text: UNITED NATIONS A Generar Assembly PROVISIONAL Al44/PVo9S 21September 1990 ENGLISH forty-fourth session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHENINETY-EIGHTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onThursday, 13September 1990,at3p.m. 'President: later:Mr.GARBA Mr.HURST (Vice-President)(Nigeria) (Antigua andBarbuda) Policies ofApart~~ oftheGovernment ofSouthAfrica[28]: (a)ReportoftheSecretary-General (b)ReportoftheSpecialPolitical Committee Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Recprds oftheGenaral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesi.qnature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 90-64058/A 1168V(E) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/3 Al44/PV.9a 2-5 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat3.25p.m. AGENDA ITEM28(continued) POLICIES OFAPARTHElP OFTHEGOVERNMENT OFSOtrnlAFRICA: (a)REPORT OFTHESECRETARY-GENERAL (Al44/9S0 andAdd.1-3); (b)REPORT OFTHESPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE (Al441709/Add.l) Mr.P~ANEACH (Togo)(interpretation fromFrench): Speaking forthe firsttimeinthisforumfordialogue andconcerted efforts asthenewPermanent "."'l....Representative ofTogo,Ihavethepleasure toextendtoyou,Sir,mydelegation's appreciation forthecompetence withwhichyouhaveconducted theproceedings of theforty-fourth session oftheGeneral Assembly. Yourremarkable performance not ,onlyjustifies ourchoiceofyoutopreside overus,butalsodoescredittoyour country, Nigeria, withwhichmyownenjoysthemostfriendly relations of, co-operation. Your pe~formance, Sir,doescredittothewholeofAfrica. Inthelightoftheprofound, indeedspectacular, changes occurring inthe worldonthethreshold ofthethirdmillenium, thesurvival ofthepillars of apartheid isbecoming anevermorerepugnant anachronism. Thatiswhythe Government ofTogoisparticularly concerned bythepersistence ofapolicythat represents boththedenialofhumandignity andachallenge wemustnotcountenance tothecapacity oftheUnitedNations topromote anddefendhumanrights. Ita~so explains theimperative needtoaccelerate thecomplete andfinaleradication of theodioussystemofapartheid. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/4 Al44/PV.98 E (Mr.Pepnaneacb, ToSlO) Inthatregard, theresumption ofoursessiontoftxamine thesituation in SouthAfricaissignificant onseveral grounds, becauseitprovides uswiththe opportunity toevaluate theimplementation oftheDeclaration onApartheid andits Destructive Consequences inSouther~ Africa. ThereportoftheSecretary-General onprogress intheimplementation ofthe Declaration hasthemeritofembracing abroadrangeofquestions entailed bythe dismantling ofapartheid. Moreover, thereportisfurtherillustration ofthe Secreta~y-General'8 determination tostrivetobringtheparties toallconflicts together andtocreatebetween themaclimate ofconfidence thatcanfacilitate negotiations. Itismypleasure, therefore, toextendtohimherethegratitude of mydelegation. TheGroupofAfrican StatesattheUnited Natio~s hasmadeanumberof observations onthereportoftheSecretary-General onprogress inthe implementation oftheDeclaration onAparthgid anditsDostructive Consequences in Southern Africa. Concerned aswea~etobeasvigilant andobjective aspossible iuavaluatiuq thes1tuation inSouthAfrica, th058observations reflect the parti~ular interest oftheAfrican Statesinseeingafullandscrupulous implementation oftheDeclaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences in Southern Africa. Inthelightoftheunswerving commitment ofTogotorespect for , humandignity, mydelegation wishestomakeitscontribution tothedebateonways andmeanstoaccelerate thetotalandfinaldismantling uftheodioussystemof apartheid. Thepersistence ofapartheid remains amatterofprofound concern tomy country, sincetheracialdiscrimination thatunderlies thatsystemviolates oneof thefundamental principles ofourCharter -respect forhumandignity. Furthermore, thepolicyofaparthgid posesapermanent threattothestability of
analysis: The text appears to be a record of a United Nations General Assembly meeting, specifically discussing the policies of the government of South Africa regarding apartheid. The speakers seem to be focusing on the human rights implications of apartheid and the need to eradicate it. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and global governance.