Already thethreatoffinancial sanctions anddisin~estment hasdriventhe leadership inPretoria tothinkatioutreforms. Butapartheid cannotbereformed. Ithastobedismantled completely, andforthatthepressure hastobecontinued. Wetherefore calluponWestern Governments tojoinushereandnowintheUnited Nations inimposing comprehensive mandatory economic sanctions against SouthAfrica through theinstrumentality oftheSecurity Council. History hasdemonstrated thatfreedom, equality andindependence donotcome withoutsacrifice. Theoppressed insouthern Africaknowthisand,fortheir freedom anddignity, areprepared tosacrifice andaresacrificing eventheir lives,letalone th~fewmarginal benefits thatresultfromthemerciless exploitation ofthei~resources. FromthisrostruID Ipayatribute andhomagetothemillions inNamibia and SouthAfrica wh(:)haveoacrificed somuchforsolongtobringcloserthedayof freedom andindependence. Theircauseisjustandtheirsacrifices shallnotbein vain.W:inEthiopia, i~deedinthewholeofAfrica, areresolved toassistthe armedstruggle andthecampaign toisolatePretoria untilNamibia accedes to independence andajustanddemocratic societyisestablished inaunitedSouth Africa, withthecurrent le'adership sweptonto'therubbish heapofhistory. Socialist Ethiopia alsoreaffirms itsmilitant solidarity withthefront-line and otherneighbouring-States intheirheroiceffortstowithstand theonslaught and resistthepressure ofracistPretoria. Forclosetofourdecades armedconflicts intheMiddleEasthavenotonly claimed ahugetolloflivesanddestruction ofproperty buthavealsobeensources ofgravedangertointernational peaceandsecurity. Anendtotheblood-letting intheareacanonlycomeaboutwiththewithdrawal ofIsraeli forcesfromall territories occupied since1967andtheexercise bytheSUffering PalestinianIMLG/mh A/40/PV.22 12 (Mr.Wolde,Ethiopia) peopleoftheir ina~ienable righttoself-determination andtoasovereign and independent statehood. Anotheressential ingredient forpeaceintheMiddleEastisscrupulous resp~~t forthesovereignty andterritorial integrity ofLebanon andallother statesintheregion. Inthisconnection, Ethiopia condemns therecentIsraeli aggression against Tunisia anditsdeliberate eRtension oftheMiddleEastconflict totheMaghreb. Otherinternational problems whichstillengagetheattention ofthe international community aretheIran-Iraq war~ndthesituations inWestern Sahara, Afghanistan, theF.oreanpeninsula, Kampuchea, Central America andCyprus. Ethiopia's position onalltheseissueshasbeenrepeatedly expressed inthepast fromthissamerostrum andneedsnofurther elaboration. Nevertheless, Ishould liketoreaffirm oursolidarity withtheNicaraguan peopleandGovernment intheir juststruggle todefendtheirrevolution andsovereignty fromimperialist and externally-supported elements andexpress ourfullsupport fortheContadora peace process. Oursolidarity alsogoestotheKoreanpeople, whoarestriving fortheir peaceful reunification. Weareconvinced thatthewithdrawal offoreign forcesand thedismantling offoreignmilitary basesinthepeninsula willgoalongwayto accelerate theprocess ofnational reu~~ification. Ourpersistent expression ofconcernattheaggravation ofinternational tension andourinsistent callforthepeaceful resolution ofinternational conflict stempartlyfromknowledge ofthepossibility thatanylocal~regional or international dispute couldeventually leadtoanuclear confrontation. Nuclear weapons, aswecllrecognize, havemadetheworldanunsafeplacetolivein.And yetnosingleissuehasmorecompletely failedtomeeteventheminimal aspirations ofthepeoplesoftheworldthanthatofdisarmament.A/40/PV. 2~ 13 (Mr.Wolde,Ethiopia) Thedesireofimperialism toachieve military superiority undertheguiseof nuclear deterrence hassurelyexposed mankind tothedangerofglobalnuclear holocaust. Theso-called strategic defence initiative, contrary totheargument of itsproponents, wouldundoubtedly markedly increase therisksofnuclear war. Everystepinthesophisticationofsuchweapons continuestoaccelerate man's journey todoomsday. Withthenuclear armsrace,notonlyhavethesenseof insecurity andtherisksofnuclear warbeenincreased but,asaresultofthehuge human,financial andmaterial resources absorbed byarmsproduction, theprogress andprosperity ofmuchofhumanity hasbeenunjustly forfeited. Weare,however, gratified tonotethattheleaders oftheSOVietUnionand theUnitedStateshaveatlonglastagreedtomeetinGenevatoresumeserious bilateral negotiations onquestions re~ated tospaceandnuclear arms. Wehope thatthenegotiations willopenthewayforaneffective disarmament agreement.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a high-ranking official from Ethiopia, addressing various international issues, including economic sanctions, apartheid, and disarmament. The tone is strongly critical of imperialism, racism, and the nuclear arms race. The speaker emphasizes the importance of solidarity with oppressed peoples and nations, and calls for international action to address these issues.

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