operation for the solution of economic, social, intellectual and humanitarian problems and the promotion and encouragement of respect for human rights and fundamen- tal freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion. 256. The question before us today concerns the role the United Nations in general and the Security Council in par- ticular should play in contributing to a better world for all. That question makes us wonder, first and foremost, what we mean by “a better world for all”, and secondly, what role the Security Council has played or could have played to achieve that end. 257. For my country, Burkina Faso, which is classified according to the statistics of the United Nations among the poorest in the world, a better world for all is a world where there no longer are ghettos in which millions of human beings stagnate because their skin is black or their culture different; a world in which all forms of exploitation, oppression and domination have ended; a world from which ignorance, hunger, thirst and sickness have been banished. 258. For my people, my country and its political leader- ship, a better world means, first and foremost, a guarantee 23 of our daily bread, drinking water, good health and the complete eradication of illiteracy for everyone. There and there alone lies the philosophy underpinning our under- standing of “a better world for all”. Beyond that specific, practical, realistic sphere, Burkina Faso can only indulge in sterile theorizing about the concepts of others and their interpretation of a better world in accordance with their own experience. 259. To be sure, the purposes of the United Nations were intended progessively to transform the world in precisely that way. Thus, on the eve of the commemoration. of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations, we should ask 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the concept of a better world for all, focusing on economic, social, intellectual, and humanitarian problems, as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms. It highlights the importance of addressing poverty, exploitation, oppression, and ignorance to achieve a better world. The text also emphasizes the role of the United Nations and the Security Council in contributing to a better world.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief, Education