Innocent peasants, women and children, have fallen vic- tim to the Somoza bandits, As time has passed, tensions have heightened and prospects for peaceful solution to the problems have continued to diminish. At the same time Nicaragua’s offer for peace through negotiations has been reciprocated by increased acts of sabotage, aggression and show of force. 49. What is therefore before the Council is a serious matter indeed: serious, on the one hand, for the direct threat it poses to Nicaragua and, on the other, for its inevitable consequences for the peace and stability of the region. 50. The latest act of invading Nicaragua comes in the aftermath of a series of actions aimed at undermining the Nicaraguan social revolution. Campaigns of destabiliza- tion and economic sabotage, complemented by full-scale parallel international efforts by the avowed foes of Nica- ragua, have failed to subdue the revolution. The training, arming and financing of groups of Somozist bandits and infiltrating them into Nicaragua seem not to have been enough. Now direct confrontation has been resorted to. 51. The sum total of this naked act of aggression can be no less than either to precipitate a direct confrontation with the Nicaraguan forces and use it as an excuse for the internationalization of the war and for intervention, or to create a general sense of insecurity and havoc within Nic- aragua. The Council must therefore see this latest strat- egy in this context. 52. The Movement of Non-Aligned Countries has ex- pressed its unflinching support for and solidarity with the Nicaraguan Government in its defence of its territorial integrity and independence and in consolidation of the revolution. Both in Managua and New Delhi this year the Movement spoke with one voice. My delegation can- not but echo that position. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a speech about a political crisis, specifically a conflict between Nicaragua and the Somoza regime. The language used is formal and official, and the tone is serious and condemnatory. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather focuses on the political situation and the threat to Nicaragua's territorial integrity and independence.

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