text: citizen oftheworld. Hefirmlybelieved indemocracy, inpromoting thecauseof international co-operation forstrengthening peaceandsecurity, andinalleviating theplightofthepoorermembers oftheinternational community. Hiscommitment to Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/6 A/44/PV.96 12 (Mr.Marker. Pakistan) thecallQfdutywasmatched byhisdeephumility andcompassion. Withhissadand untimely demise, Pakistan haslostnotonlyanablediplomat butamanofgreat courage andintegrity, and,mayIadd,Ihavelostapersonal friend. Letmethankyouallonceagainforyourkindwords,whichwillbeofimmense consolation bothtothebereaved familyandtoAmbassador NasimAbroed's friends and admirers inPakistan. AGENDA ITEM36 QUESTION OFNAMIBIA (a)REPORT OFTHEUNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FORNAMIBIA (A/44/24 andAdd.land Add.1/Corr.l/Rev.l) (b)REPORT OFTHESPECIAL COMMITTEE ONTHESITUATION WITHREGARD TOTHE IMPLEMENTATION OFTHEDECLARATION ONTHEGRANTING OFINDEPENDENCE TOCOLONIAL COUNTRIES ANDPEOPLES (A/44/23 (PartV)and(PartV)/Add.l) (c)DRAFTRESOLUTIONS (A/44/24/Add.l andAdd.l/Corr.l/Rev.l) (d)REPORT OFTHEFIFTHCOMMITTEE (A/44/975) ThePRESIDENT: InowcallontothePresident oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia tointroduce thereportoftheCouncil andthedraft resolutions contained therein. Mr.ZUZE(Zambia), President oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia: Mr.President, itisaprofound sourceofsatisfaction fortheUnitedNations Council forNamibia toseeyoupresiding overthismeeting. Sooftenhavewein thesechambers spokenof"historic occasions" thattheword"history" hasitself beentrivialized. Andyet the~eareepisodes, moments intime,investad witha quality anddimension thatdistinguish themsopalpably fromthecommonplace and ordinary. Today's meeting issuchamoment. Weareproudthatitoccursunder yourguidance. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/6 Al44/PV.96 13 (Mr.Zuze.President. United Nations Council forNamihi~) Twenty-three summers agowewereborn. Andyet,toparaphrase themanforall seasons, Thomas More,wehadhopedthatevenatourbirthdeathdoesbutstand asidealittle. Atthelastmeeting oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia, my friendandcolleague Ambassador Gharekhan ofIndia,whohadbeenpresent atits veryfirstmeeting in1967,remarked thatitwasrarethatamomentofdemise shouldhavebeensoeagerly anticipated andwelcomed. Certainly, wewouldhave willeditfarsooner. Ihavethought longandhardaboutwhattosayonthisoccasion. Itisnot oftenthatthedeceased isgivenanopportunity todeliver hisowneulogy. I could, Isuppose, speakasachronicler, evenpretend tobeahistorian. Icould tellyouofwhatwedidandwhatwecouldnotdo.Icouldrecitethenamesof persons, ofplacesandofthingswithwhichthehistory oftheCouncil hasbeen inextricably linked. Icouldcatalogue thedatesandtimesthatsovividly punct'~ate ourmemory. Icouldspeakoffigures andnumbers thatsaymuchbutbyno meansall. ButIneednot.Forthosewhoareinterested, ourcurrent reportandthemany beforethatwilltellitall.ItisnotonlythatIfearIshallonlyrepeatthat whichissoeasilyaccessible. ItisthatIfearIshallunwittingly compel members toconclude thatthecontours ofourachievements, formidable astheyare, definetheboundaries ofourworthandourrelevance. That,ofcourse, isnottrue. WhenIwasveryyoung, wechildren werefondofreci.ting arhymethatsuddenly comestomindnow: "Piggyontherailtrack,picking upstones. AlongcameanengineandbrokePiggy's bones. 'Hey,'saidPiggy,'that's notfair', 'Hey,'saicl.thedriver,'Idon'tcare.'" Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/6 A/44/PV.96 14-15 (Mr~Zuze,President, Unit~g Nation' Council forNamibia) Andsowehavetherhl'Jlles"stones" and"bones", "fair"and"·care". Wewere youngthen,tooyoungperhaps tosavourfullythemetaphors ofthischildlike rhyme,butaswegrewupwefounditastrangely apposite parable fo~themany facetsofourbeing: forourgrowthaspersons, forthetrialsandyearnings of ourownspaceoflifeasindeedforourlarger, morecomposite "persons" as societies andnations. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRH/7 A/44/PV.96 16 (Mr.Zuze.President, United NatiQns Council forNamibia) ThereWQuldalways bothQseCQncerned simplyandn~ob~trusive1y withtheir missiQn andtheir w~rkathand.ThereWQuldalwaysbethQsewhQ,withintentQr inadvertently, cameinthewayQfthQsemightier andmQrepQwerful. ThereWQuld alwaysbethedenied andthetrQdden upQnwhQsaQnlyreCQurse WQuldbeanappealtQ fairness andreaSQn. AndthereWQuldalwaysbethQsewhQsimply chQsenQttQcare. Itwasinthemid-1960s thattheideaQfacQherent definitiQn Qf internatiQnal respQnsibility fQrNamibia assumed practical shape.Itwasan
analysis: This text appears to be a eulogy for a diplomat, Nasim Abroed, who has passed away. The text discusses his commitment to international cooperation, democracy, and alleviating the plight of the poor. The main focus is on his work with the United Nations Council for Namibia and the importance of his role in the organization. The text also touches on themes of fairness, responsibility, and the metaphor of "stones" and "bones" to describe the challenges and achievements of the Council.