text: someencouraging, othersfrustrating, andmanythathave beendeeplyenlightening. Wehavetakenonmanyactivities andsomeexcessbaggage. Inlooking forward letusdecide whichactivities arereallyusefulandwhatbaggage wecan welldowithout. Letusremember thatwehavecreatedthemeanstodestroy ourselves, andthatagreateffortofwillandintelligence is goingtobeneededtobuildasystemwhichwilleffectively preserve peaceandwhichwillworkintheinterests ofall thepeoples ofthisEarth.Letuslookatthefutureasan opportunity, notasapotential disaster. Letusremember all thethingswehaveincommon ashumanbeings,allthe marvels thatthehumanmindhascreatedandallthesplen­ diddiversity ofourworld. Letusaboveall,onthisoccasion, lookattheUnited Nationsasitsfounders lookedatit,asthepractical hopefor thefutureandnotmerelyastheunhappy beareroftheburdens ofthepast.Wemustberealistic aboutourdifficulties and thedangers thatweface.Butletusalsoresolvetofindthe waysbywhich,together, wecansurmount them.*** Ihavepreviously mentioned international responsiveness tohumandisasters. Although theAfrican continent today attractsourmosturgentattention, theinternational communi­ tywasslowtorespond totheinitialalarmssignalling the drought-induced crisesthatwereaffecting severalAfricanna­ tions.Formanythousands ofpeople,itresponded toolate. Butforthevastmajority ofthe30millionAfricans who havesuffered fromthemostwidespread, devastating drought inmemory, auniquepartnership between theGovernments ofaffectedAfricancountries andtheinternational community hasbrought lifeandhope.Thispartnership hasmanaged to arrestadisaster ofunprecedented proportions thatwouldReportoftheSecretary-General ontheworkoftheOrganization 7 practical expressions ofinternational solidarity; otherwise haveoccurred andhasalmostcertainly saved Thestepstakentocreatemoreadequate foodsecurity severalmillionlives.TheUnitedNationshasplayed,andwill forallcountries havebrought usforward inthestruggle invariouswayscontinue toplay,acentral-indeed indispen- tofreetheworldfromhunger; sable-role inthisgreatexample ofinternational humanitarian Thegreatendeavour tobringimmunization toallchild- co-operation. renintheworldby1990nowseemscapableofrealization Millions ofAfricans stillfaceadifficult anduncertain ifthereisawilltomakethefinaleffort.Iurgetheleaders future,afuturewhichcouldbemorehopefulifthepartner- oftheworldtogivefullsupporttothisvitalanduniversal shipthathasbeenforgedinresponse toAfrica's emergency enterprise withthepotential forsavingcountless young needsismaintained throughthecritically important recovery lives. periodnowathand.Wemustbeprepared toplanandcarry Inthesefieldsandmanyotherstherangeofthepossible thr~ugh sustained development assistance p.rogrammes hassteadilywidened asinternational co-operation hastaken d~slgned. topreventtherecurrence ofsuchtragedies anddeal itsplaceasapermanent element inthegovernance oftheWiththeufundamental causes. world. Inanotherimportant instance, theWorldConference ofth~ UnitedNations Decade forWomen, whichwasheldat Nairobi toreviewtheachievements oftheUnitedNations DecadeforWomen, completed itsworkwithgreatersuccess thansomehadanticipated and,tomysatisfaction, adopted byconsensus animportant setofpropositions forthefuture.. Evidently, theenormous importance ofthesubjectfinallycar­ riedtheday.Itishardasyettojudgethefullsignificance andimpactofthisdynamic andwidelyrepresentative gather-.. ing.Onethingiscertain: thefullandequalparticipation of womeninallaspectsofhumanendeavour, whichthroughout historyhasbeenobscured andsuppressed, hasassumed an importance andavitalitywhichcangiveanirresistible momentum tothevarious practical effortsbywhichthe NairobiConference mustbefollowed up.Ihopeitwillalso addahealthynewdimension topolitical thinking andaction world-wide.
analysis: The text appears to be a report or a speech about the work of the United Nations, highlighting various international efforts and achievements in different areas, including humanitarian aid, development, and cooperation. It mentions specific examples, such as responding to human disasters, providing food security, and promoting immunization. The text also touches on the importance of international cooperation, solidarity, and the equal participation of women in human endeavors.