text: resources, tooversee thecompletion ofthoseoutstanding commitments madebythe Council, including, inparticular, therelocation oftheUnitedNations Institute forNamibia andthesatisfactory conclusion ofitsonqoing activities. Naturally, weshallcountonourfriends, formermembars oftheCouncil and allofyou,tojoinusduringthesecondphaseofourstruggle, thatofnational reconstruction anddevelopment, whichisaschallenging anddemanding aswasthe struggle forindependence. Acombination ofhardworkbyNamibians and international support assureourcountry ofconfidence inthefuture. Ishouldliketoplaceonrecordcnceagainourheartfelt appreciation tothe Secretary-General fo~thespecial careandcommitment withwhichhenoblyexecuted themandate entrusted tohimbytheGene.ral Assembly andtheSecurity Council, Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRM/lO A/44/PV.96 33----------------- (Ms.Amathila. Namibia) particularly inthesuccessful implementation ofSecurity Council resolution 435(1978). Ishouldalsoliketotakeamomenttostatehowproudwefeeltohaveenjoyed thetremendous support ofthefront-line States, theOrganization ofAfrican Unity, theMovement ofNon-A1ign~d Countries and~ount1ess otherfriends. andsupporters of ourpeople. Anindependent Namibia standsready,inwhatever humbleway,tomake itscontributions towards international peaceandsecurity, freedom andjustice for all. Beforeconcluding, allowmetostateherethatoursmallchildren insomeof theschools inNamibia havebeenaskingwhether thepeopleoftheUnitedNations Transition AS8istance Group(UNTAG) whowenthomehavearrived safelyintheir countries. Ihavebeengiventhetaskoffinding outfromMr.Ahtisaari whether themembers ofUNTAGhaveindeedarrived home;because apparently hehasnotyet written tothechildren tosaythateverybody haddoneso.Iamgladtobeableto takebackthemessage thatallthemembers oftheUNTAGhavesafelyrejoined their families. ThePRESIDENT: Replying onbehalfofMr.Ahtisaari, Icantell Dr.Amathi1a thatallthededicated members oftheUnitedNations Transition Assistance Group(UNTAG) -atleastthosehereintheSecret~riat -haveall arrived backsafely. TheAssembly willnowconsider thetwodraftresolutions recommended bythe UnitedNations Council forNamibia. Theyarecontained inChapter IofPartVof thereportoftheCouncil (A/44/24/Add.l andAdd.l/Corr.l/Rev.l). Beforeproceeding tothevoteonthesedraftresolutions, Ishouldliketo drawtheAssembly' attention totheprovisions ofspecial ruleF~nannexIIIto Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRMllO A/44/PV.96 34-35 (ThePresident) therulesofprocedure, whichhavebeenapplied inthepastinthevotingonall proposals undertheagendaitem"Question ofNamibia". Inaccordance withthe provisions ofspecial ruleF,atwo-thirds majority oftherepresentatives present andvotingisrequired foradoption ofproposals ontheitembeforetheAssembly. TheAssembly willnowtakeadecision ondraftresolutions AandBcontained inChapter IofPartVofthereportoftheCouncil forNamibia (A/44/24/Add.l and Add.l/Corr.l/Rev.l). ThereportoftheFifthCommittee ontheprogramme budgetimplications ofthe draftresolutons hasbeenissuedasdocument A/44/975. TheGeneral Assembly willnowtakeadecision ondraftresolution A, "Dissolution oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia". MayItakeitthatthe Assembly wishestoadoptdraftresolution A? Draftresolution Awasadopted (resolution 44/243A). ThePRESIDENT: Wenowcometodraftresolution B,"United Nations Fund forNamibia". MayItakei.tthattheAssembly wishestoadoptdraftresolution B? Draftresolution Bwasadopted (resolution 44/243B). ThePRESIDENT: Inthelightoftheresolutions justadopted, theagenda itemonthequestion ofNamibiaisthereby deleted fromtheprovisional agendaof theforty-fifth session oftheGeneral Assembly. Beforecalling uponthefirstspeaker wishing tomakeastatement in explanation ofvoteafterthevoting, mayIreminddelegations that,inaccordance withGeneral Assembly decision 34/401, explanations ofvotearelimited to 10minutes andshouldbemadebydelegations fromtheirseats. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/S A/44/PV.96 36 Mr.TRAXLER (Italy): Ihavethehonourtospeakonbehalfofthe12 memberStatesofthe'Europ~an Community. TheEuropean Community anditsmember Stateshaverejoiced thatNamibia hasatlasttakenitsplaceintheUnitedNations asafree,sovereign andindependent State. Wewishtotakethisopportunity to paytribute oncemoretothecentral roleplayedbytheUnitedNations inassisting thepeaceful transition ofNamibia toindependence. Wealsowishtoacknowledge theworkdonebytheUnitedNations Council forNamibia.
analysis: The text appears to be related to the international community's involvement in the development of a newly independent country, Namibia. It discusses the completion of outstanding commitments made by the United Nations Council for Namibia, the relocation of the United Nations Institute for Namibia, and the country's transition to independence. The text also mentions the adoption of two draft resolutions related to the United Nations Fund for Namibia and the dissolution of the United Nations Council for Namibia. Given the international context and the focus on a newly independent country, it is likely that the text is related to issues of international cooperation, development, and governance.