranchised ofthisworld. Weofthedeveloping countries treasure himasone ofourelderstatesmen; Weshallmisshimher~attheGeneral Assembly. IknowthatIspeakformanyothers'when Iapplaud 'hiswordsandsaythathis lastaddress deserved farbettercoverage bythenewsmedia. Whatmorepersuasive evidence canbepresent~d onbehalfoftheneedforanewinternational information order?...,JSM/ljb A/40/PV.28 42 (FatherLini,Vanuatu) ..Ironica.lly,,~wblle thisbistoric session markedMWalilllJ's lastaddress tousas President of~anzania, italsomarkedthefirstaddr'ess totheGeneral Assemb1y by meofthedeveloping world's younger sta,tesmen, Mr.AlanGarcia, President of Peru. Thesymbolism ofthiscoincidence shouldbenoted. oneisalionofAfrica, theotherisasonofsouthAmerica. BOthofthem spokeforothersaswell!lSthepeopleoftheirnativelands,andbothbelongtous all.Bothhadthecourage andconviction toaddressdifficult subjects with imagination andoriginality. BOthelectrified thishallwbentheyspoke. IcitethesetwC)addresses asexamples ofthecareful thought andanalysis everynationhasbrought tothissession. Mr.JoseSarney, President ofBrazil,setthetoneforuswithhisstimulating opening address. Eachsuccessive speaker hasplacedhisownuniquesignature on ourdialogue. Weonlyhopethatthemessage isbeingreceived andwillbegiven c~refu1 consideration. Whobettertoremindusoftheverynatureofourinternational democracy, and ofourresponsibility vigorously toopposetheapartheid regimeofsouthAfrica thanPresident Nyerere? Whobettertoillustrate toustheperilsofthe1111cit drugtrade,addictive monetary policies, andanequally addictive armsracethan President Garcia, representing asmalldeveloping country whosedemocracy is threatened byallthree? Vanuatu is,asmembers oftheAssembly areaware,averysmalldeveloping country situated inaregionthatsomedelegates mightnotoftenthinkofasthey pondelrthegreatissuesoftheday.Thereare,however, somefactsaboutour regionthatshouldbeborneinmind,particularly onthis,thefortieth anniversary ofthefounding oftheUnitedNations.JSM/ljb A/40/PV ..28 43 (!atherLin!,Vanuatu) In1945aostofthecurrentMe~er8 of~isinternational eaa-unity were ", colonies'. OUrregionwas.noexception. Qurpeop~ewereexploited, undereducated andsocially segregatedinourownland,aswereeastcolonized peoples. A1though weourselves werenotallOngtherichandpowerful ofthisearth,ourregionwas fiercely cClIltested duringthesecondWorldWar..Veterans ofthatfigbting insist thatitwastheIIOst,intenseofanycollbatanywhere intheworld. Oneofthenationsofourregionbad,onapercapJ,tabasie,thehighest nWllberofmeninuniform, thehighest nullberoflienincolllbet.overseas, andthe' highest numberofcasualties. WhentheunitedNations wasforlled, thisnationand another fromourregionvereconsidered bySOlletobethespokesraen fortheellall countries, thereasonbeing,ofcourse, thatotherBaaller countries werestill colonies .. Weourselves, althougb stillacolonyduringthewar,rellalned loyaltothe alliedcausewhenoneofourcolonizers wasoccupied bytheforcesoffascism and theVichygovernment established. Whenthatcountry wasliberated byalliedforces wesharedinthejoyofitspeople, eventhougbweourselves werestillacolony. Whenthewarended,wewatched withaaaze_nt asmillions ofdollars worthof materialandequipment, someofwhichwecouldstillusetoday,wasa_pedintothe oceanorotherwise destroyed. We,ofcourse, didnotunderstand suchwaste.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech given by the representative of Vanuatu to the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the importance of international cooperation, the need for a new international information order, and the challenges faced by developing countries. The speaker highlights the historical experiences of their region, including colonialism and war, and emphasizes the importance of unity and cooperation to address global problems.

**Category**
International relations, Culture