rewarded. Wemustmakefulluseofthepeace-keeping andpeace-making ro~eofthe Organization. Wemustestablish aninternational community basedontheruleof law,whereconflicting interests aresettled bypeaceful meansandbasedon democratic processes, political pluralism a»drespect forhumanrightsandfreedom ofexpression. Wemustassisttheless-favoured nationsinsolvingtheirenormous problems of development. Wemustcombatthethreatstotheenvironment andtheevilsof narcotic drugsandinternational terrorism. Wemustpractise tolerance andcounter anti-Semitism, racismandpractices basedonhatred. Andwemustdosoinaworld Organization thatistrulyuniversal. Together wemusthelprealize thevisionof thefounders, notfortheirsake,butfor~urselves, forourchildren andforall future.generations. Mr.NDOLQAYAU (~snya): OnbehalfofthePresident oftheRepublic of Kenya,theHonourable DanielArapMoi,allowmetoconveytoMr.GuidodeMarco Kenya's warmcongratulations ODhiselection tothepresidency oftheGeneral Assembly atitsfor.ty-fifth session. Kenyaisconfident thathiswideezperience willsteerthesessiontoasuccessful conclusion ofitsdeliberations oncomplex issuesofcritical importance totheinternational community. Iwishhima Mycountry's sincere appreciation goesalsototheSecretary-General,Iwishalsotopayatributetohispredecessor, Mr.JosephGarba,forthe seemingly intractable problems oftheworld.Mr.JavierPerezdeCuellar, forhiscontinued searchforpeaceful solutions tothemannerinwhichheconducted theaffairsoftheAssembly atitsforty-fourth session.successful presidency. ',....."'. .," .~.,.,' " • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBMS/221t.I45/PV.7 99-100 (Mr,Ndol0AyaJu..Kenya) Weshouldalsoliketotakethisopportunity tocongratulate thenewMember StateofLiechtenstein andtowelcomeittotheUnitedNations. Theo.ch.iovement ofindependence byNamibia inMarchthisyearwasahistoric event. Thefreeingofapeoplafromdecadesofsubjugation anddiscrimination was atestimony ,tothe~ventual triumphofgoodoverevil.Itwasproofofwhatwe havebeensayingforyoaralthatiftheinternational community isgenuinely .erious aboutresolving conflicts, th6n conc~rted international actioncanandwill ridtheworldofmostofitsevils.Kenyaisproudtohavemadeacontribution to theUnitedNations Transition Assistance Group,andwearefullycommitted to co-operating withNamibiaintheyearstocome. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRM/23 Al45/PV.7 101 (Hr.!fdolpAyah,hDVi) Thepastyearalftowitnessed yetanothersignificant contribution ofthe UnitedNationsinaconflict-resolution situation. Ihaveinmindtheroloofthe UnitedNationsinCentral America, andparticularly inNicaragua withregardtothe succossful ratification oftheelectoral process. Neareconfident thatwiththe supportofallMemberStatestheUnitedNations involvement intheresolution of theNester.n Saharaconflict willbesimilarly successful. rourmonthsagointhisRalltheSecretary-General welcomed agreatmanlong involved inthestru991eag~inst apartheid, amanwhosepreaence hedoscribed asa landmark intheUnitedNations. TheSecretary-General aptlystatedthat Mr.NelsonMandela wasasymboloftheuncon<Juerable spiritofthepeopleofSouth Africaandachampion offreedom andjumticeforall.Kenyajoinedthe international community inapplauding thereleaseofMr.Mandelaafterhehad languished for27yearsinSouthAfrican g801s. Nehaveovertheyearssoughttoportray theindescribable evilofthe i"~B~em ofAPartheid ..butonthisoccasion Ishall CJ~oteMr.Mandela ..whosai4of.lI:lill>iliz "Ithasestablished itsownbrutalworthbythenumberofchildrenithas killedandtheorphans ..widowsandwidowersitcanclaimasitsunique creation." (A/i4/pOO, DDDexVI,p.IQ}) IwishalsotoremindtheAssembly ofthoseotherwordsspokenbyMr.Mandela. He saidz "Itwillforeverremainanindelible blightonhumanhistory thatthe apartheid crimeeveroccurred. Futuregenerations willsurelyask:what errorwasmadethatthissystemestablished itselflnthewakeoftheadoption ofaUniversal Declaration ofHumanRights? "Itwillforeverremainanaccusation andachallenge toallmenand womenofconscience thatittOQkBSlongasithambeforeallefusstoodup tosayenoughisenough." (.iJlid.) ...I • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBM/23 Al45/PV.7 102 (Mt.NdoloMoh.Kenya) WhUethere.canbenodenyingthattherehavebeensome ~s1tive deve'.opmonts withinSouthAfrica, Kenyanevertheloss maintains thatthosedevelopments area tentative beginning tothelongprocess ahead. ThepillarsofAParthoid havenot yetbeencompletely dismantled, andblackSouthAfricans continue tobed~~cived of theirrights,theirfre.dom andtheirlives. Thus,whilewecommend Pre.ident neKlerkforthestepshehastaken,weremaincommitted tothetotal eradication ofapartheid. Mereiterate ourfullsupport forthemaintenanco of comprehensive sanctions aqainst SouthAfric4untilmeaningful changes havebeen accepted bythemajority ofSouthAfricaDs. Wealsoconfirm oursupport forthe Declaration onSouthAfricaadoptedatthesixteenth specials.ssionoftheG~neral Assembly. Heurgeallnationstoabidebyitscallforthenon-relaxation of