text: respect theirobligations contained intheCharter oftheUnitedNations anddesist fromanynuclear co-operation withSouthAfricawhichwouldstrengthen directly or indirectly thealready established technical capability ofSouthAfricatoproduce nuclear weapons orothernuclear explosive devices. Stateswhichcollaborate with SouthAfricainthisfieldmustacceptjointresponsibility withthatcountry for endangering thepeaceandsecurity oftheregionandtheworld; (d)TheCommission recommends thatallStatesshouldconsider andrespect the continent ofAfricaanditssurrounding areasasanuclear-weapon-free zone,in accordance withGeneral Assembly resolution 2033(XX)of3December 1965which endorsed theDeclaration ontheDenuclearization ofAfricaadopted in1964bythe Assembly of!IeadsofStateandGovernment oftheOrganization ofAfrican Unity. To thisend,theCommission recommends thattheAssembly shouldrequest theSecurity Council totakeappropriate effective stepswhenever necessary toprevent the frustration ofthisobjective, (e)Notwithstanding thestatement bytheSouthAfrican Government on 31January 1984(International AtomicEnergyAgency (IAEA)document INFCIRC/314), theCommission recommends that,giventhemilitary andreported nuclear-weapon capability oftheabhorrent policyandpractice ofSouthAfrica's racistregime whichendanger regional andinternational peaceandsecurity, thoseStateswhich havecollaborated withthatcountry inestablishing itsnuclear capability should nowprevail uponSouthAfricatocomplywithout delaywithallresolutions and decisions oftheGeneral Assembly andtheSecurity Council, particularly those regarding acceptance ofaninternationally binding nuclear non-proliferation commitment andtheplacement ofallitsactivities underIAEAsafeguards. Those Statesshouldseektoendorse further specific, practical, time-limited and collective measures thatwouldenhance implementation, (f)South A~ricashouldbeprevailed upontopractise transparency and openness initsmilitary affairs, inordertoallowforanunimpeded andfull assessment ofitsactivities inthenuclear fieldbytheinternational community and,inparticular, byitsneighbouring States, (g)TheCommission recommends further thattheSecretary-General should followmoreclosely SouthAfrica's eVOlution inthenuclear fieldandreport -37-regularly totheGeneral Assembly ontheprogress oftheserecommendations andon allnewdevelopments whichwouldrequire theattention oftheinternational community. a/SeeOfficial Records oftheSecurity COuncil, Thirty-fourth Supplement forJanuary, February andMarch1979,document 5/13157. -38-Year, r c d c n f C A 9 s a 0 e A b h 9 s' e A: 0: a tl il t c r p c c i c s1AnnexIV STATEMENT DELIVERED BYMR.JANMARTENSON, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OFTHEDEPARTMENT FORDISARMAMENT AFFAIRS ON23MAY1985 (A/CN.IO/1985/WG.lll/CRP.2) Ishouldliketorespond toaquestion raisedyesterday bythedistinguished representative oftheUnionofSovietSocialist Republics, Ambassador Issraelyan, concerning thecostsofstudies. Sincethefirstspecial session oftheGeneral Assembly devoted to disarmament, in1978,23expertgroups havebeenestablished forthepurpose of carrying outUnitedNations studies onanumberofdisarmament subjects. Fourhave notyetcompleted theirwork,butareexpected todosowithintheirallotted time. Allthestudies havebeenexpressly mandated bytheGeneral Assembly, after fulldiscussion oftheirsubstantive andfinancial aspects intheFirstandFifth Committee respectively; thelatteraftercareful reviewandrecommendations bythe Advisory Committee onAdministrative andBudgetary Questions (ACABQ). Thestudyreports havebeenpresented totheGeneral Assembly. Theyhave generally beenwellreceived andinmostcasestheGeneral Assembly has specifically requested theSecretary-General togivereports widepromulgation, and,ineffect, theyarepublished asUnitedNations salespublications underthe Disarmament StudySeries. Onthematterofcosts, Ishouldliketogiveafewwordsofexplanation. The
analysis: This text appears to be related to international relations, disarmament, and nuclear non-proliferation, which are all issues that fall under the umbrella of international governance and security. The text discusses the obligations of states, the need for transparency and openness, and the role of the United Nations in promoting disarmament and non-proliferation.