Nations. Rather, myintention istourgeanintensification ofefforts anda greater determination torealize theOrganization's aims.Asthelate President Eisenhcwer notedshortlyaftertheSuezwarof1956: "Weareapproaching afateful momentwheneither wemustrecognize that theUnitedNationsisunabletorestore peaceinthisarea,ortheUnited Nations mustrenewwithincreased vigouritsefforts tobringaboutIsraeli withdrawal ••••If[theUnited N~tions] doesnothing, ifitaccepts the ignoring ofitsrepeated resolutions calling forthewithdrawal ofinvading forces, thenitwillhavea-lmitted failure. Thatfailurewillbeablowto theauthority andinfluance oftheUnitedNations intheworldandtothe hopeswhichhumanity placedintheUnitedNations asthemeansofachieving peacewithjustice.- TheUnitedNations ieatasimilar crossroads today. Tomymind,thefuture standing ofthisorganization willbedecided onthebasisofitssuccess or failure inachieving peaceintheworld,partiCUlarly intheMiddleEast. JustasthePalestinian issueandtheUnitedNations havehadarelated history duringthepastfourdecades, theJordanian andPalestinian peoples have sharedtheclosesttiesforseveral centuries, tiesmanifested throughhistory and destiny. Sincetheinception ofthePalestinian problem, attheendoftheFirst WorldWar,Jordanhasbeenclosely connected withit.Ithasbeenseriously affected byitsvagal:'ies andhasinteracted vigorously withthepeopleof Palestine. In1947thePalestine problem assumed aninternational dimension, withEMS/S A/40/PV ..12 13 (KingRussein) theresultthattheUnitedNations tookovertheresponsibility ofdealing withthe issue.. Sincethen,Jordan, becauseofitsdistinctive relationship withthe Palestinian poople, haiieO-Opei'ated wit.'1theUnitedNations andco-ordinated its efforts withit,alongwithitsArabandMoslembrethreru, inthehopethatthis problem wouldfindasolution.. Duringthepast40years, mycountry haspursued a constant policyofpositive engagement withtheefforts oftheUnitedNations, as longastheyweregearedtowards ajustpeace,asstipulated intheCharter .. Asisw~llknown,inthewakeofthe1967war,Ipersonally participated in formulating security Council resolution 242(1967) ..Ourclearunderstanding then wasthatajustandlasting peaceintheMiddleEastdepended fullyonIsraeli withdrawal. Ourconviction wasstrengthened asa~e~ultofourcontacts with several oftheStatesconcerned, including theUnitedStatesofAmerica. Itwas further strengthened bythefactthattheprinciple ofwithdrawal wasindivisible, andthataggression shouldnotberewarded. Whenourefforts failed,ashadour attempts tobringaboutacceptance byIsraeloftheprinciple ofwithdrawal in returnforpeace,thatfailure brought aboutthewarof1973,whentheSecurity Council adopteditsresolution 338(1973), leading toacease-fire andemphasizing theneedtoimplement theprovisions ofSecurity Council resolution 242(1967). Againwesupported theresolution, andtothatendtookpartintheGenevapeace conference. Subsequently theUnitedNations recognized thePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO)asthelegitimate representative ofthePalestinian people, thus paVingthewaytoparticipation bythePalestinian people, throughitslegitimate representative, inthepeaceprocess. Astheforemost partytotheconflict, the Palestinian peopleoughttobetheforemost partytopeace.EMS/S A/40/PV.12 14-15 (KingHussein) . InSeptellber 1982,duringthesumaitmeetingatFez,theArabsr.eaffirmed theircollective desireforpeacethrough theadoFtion ofanArabpeaceplan foraulated withtheparticipation ofthePalestine Liberation organization, and accepted byit.IthflArabnation, through aseven-memer committee, persisted in itsefforts. Thec::olUllittee wase~trusted withthetaskofexplaining theplanto thefivepermanent IleJlbers oftheSecurity Counc:il. inthehopethatthepeace process mightbeinvigorated.BHS/ed A/40/PV.12 16 (KingiiuBseinj BisMajesty KingBassan11ofMorocco headedtheCommittee duringitsvisitto UnitedNations Headquarters andtoWashington, whileIledthevisitstotheother fourcapitals, whichindicated, alongwithvarious international circles, their satisfaction withtheArab IIIOve~Yet,thepeaceprocess remained dormant. Onthebasisofan",mberofrealistic considerations, itbecameevident tous thatthepeaceefforts required anewapproach thatwouldenabletheparticipation ofthePalestine Liberation Organization inthepeaceprocess. Inthelightof theseconsiderations, weheld consu~tations withthePal~Jtine Liberation Organization, thesolelegitimate representative ofthePalestinian people, leading, on11February ofthisyear,toanac~rdregUlating jointpolitical
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by King Hussein of Jordan, discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the role of the United Nations, and the efforts of Jordan to achieve a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the political and diplomatic aspects of the conflict.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief