text: avigorous advocate ofthedemocratization ofinternational relations. Duringthe1970sourMovement strength~ned itsinternal mechanisms forseeking theacceptance ofitsrecommendations anddecisions inthisAssembly andelsewhere; andwehavemaintained thatactivism tothisveryday. TheNon-Aligned Movement hasbeenandwillalwaysbeaninveterate campaigner forpeaceandforequitable development basedonmutualbenefit. WhenourHeadsof stateorGovernment lastmetinNewDelhiin1983,theyarticulated amultifaceted programme ofactionaffecting notonlyco-operation amongnon-aligned countries but manyoftheburning issues, thesolutIons ofwhichrequire openandmeaningful international co-operation. Theresponse bytheinternational community toseveral oftheseinitiatives, however, hasnotalwaysbeenpositive. Thatnotwithstanding, theMovement soughttocarryforward theworkofthesummitmeetingatthe Conference ofForeign Ministers heldrecently inLuanda, Angola. Themembers oftheNon-Aligned Movement believe thattheLuandaDeclaration provides anadequate framework andconcrete proposals foractionatthisAssembly. TheMovement willjudgetheattitudes oftherestofthemembership ofthis Organization bytheirreaction toourefforts togetaccepted atthisAssembly the Movement's proposals forinternational co-operation andforactiononspecific issues. Wearenotinflexible andwewillremainready,asalways, fornegotiations whicharehonestly andsincerely embraced. Suchnegotiations shouldhaveasa primary objective theharmonization ofthemanifold interests ofallourStates, a fundamental purpose oftheCharter. Whatwecannotnegotiate aretheprinciples whicharethebedrock ofourMovement's solidarity -principles whichIdaresay areuniversal incharacter.AMH/6 A/40/PV.17 14-15 (Mr.Jackson, Guyana) Letusdemonstrate duringtheperiodofthis,thefortieth anniversary ofthe unitedNations, thatwe,asacollectivity, areequaltothetask. Mr.HAYD~(Australia): 1extend mycongratulations toyou, Mr.president, onyourelection tothepresidency ofthisfortieth sessionofthe General Assembly. Yourlongservice inthisbodyandyourextensive diplomatic experience willstandusallingoodstead. Iwouldalsoliketoexpress our sincerecongratulations toyourpredeceasor, Mr.PaulLusakaofzambia, onhis eKemplary workthroughout thethirty-ninth session. Iwouldadditionally liketoexpress theprofound concern andsympathy ofthe Australian Government andtheAustralian peopletotheGovern~cnt oftheRepublic ofMexicoonthegreatnational andpersonal tragedy whichhasbesetMexicoCity. Wetrustthattheindefatigable energies oftheMexican peopleandtheir.Government andthecommitment andunderstanding ofthetestoftheworldallowMexicoto rebuild andprogress withconfidence.EMS/7 A/40/PV.17 16 (Mr.Hayden, Australia) TherewereplentyOfpeoplein1945,andespecially inthedarkdaysinthe fiveorsixyearsfollowing, whowouldheverhavebelieved thatwewouldsurvive to celebrate thefortieth birthday ofthisOrganization. Evenifonlyforthatfact, weshouldnotbegrudge thetoneofreliefandcongratulation inthestatements made inthisAssembly thisyear.Overthepast40yearssignificant progress hasbeen madetowards putting intoconcrete formthedecisions of1945:thatwewereindeed aglobalcommunity, thatnoplacecouldanylongerbeinsulated against the currents ofchangeletloosebyasecondworldwar,thatinanovelworldof independent sovereign nations acoherent systemofinternational authority and solidarity wasneeded. Thisbeingaspecial occasion, IintendtheAustralian statement tobenotthe usualsurveyofworlddevelopments butmoreanexamination ofthecondition in whichtheUnitedNations findsitselfafter40years. Thedevelopment oftheUnitedNations hasledustoacceptacodeof international behaviour. Greatandsuccessful workhasbeencarried outon codifying international lawsonmatters suchassovereignty overtheseaandthe sea-bed whichusedtobeacauseofwar.Theprocess ofpost-war decolonization, whichcouldhavebeensopainful insomanyareas,hasbeeneasedandenabled. I mightsayinparenthesis thatAustralia regrets thatthedecolonization process in NewCaledonia hasnotgoneaheadatthepacewhichtheworldcommunity mighthave expected. Weregretitparticularly becauseoftheunsettling effectitishaving onourregion. Humanity everywhere hasbenefited fromsuchdevelopments astherecognition thathumanrightsaretherightfUl concern oftheworldcommunity. Collective efforthasbrought abouteconomic andsocialadvance formillions ofpeoplewho wouldotherwise haveremained mereobjects ofhistorical accident orcoincidence. Itisallbutimpossible toputavalueontheoutcome oftheactivities borninEMS/7 A/40/pv.17 17-_._-------~~~~~~--~- (Mr.Hayden, Australia) thiscollective spirit: theliteracy programme oftheunitedNations Educational,
analysis: The text appears to be a statement made by the Non-Aligned Movement in the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the organization's goals and achievements in promoting international cooperation and peace. The statement mentions specific initiatives and declarations, as well as the challenges faced by the organization. The text does not focus on a single issue, but rather provides a general overview of the movement's activities and principles.