text: hasunitedthemostdiverse countries intheworldandconsolidated thepower I).'• theSecurity Council asanorgandesigned toimposeinternational law. gr9athistorical significance. InSouthAfrica, thediscussions between NelsonMandela, whowasrecently released, andtheGovernment areopening awindowofhopethat th~~~!4ciple ofthe e~uality ofaen,regardless ofrace,shallprevail. InChile,millions ofcitizens saidnotothedictatorship, andchose representative democracy instead. InHicara~a, theSandinista ~e9ime honour~d itselectoral promises. T4roughout LatinAmerica, theprinciple ofdamocracy isbeingapplied withnew str~n9thadvigour. InCol@mb!a, thepeoplehavefaithinthefuture, andhave ~urnedoptimism Intoonemorereasontocontinue struggling forpeace. WearetheLatinAmerican cuuntry withthemo~tmarkedgrowthinthispastdecade, andwearecontinuing to grow.Ourdemocratic principles, tolerance, freedom andrespect fortheideasof otherscontinue tostrengthen inspiteofattacks fromviolent sectors. Wearespeaking aboutm&jcrachievements thatseemedunlikely afewyears ago.Ths3eareezcitlnq times,whenDewleadership basedonoldprinciples is cominqintobloomeverywhere. Withinthisgreat settlng~ &DdundertheaegisofthisAssembly, ~e5tsthe responsibility ofk~epln9thisfloweralive,ofcaringforitsfragile rootsand protecting itwhatever thecost. '--~ ~-ILJI ------- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRC/5A/45/PV.ll 13-15 (President Gavir1a) Asatributeofmypeople, IbringtheAssembly itsaffirmation ofan= ambitious andcomforting rule:courage doospayoff. Colombians arewilling to defendtheirrighttolivefreeoffear.Colombians willneversurrender their basicprinciples. Colombians willcontinue todefendtheirmostaacred ~aluesin thefaceofviolence, whether ornottheystandaloneintheworld. AsIlearned fromthewordsofapeasant ofmycountry, liThemOllltbeautiful flowers oftheqardenmaybedestroyed, butnothing C&Dstopthoarrivalofspring." ThePBBSIDJrnT¥ OnbehalfoftheGeneral ASl!:smbly, Iwlllhtothlmkthe President oftheRepublic ofColombia forthestatemant hahasjustmade. Mr.CelarGayir!a, President oftheRepublic ofColo"~ia, vasescorted from th'General Ass~ly Hall. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/7 A/45/PV.11 16 ADDRESS BYMR.SANNUJOMA, PRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFNAMIBIA thePRESIDENT: TheAssembly willnowhearanaddress bythePresident of ~eRepublic ofNamibia. Mr.SamHqjoma. President oftheRepublic ofNamibia, wasescorted intothe General Assembly Rall. thePRESIDENt: OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, Ihavethehonourto welcome totheUnitedNations thePresIdent oftheRepublic ofNamibia, His Excellency Mr.SamNujoma, andtoinvitehimtoaddress theGeneral Assembly. Presidept NYJOMA: Itgivesmegreatpleasure toaddress theforty-fifth sessionoftheGeneral Assembly. Attheoutset,letmeextend myheartfelt congratulations toyou,Mr.President, onyourunanimous election andwishyouwell intheheavyresponsibilities entrusted toyou.Yourvastezperience and diplomatic skillassureusthattheworkoftheAssembly isingoodhands. Ishouldliketoexpress mypersonal happiness andsenseofpridetoyour predecessor, General JosephGarba,fortheefficiency andwisdomwithwhichhe steered theforty-fourth session toasuccessful conclusion. Hetrulydeserves praisebyAfricaandtheworldatlargeforajobwelldone. TheUnitedNations familywasrecently reinforced byanewMember, the Principality ofLiechtenstein, whosemembership myGovernment warmlywelcomes. If Imaysayso,Ihadbeenlooking forward toaddressing theAssembly asPresident of thenewestMemberStateoftheUnitedNations. However, thePrincipality of Liechtenstei~ overtook usbeforethefinishline.Therefore, asthesecond youngest Member, vetakespecial prideinwelcoming Liechtenstein andexpressing confidence thatitwillenrichusall. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryrMBn". ..:). Al45/PV.ll 17-20 7la(President NuiomA) Theyear1990hiuJspecial meaninq totheNamibian people.Itistheyearof theindependence oftheRepublic ofNamibia and,indeed, amomentous yearforour country andourpeopleasvellasfortheUnitedNations. TheNamibian question hasbeenaburninq issueontheagendaoftheGeneral Assambly fordecades aswell asthesubject-matter ofmanyAssembly andSecurity Council resolutions an4 numerous international conferences. Itwastheoverwhelminq desireforfreedom burninqinthesoulsofthe Namibian peopletofreethemselves fromtheyokeofAPArtheid colonialism thatled
analysis: The text appears to be a speech delivered by the President of Colombia and the President of Namibia at the United Nations General Assembly. The speeches touch on themes of democracy, freedom, equality, and peace, with a focus on the historical significance of the year 1990 and the struggles of their respective countries. The text does not explicitly mention economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or science and technology.