text: Organization. TheCommittee thatwasestablished bytheCouncil tomonitor the implementation ofthosesanctions isatthepresent timeatacritical stage, findingitselfalmostunabletoact;noteveryone hasshownagenuine interest in seeingtoitthatthosesanctions andothermeasures whichtheAssembly pledged to implement becomereality. Lastly, weshouldliketopointoutthattherearesomespecific aspects of theDeclaration andtheprogramme ofactionadopted bythisAssembly byconsensus thatclearly areviolated onadailybasis. Ireadoneofthecommitments required herefromthedocument beforeusforourconsideration. Itreadsasfollows: "Toextendsuchassistance totheGovernments ofAngolaandMozambique as theymayrequest inordertosecurepeacefortheirpeoples, andtoencourage andsupport peaceinitiatives undertaken bytheGovernments ofAngolaand Mozambique aimedatbringing aboutpeaceandnormalization oflifeintheir countries". (A/44/960, p.113) Thisparagraph, ifweunderstand itcorrectly, isalsobinding onthe Government oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica, butitisclearthat that Government hasnotbeensupporting thepeaceinitiatives ofAngolaandMozambique norhasit ceaseditsattempts topromoteinstability inAngola. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRC/1S Al44/PV.99 61 (Mr.Alarcon deQuesada, Cuba) Inconclusion, Mr.President, wewouldliketostatethatourAssembly should reaffirm everything contained intbeDeclaration anditsprogramme ofactionand thatitshouldreaffirm theneedtoimplement itfullyandimmediately. Wemust firmlyestablish thatthestepsthatmustbetakenbySouthAfricatoimplement thisDeclaration mustbefinalandirreversible, asestablished intheDeclaration thathasbeenadopted. WemusturqeallGovernments andallintergovernmental organizations strictly torespect theprogramme ofactionandtheDeclaration. We mustclearly stipulate thattheSouthAfrican regimemust,without delay,establish conditions conducive tonegotiations bytakingallthestepssetforthinour Declaration and,inparticular, bycarrying outitscommitment torepudiate any repressive legislation thatmaystillrestrict thepossibility forpolitical action onthepartofAfrican organizations. Wehopethatthissession oftheGeneral Assembly willcontribute to demonstrating therealcommitment oftheinternational community toseetoitthat thisDeclaration anditsprogramme ofactionarerespected ands~rict1y carried out byallmembers. Mr.PHOOFOLO (Lesotho): Mr.President, theKingdom ofLesothoisalways happytoseeyoucontinuously championing thecauseoffreedom andjustice. You continue tobeasourceofgreatinspiration tous.Youareindeedourpride. AswefocusonthereportoftheSecretary-General asmandated bythe consensus Declaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences inSouthern Africaadopted inDecember 1989,itbecomes essential andimperative todelve slightly intothehistorical evolution ofQPartheid and,consequently, theentire paraphernalia thatgoeswithit. WhentheSouthAfricaActof1909gavebirthtotheUnionofSouthAfricain 1910thatushered inatragicerawhichhasledtothepresent statusofaffairs in SouthAfrica. Ablackmanandallotherpeopleofcolour, everyone savethepeople Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRC/lS A/44/PV.99 62 (Mr.Phoofolo, Lesotho) ofEuropean origin, weredefinitively anddeliberately madetofaceperpetual sUffering intheirlandofbirth. TheAfricans wereintentionally andconsciously turnedintoforeigners intheirGod-given lan~. NoAfricans evercamefromEurope asmissionaries, traders, explorers orcolonialists inGearchofmaterial wealth anddomination ofotherpeople. Theperpetual suffering ofablackmaninSouthAfricahasessentially beena struggle forabirthright. AnAfrican hascontinued tosufferhumiliation andall sortsofdeprivation because ofthecolourofhisskin.AnAfrican wasdeprived of hisri9httodetermine freelytheaffairs ofhislifeinhisowncountry, subjected toabarrage ofrepressive lawsthatwerecodified asapartheid policies. These arethepolicies thataimedatthedestruction ofablackman,notonlyinSouth Africa, butalsoinallthatispartandparcelofsouthern Africa. Whenthe"civilized world"wasstillinsensitive totheperpetual suffering of theblackmaninSouthAfrica,itwasthegreatpeopleofIndiawhobrought tothe attention ofthisglobalcoalition theevilsofAPartheid whichhavebeen destructive intheregion. Themagnitude ofthedestructiveness ofQPartheid policies onpolitical, economic andsocialsectorsintheregionisamatterof common inte~national knowledge. Apartheid hasnotonlybeenmerciless towards blackpeople, butithasalso beenruthless acrosstheagegroups, genderandsocialstanding ofindividuals as longastheskin'spigmentation wasnotperceived aswhite. Precious lifehasbeen lost,property destroyed anduntoldhumanSUffering experienced byallthosowho
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement on international politics, specifically addressing the issue of apartheid in South Africa and the commitment of the international community to implement sanctions and measures to promote peace and normalization in the region. The text also touches on the historical context of apartheid and its destructive consequences.