text: Farbeyondanyselfish considerations, therefore, wemustpreserve anddefend theOrganization andthewiderangeofagencies towhichithasgivenrise, agencies thathavebroughttomanyplacesintheworldthesuccouroftheir activities tocombathungeranddisease, todisseminate knowledge, toprotect children, refugees, employment andtheenvironment, andtostruggle fordevelopment. Aresultofthiscommemorative session mustbeastrengthening ofthismoral forcesothatitsbeneficial actioncan,asithasoverthepastfourdecades, prevent aconflict between thesuper-Powers fromleading ustodisaster. ThatiswhyColombia belongs totheMovement ofNon-Aligned Countries: Our membership hasitsbasisinahistoric tradition rootedinourveryquestfor freedom. Ourpolitical beliefs encompass principles advocating therightofall peoples tochoosetheirownpathofprogress, respect fortheself-determination of eachcountry, andpluralistic co-operation preventing confrontations suchasthose generated byapolicyofblocs. Inourview,thetimehascometodeleteallreferences to·enemyStates· from variousArticles oftheCharterJ theyconstitute atrueanachronism inviewofthe political make-upofthepresent world,whichhasovercome theruinswhich separatp~ thefighters ofthegreatwar. itisonlynatural thatmankind shouldbeunabletoforgettheHiroshima holocaust, exceptinthebeautiful waythatthatcityhaschosentodoso:notin aspiritofretaliation orvengeance, butasaliVingtestament towhatanother nuclear tragedy couldbring. TheCharter oftheUnitedNations wasdrafted withtheintention of eliminating thehardships thenendured bythehumanrace. Wearenowexperiencing anewwaveofattacks against humandignity whichhavegravely jeopardized that intention intoday's world. Ispeakofterrorism, whosedefiance anddestructionI a4S/18 A/40/PV.4 77 (Mr.Ramirez OCampo, Colombia) dailyclaimagreater numberofinnocent victimsallover theworld. Statesmust takemoreeffective actiontofightthiscrime,whichclaimspolitical aspects. Theinternational community cannotshirkthedetermination ofMemberStatesto imposesanctions against thoseharbouring movements whichcommitsuchreprehensible actsasthekidnapping ofthedaughter ofPresident Duarteof81Salvador. Thisnewkindofwarfare -soappropriately calledthe"dirtywar"because of itscowardice andunfairness -isagreater scourge uponmankind thanconventional warfareitself. WhileourOrganization hasbegun consider~tion ofthissubject - asafitting homagetotheanniversary wearecommemorating -weshouldundertake tosignaconvention against terrorism. Weweresurprised tonoterecently thatdeveloped countries refrained, onthe basisofthequestionable argument ofitscost,fromsupporting the Secretary-General's proposal tocallameeting ofplenipotentiaries todealwith thesubjectofdrugtrafficking. Wewishtoplaceonrecordthatourposition in thismatteristosupport anyinitiative towards thatend,forthistrafficisa threattotheintegrity ofmankind. Colombia reiterates itsdecision tocombatthisscourge. Infact,weare doingsotogether withmanyothercountries, andwithallofourneighbours. At therecentmeeting ofForeign Ministers oftheAndeanGroup-whosemembers are Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, PeruandVenezuela -weagreedtoworkona multilateral agreement tosupplement existing bilateral agreements, whichwillbear thenameofourformerMinister ofJustice, Rodrigo LaraBonilla, whowas infamously murdered forhisstruggle against drugtrafficking. Weintendinthis waytostrengthen international actionagainst thenarcotics trade.EMS/18 A/40/PV.4 78 (Mr.Ramirez OCampo, Colombia) Westressthethesisthatthelim~tation ofconventional weaponsisessential f£developing countries, sinceitiswithsuchweapons th~ttheyfightbothatthe domestic levelandamongoneanother. Itistimefortheinternational community toconfront thisquestion, whichinvolves somanyvestedinterests. Thus,wehave raisedthequestion several timesattheOrganization ofAmerican States,butwe consider thatthisisnotanexclusively regional subject. Clearly, wemustexpress ourbestwishesforthesuccessoftheGenevatalks ontheinplementation oftheTreatyontheNon-Proliferation ofNuclear weapons and fortheachievement ofnewagreements whichwillenablemankind toliveinthe certainty thatthisfragile voyager inspace-Earth-willnotbeannihilated by thedemented gamesofthegreatPowers. MOreover, wefavouragreat.er numberofdenuclearized zones,suchasthose established inLatinAmerica bytheTteatyofTlatelolco andthoseproposed forthe IndianOCean,AfricaandtheAntarctic. Tocomplete thetaskofdecolonization, theunitedNations mustbringabout t~.t:.independence ofNamibia, withwhichColombia reiterates itssolidarity. Inno waycanweacknowledge thegove~nment installed bySouthAfricatoinheritits
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Colombia to the United Nations, focusing on international relations, global issues, and the country's stance on various topics. It touches on themes such as terrorism, drug trafficking, disarmament, and humanitarian aid, which suggests that the category should be related to international relations, security, and development.