the••th.rlan4a ahouldbecalledupontocontribut. toUnitedRatioDsofforts to implement thepeaceplan,suchar.~u••twill...twithpositive con.ld~ratioD. Notwithstanding ourd••pconcern overrecentviolence, SouthAfricaoffersa rayofhope.aerewefindtwocourageous 1.adera whohavedec14e4toburythe hatchet aDdend.avour tobuildacommonfuture. Theroadaheadisfullof Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryrMil/l5 W4S/PV.9 lS3 (HE.YIDdenDroet.Netherlands) obstacles. After40yearsofIPlrth,id, itspillarsatillbasically standupright, butaparth.id iatobedialluUed. ne.eleaders havetoteardownthewallaof distrust andbringthevariouE groupsinSouthAfricaintothecODstitutional 6ialogue. They bav~towriteanewlanguage -oneofconciliation ADdmutual respect -inacountry wbicbisusedtothelanguage ofbatr~dandth.practice of violenc.. Theybavetoopenupperspective. forpeaceful cbangeinasocietysplit apartby4e,pdivisions betw••nthebavesandthehave-nots. Inothell"words,their taski.ofHerculean proportiona, ADdyettherei8reasonforbopeasbothparties coabine goodwill withgood.en80. Afteryearsofvigorous supportofthe antl-gparthti4 struggle, theinternational community isnowunderanobligation to support theactualcon8tructlve forcesofcbangeinSouthAfrica. Nef.,lthata policyofencouraqiDg thepeacefUl transition toademocratic South Africainwbich allciti.ens enjoyequalrigbtsisfullyjustified. Therefore, tangible progress ontheroadtowards ~complete dismantling ofAPArtheid sbould,inourview,go bandinbaDdwithacorresponding relazation ofecoDomic pre.sur,s onSouthAfrica. LetusnotforgetKorea. Inthatcountry astartbasbeenlIadeonunfree.lng tbesituation bet.,.en NorthandSouth. WhUewaiting forafurther improvement of therelations bet...nNorthandSouthKorea,wecallforad.~uat. repres.ntation of tbeKoreanpeopleintheUnitedIfations. PopUlar demand foll"democracy andthecraving forhumanrightaaregrowing stronger yearafteryear. Thebumanrigbtsdebateshou14notbeptlllflleated bya North-South divide. ProllLatinAmerica toEastAsiaandfromEaatern Europeto Afri~a, peoplecryoutforfr.edom, underlining timeandagainthathumanrigbts aretrulyuniversal values. Aawewelcome theendofthecoldvar,wealsowelcome anewperspective for theUnitedNationeintbefie14ofbumanrigbts. UDite4Nations bumanrights Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library!'MB/15 AloI5/PV.9 &~-65 (Mr,DDdepBroek, Net.berlopds) standards have always provided clearanduncompromising criteria bywhichthe conduct andachiev.me~t ofGovernments couldbemeasured. Rowasustained effort canbemadetostrengthen thesupervisory machin.rr "hichis110important if respectforhumanright.i.reallytob.improved. IDtheConference onSecurity andCo-operation inEurope(CSCB)mechanisms havebeenestablished which,morethan theUnit.d Rat~ons bodyofnorms,provideStateswithsp.cific detailed procedure. toholdeachotheraccountable forviolatioDs ofhumanrights. Thesamemaybe t~u.forthene.no~s"hichhavebeeDd.veloped intheCSCBforcompliance with therequisites offr••electioDs andtheruleoflaw.Rere,eaelse"here, regional andUnitedRations systems shouldreinforce .achother. Ropolitical order"illlastv.rylone}ifitdoesnotpermitchange. Infact, theUnit.dRations conceptofworldorderhasalwaysbeenacombination of collective security andpeaceful change. Concentrating onrestoring thepeacein theGulfor.lsew.ber., however necessary andjustified, isnoteDough. Wemustat thesametimecontinue toputouren.rgyintocombating poverty, disease, illiteracy, drugsandterrori••,intopromoting equitable economic development both domestically andint.rnatioaally. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEBS/CIII:, Altl5/PV.9 60 (Mr.VU.depBro.k,IOth.rlMc1I) •The~.c.nt.ight••~thlpecials'.lionofthilAaleDblr, onint.rDati~nal econo~ic co-operation, hasputtheworldbackontherighttrackinitldialogue on developllttnt pl'obl._, aft.r10Dgy.arsoffruitl.ls poladaatioD. n.Aalellbli"1 D.claration r.pr.s.nt. afittingatartforthefo~lation andlmpl...ntatioDof theInt.rnatlonal DeveloPMnt Strat8CJf fortherourthDov.lopllllnt Decad•• TheGulfcri.il DOWseriously cloudstheeconomic perlpectiv.s. Risin9 .D~rgy priceswill.ov.r.ly impaird.v.lopment, particularly i~third-world countri.s. Growthfigurel, 4ebt-se~vic. ratiolandad'ustment progr&mm8s willhavetobe adapt.dtomorepel.ialstic indicators. nQr.isr.alonforconcern aboutthe pOSlibl. implicationl fortheaultilat.ral tradenegotiationl intheUruguay Round.ItisuptoallofUItofindalleaDlofsaf.guarding thedeveloping countri.l, and'Ip.cielly thel.a~tdev.1QP.d countri.l, froalev.r•••tbacklin theireconomic andlocialprogr'DS. rA'Neth.rlandl halrec.ntly tak.nthe initiative topropose aCQll.ctivs cancellation ofofficial bilateral debtto leverely indebt.d poor.stcountri'l ¥hichimplement louad.conomlc policies.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement by a high-ranking official, likely from the United Nations, addressing various global issues. The text touches on several topics, including human rights, international cooperation, economic development, and debt relief. The language is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and global governance.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief