work was guided during the month of May. 25. These meetings of the Council, requested by the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and by the Organi- zation of African Unity, have been convened to confront once again the most intractable question of decoloniza- tion ever before the international community. It is indeed difficult to convey in words the proportions and extent of the ordeal that the valiant people of Namibia have borne and continue to bear after a century of colonial oppres- sion and exploitation. 26. It is true that in every respect the situation in Na- mibia epitomizes all the odious features of the classical colonialism which so many of us h%re in this Chamber have ourselves experienced. However, it is true also that certain factors contributing to and exacerbating Na- mibia’s present colonial bondage represent a unique chal- lenge to our collective sense of justice and morality, for in the case of Namibia there are the added dimensions of institutionalized racism and racial oppression, of illegal plunder of natural resources and of the arrogant flouting of all accepted norms and the will of the international community. 27. Furthermore, the struggle of the Namibian people for freedom and human dignity has in the course of the four decades of United Nations involvement in the ques- tion become much more than a question of the interna- tionally acknowledged, inalienable right of the Namibian people themselves. Rather, the decolonization of Na- mibia and its accession to independent and sovereign nationhood has for nearly 20 years been made the legal responsibility’ of the Organization itself, an unprece- dented responsibility and a sacred trust that obligates all Member States. 28. It has been almost two years since the Security Council last met on the question of Namibia. In the inter- vening period the world has witnessed the continuing 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by a representative of a country or organization, addressing the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Namibia. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the main topic is the struggle for independence and decolonization of Namibia. The text does not mention specific economic or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the political and human rights aspects of the situation.

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