(Mr~Kutesa, Uganda) .ession, "~k(~\:he 40thannivernry ~fItJt$Unitec1Nations, trI:l.ll~be very .- .~ .. fruitful. t~thi."~nection, IwiSh"topledgethefullsupport" andc:o-oper~tion of.,delegatlon"'to youinthedischarge ofyourenorllOUs task. Iwishtotake~hisopportunity toregister 8Yprofound appreciation forthe viaeandableleadership deMOnsttated byyourpredecessor, ~wbassad~r: PaulLusaka, throughout the39~h••sslonoftheGeneral A...Mbly. Per.it..~l.otopaya"special tributetotheSecretary-General, Mc.PerezdeCuellar, forhisuntiring efforts inthesearchforsolutions· tothe nu-erous worl~"pr~leMs. Iwishtoc~nd, inparticular, Jtisefforts in;:. . mobll131ng reiiefa.slstance forfaminestricken areasofAfricaandhieattempts .....tofindsolutions totheprobleMs ofsouthern Africa.InsouthAfricaitself, thevolcanoofdiscontent, whichhasbeenrumbling for Theimposition ofastateofemergency~ theimprisonment, detention and withallgenuine leadersoftheblackcommunity •.Asafirststepinthis-----------------l ,A/40/TIV.28 21 (~r.Kutesa, Uganda) Theworldhaswitnessed inthepast y~aradange~ously deteriorating s~tuation Theunprovoked murder~us attackonGaberone, leaving morethanadoz~ndead Ontheeveofthetwenty-fifth anniversary oftheUnitedNations DeclarationinclUding NelsonMandela andtheRev.AllanBoesak, unconditionally.AW/jcl banning ofblackleaders, theindiscriminate murderofblacksinfuneralthefailedmissiontoblowuptheMalongooilcomplex intheCabinda Province ofthecontinued supportofrebelforcesinMozambique inspiteoftheNkomati accord, inthatcountry, toabandon repressive measures andtoinitiate meaningful dialogueinsouthern AfricacausedbySouthAfrica's increasingly aggressive posture towards itsneighbours andaheightened degreeofoppression andintimidation directed processions, andthearrestofeight-year-old schoolchildren protesting inferior Thetimeforcosmetic reforms shortofthecomplete dismantling ofapartheid haslongpast. WeurgethePretoria regime, intheinterest ofallracialgroupsadeliberate policyonthepartofsouthAfricatodestabilize itsneighbours inaAngola, andtherecentairraidinsupportoiUNITA,areviewedbymyGovernment asandaconsiderab~~ amountofprope~ty destroyed, theunprovoked invasion ofAngola, direction, theSouthAfrican authorities shouldfreeallpolitical leaders,tideofthemarchtoequality andfreedom inSouthAfrica.against theblackmajority inthatcountry. alongtime,isfinally erupting. Noamountofrepressive measures canstemthe education, maydelaybutwillcertainly notstopthemovetodismantle apartheid.desperate attempttodelaytheforcesofchangeforaslongaspossible. onDecolonization, wearefacedwithastalemate onthequestion ofNamibia'sAW/jcl A/40/PV.28 22 (Mr.Kutesa, Uganda) independence. ThePretoria regimecontinues tofrustrate alleffortstobring aboutaRendtoitsillegal"occupation ofNamibia. Thesetting upoftheso-called -interim administration- inNamibia bySouthAfricaisyetanotherplotdesigned ~o perpetuate thestatusquo. Theinternational community isdutyboundtoaddressitselfseriously tothis stubborn defiance bytheapartheid regime. Inthisconnection, myGovernment fully supports thedemandmadebytheSecurity Council, earlier thisyear,forthe immedia~e andunconditional implementation ofsecurity Council resolution 435(1978)astheonlyacceptable basisforapeaceful settlement oftheNamibian problem. Iwishalsotoreiterate Uganda's totalrejection ofallattempts tomake Namibia's independence contingent uponfactorsthatareextraneous andirrelevant. UntilSouth Afric~takesthenecessary stepsfortheimplementation of Security Council resolution 435(1978), Ugandawillcontinue tosupport thecall fortheimposition ofmandatory economic sanctions against SouthAfricain accordance withChapter VIIofthe~nitedNations Charter. Inthisconnection, it isgratifying tonotethatseveralcountries havetakenheedoftheSecurity Council's calltothoseMemberStateswhichhadnotdonesoalreadytotakecertain voluntary economic measures against SouthAfrica. Ugandahasnotedwithparticular satisfaction thelimited economic measures announced hyseveral Memberstatesagainst SouthAfricainrecentmonths. Wewould liketoencourage themtomoveevenfurther towards mandatory sanctions asthe quickest andlesspainful meansofbringing aboutchangeinSouthAfrica. Wewould alsoliketoappealtothoseMemberStateswhichwieldconsiderable economic clout inSouthAfricaandwhichhaveyettointroduce voluntary economic measures against SouthAfrica,toreviewpositively theirstandonthequestion ofeconomic sanctions.AW/jcl A/40/PV.28 23 (M~~Kutesa, Uganda) Werealizethatbecauseoftheirconsiderable investments intheSouthAfrican eqonomy ~hesacrifice ofthesecountries ~esultin9 fromtheimposition ofmandat~ry