States are unceasingly giving to the struggle of the Na- 9 mibian people and to the oppressed masses of South Africa places a heavy burden on those States, and thus they require united and supportive action by the Organiza- tion to safeguard their territorial integrity and to reaffirm the trust they place in the United Nations and in its role in the defence of international peace and security wherever they are threatened. 96. It is the duty of the Security Council to respond posi- tively to the expectations of the peoples of southern Africa and the entire international community by taking the necessary measures to prevent any recurrence of action by South Africa against the peaceful States of the region. 97. The PRESIDENT: The next speaker is Mr. Mfanafu- thi Makatini, to whom the Council extended an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure at the 2616th meeting. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 98. Mr. MAKATINI: Mr. President, I sincerely thank you and all the meinbers of the Council for giving us the opportunity to add the voice of the African National Con- gress to those that in unison in this chamber and around the world have strongly condemned the Pretoria regime for the latest unprovoked, premeditated and dastardly act of aggression against the People’s Republic of Angola. 99. Allow us also to congratulate you, Sir, on the assumption of the presidency of the Council during this important month of October and to pay tribute to your predecessor, Sir John Thomson, for his outstanding performance. 100. Several speakers who have preceded us have stressed that racist South Africa’s latest act of aggression against Angola was launched even before the ink was dry on resolution 571 (1985) in which, inter &a, the Council 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement, discussing a specific event (South Africa's aggression against Angola) and its implications for international peace and security. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international organizations, resolutions, and countries. The speaker is calling for action by the Security Council to prevent future aggression and protect the territorial integrity of states.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations