of the Second World Wax and thus to be given highest priority in international affairs, requires that the members of the Security Council shaJ a cmrtsfn sustained attention. JP/35 s/Pv. 2923 156 (Mr. Bagbenf AdeSto Nzengeya, Zaire) The General Assembly’s move to Geneva at its forty-third session from 13 to 15 Usember 1988 and the meeting of the Security Council cronvened today at the request of Bahrain are ample proof of the interest that Member States take in that question, although they have yet to find B lasting solution. The frustratiar of the Palestinian people at the massacres occurring in the occupied Arab territories climaxed in the events of last weekend. The violations of human rights in those territories have not helped to prorote dialogue or peace between Arabs and Jews. *n the antrary, they have tended to fan hatred and provoke confrontation between the tsm communities. Listing the number of Palestinian victims that have fallen in the confrontation since the beginning of the intifadah in December 1987, one realises the gravity of the situation prevailing in the occupied Arab territories. Accordingly, my delegation continues to believe that resolution 181 (II) adopted by the general Assembly on 29 November 1947 - immediately after the S,~sond World War - relative to the Plan of Partition with Economic Union between the Jwwfah State and the Palestinian Arab State is the only valid basis for ending the conflict, which has been going on for more than 43 years now. It is necessary to take the steps envisaged in the Plan of Partition and to establish a Palestinian State, as was done in the ease of the Jewish State. Resolution 181 (II) indeed required to the United Kingdom as the mandatory Power for Palestine, and to all other Members of the United Nations, the adoption 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to the United Nations Security Council, discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the need for a lasting solution. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather focuses on the humanitarian and political aspects of the conflict.

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