Therefore, onbehalfoftheAfrican Groupandmyowncountry Nigeria, which wasapioneer memberoftheCoa~cil, Iwishtocongratulate usallontheadoption oftheresolutions formally dissolving theUnitedNations Council forNamibia. ThePRESIDENT: Icallontherepresentativa ofBelize, whowillspeakon behalfoftheGroupofLatinAmerican andCaribbean States Mr.ROGERS(Belize): TheLatinAmerican andCaribbean Stateswouldlike toendorseallthesentiments expressed byprevious speakers. Indeedthisisamomentofcelebration, forNamibiaistrulyachildofthe UnitedNations. Afree,sovereign andunitedNamibiaistheresultoftheworkof allofus:theworkoftheCouncil forNamibia, theSpecial Committee onthe Situation withregardtotheImplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting of Independence toColonial Countries andPeoples, theNon-Aligned Movement andthe front-line States. Anditwouldberemissofmenottomentio~ thecontribution of Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/II A/44/PV.96 39-40 (Mr.Rogers, Belize) theCaribbean: theillustrious daughter ofBarbados, HerExcellency DameNita Barrow, nowGovernor General ofBarbados. Theyallplayed agreatpartinbringing Namibia toindependence. Weallcelebrate theadoption ofthese resolutio~s todayandsaluteallthose whohavecontributed inanyway. ThePRESIDENT: Wehaveheardthelastspeaker inexplanation ofvote. Itisnowmypleasant dutytocallontheSecretary-General tomakeastatement. TheSECRETARY-GENERAL: Ishouldliketoplaceonrecord myappreciation oftheroleplayedbytheUnitedNations Council forNamibia overthepast23years infulfilment ofthemandate entrusted toitbytheGeneral Assembly. Withits dissolution, theintimate association oftheUnitedNations withNamibia's quest forindependence hasconcluded. Thisdoesnotmeanthatourcommitment toNamibia hasdiminished. TheUnitedNations hasalready beguntoorientitsactivities and co-operation tothetaskofhelping theNamibian peopletoconsolidate theirnewly wonfreedom through socialandeconomic development. Itisperhaps pertinent torecalltheuniquerelationship thatdeveloped between theUnitedNations andthepeopleofNamibia following theGeneral Assembly decision in1967toassumeresponsibility for"themoralandmaterial well-being andsecurity" ofthepeopleofNamibia. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBCT/fc Al44/PV.96 41 (The Secretary~General) TheCouncil forNamibia wascreated specifically tofulfilthismandate. Attherequest cftheGeneral Assembly, theCouncil embarked onacampaign to mobilize international support fortheindependence ofNamibia andtosafeguard as wellaspromote thenational interests oftheNamibian people. Itproveditselfa staunch andreliable advocate ofNamibiaatinternational andintergovernmentel forumsandensured thatitsnational interests wereinternationally recognized and respected. Itexercised legislative authority onbehalfoftheRamibian people, notably inthecontext oftheDecreefortheprotection oftheirnational resources. Itlaunched anactiveandinternational publicinformation campaign. Initscapacity asTrustee oftheUnitedNations FundforNamibia, theCouncil administered arangeofactivities andprogrammes designed toassistindividual Namibians andtocontrib_te totheemergence ofanindependent society whosepeople wouldbeequipped withthenecessary skills. Itwasinstrumental inthecreation ofrelevant institutions, including theUnitedNations Institute forNamibia, the Vocational Training CentreandtheTechnical Secondary School. TheNationhood Programme, inparticular, drewuponthetalents oftheNamibian people andgave themanopportunity fordevelopment. AsPresident NujomaofNamibia stated, theCouncil wasatruepartner inthe process ofthedecolonization ofNamibia, anditsprogrammes. andinstitutions played avitalroleinproviding thenecessary skillstoNamibians essential for theadministration ofanindependent Namibia. Ihavefrequently hadreasontomeetwiththeCouncil inthecontext ofthe specific responsibilities relating toNamibia whichwereassigned tomebythe General Assembly andtheSecurity Council. Ihavevalued myassocia:ion withits President, Ambassador Zuze,whosecountry, Zambia, hasbeenamongthemostnotable sources ofsupport totheUnitedNations efforts forNamibia. Ishouldliketo
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement regarding the dissolution of the United Nations Council for Namibia and the country's transition to independence. The speech mentions various aspects of the Council's work, such as its role in mobilizing international support, safeguarding national interests, and promoting development. The focus seems to be on the political and social aspects of Namibia's independence rather than economic or environmental issues.

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