text: 8 (TheSecretary-General) negatively affectthisp:OC8SS. BeyoneJtheseconcerne, thereisaviCiespl'eac1 beliefthatcent!nuingruietmce tomangeonthep.utoftheentrenched structures oftheSy&tII!lIl, ~rticularl'1" atthelocal'Level,aswellasexisting security legislation, serveasDallOClan INOrdo cw~rfree(Olitical activity. Itieapparent frOllthereportthatavidecross-section oftheSOuthAtl'can cOQIllW\ity believes thatconficJence-buUding _asuree, eMrgll\CJ frosboththe Go.remllent andthepeople, couldhelptoreduoepolitically ralatac1 violence and further theprogress toaunitedandnon-racial societyt"whiqtheyjointly stan4 cc.itted.- Verylittlecanbesaidatthisatageonthenegotiations foranew constitution. However, theresee.tobeanearCOMerUIUB thattheMchanislIl in thistec}ardshould betheproductofextensive consultations COlleting awide •spectrum oforganizations. Perhaps the1IlO6tencouraging featureofthereportisthedeclared intention oftheStatePtesident toembarkonapolicywhichwoulddismantle the!p!rtheid systemandallowade1lOClL'atic process todevelop anewconstitution forSouth Africa. However,itw.theclearly discernible viewofallpolitical nKTnMnts andorganizations withmOlltheTea..apokethat,untilthepill~rsofapartheid wereremoved, racialdiecrillinatiCln wouldcontinue todividethenationandthe causeofhuJUnrightsandsocialjustice wouldnotbesafved. Theinitial llet10ns takenbytheGCNem...ent torepeal-ortoinitiatetheprocessofrepeal-BPteific discriminatory insb~a:.ments holdstheprOll1seofanearlyrellOVal ofso_ofthe majorinstitutional basesoftheapartheid system. Equally, however, theevident wishofancwerwhelming majority oftheSouthAfrican peoplewillnotbefullymet untUtheprocessisaccelerated andtheentirearrayofsuchlegislation is completely removed framthebooks. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library""-.....---------------------------------- ---- AW/JK A/44/PV.95 9-10 (TheSecretary-Generall 1amconvinced alsothat,unlessconcomitant (Xoqress ismadetoaddreEl1 the conspicuous socio-economic inequalities deriving fromtheapartheid system, the processofbuilding anewSouthAfricawillnotberealized. Itisevident -and thisisapointIparticularly appreciate andstress-th&ttheseinequalities are mostapparent inareassuchaseducation, healthandhousing, aswellasin employment anI:!training opportunities fortheblackpopulation. Thesefactors cannotbewishedaway.Theirredress wouldinfusepublicconfidence indemocratic changeandininstitutions thatsUP{)Ortit.Theywould,atthesametime, contribute tothebasisofstability essential tothenormalized political process. ~t·· Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJ8/6 A!44/PV.95 11 (TheSecretary-General) WhathasbeguntohappeninSOuthAfricais&processofsofundamental a char3eter thatfurther boldandimaginative measures willberequired toensureits fulfilment. Statesmanship andgoodwill atthepartofallitsleaders ateneeded togiveitmomentum. Thelongyearsofinjustice havenotdiminished theessential reservoir ofgoodwill thatcharacterizes theSOuthAfrican people.Itisthat goodwUl faboveallelse,thatofferstherealpossibility ofajustsolution that wouldvindicate thenational andinternational commitments todismantling apartheid lIladebythepresent Gover.nment ofSouthAfrica, andtheforbearance andvisionof thebladeleadership. Itismyearnest hopethatdevelopments inSouthAfricawillconfirm the historic truththatadetermined process ofnegotiations canresolve themost intractable ofproblems. Theinternational community, foritspart,hasbeen understandably seizedofthismostserious issueoverdecades andisdetermined to assisttheprocess. Thatdetermination iseloquently expressed intheDeclaration, whichspecifically recognizes thatitisuptothepeopleofSouthAfricatojoin together andnegotiate anendtotheapartheid systemandagreeonallthemeasures thatarenecessary totransform theircountry intoanon-racial d!mocracy. Needless tosay,Ishallcontinue tofolla.lthesituation closely andshall informtheAssembly ofanymajordevelopnents intheperiodahead. ThePRESIDENT: OnbehalfoftheAssembly, IthanktheSecretary-GeneraJ. fortakingthetimepersonally tointroduce thisimportant report. Itwill,Iam sure,:eceive prompt,careful anddetailed i:onsideration. Wealsonotewith appreciation hisoffertokeep th~Assembly informed ofanymajordevelopnents on thisimp:)rtant situation. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library...",------------~---_._-- ------- .Ja/6 A/44/pV.95 12 (ThePresident) Pursuant tothecorumltations IhaveheldwiththeChairmm oftheSpecial Cc.ittee against Apartheid andrepresentatives ofthenational liberation IIOINUaents, Ishouldlikempcopose that,inordertoall<Mti.for:delegations to studythereportoftheSecretary-General &Ddtocarryoutthenecessary consultations, theAssemly reconvene atalate!:'datetoconsider hisreport. Thedatesproposed forsubstanthediscussion ofthereportare12to
analysis: This text appears to be a report on the situation in South Africa, discussing the apartheid system, its effects on the population, and the efforts to dismantle it. The report touches on various aspects, including the need for a new constitution, the importance of addressing socio-economic inequalities, and the role of the international community in the process. It seems that the report is more focused on the political and social aspects of the situation rather than specific economic or environmental issues.