text: nothing changed andthingsjustgotworse. Perhapsallourendeavours andappeals werepointless andweshouldsimplycallitadayandheadhome. Thereisthestoryofadistinguished delegate whodreamthewasaddressing theUnitedNations andwokeuptofindthathewas.Certainly wehavehadour moments ofcomplete unreality whenthelinkbetween theproseofstatements wehave heardandtheknownpassions oftheirarticulators hasseemedcompletely absent. TherehavebeentimeswhenImyselfhavefelt,inthemiddleofastatement Iwas Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRHI1 Al44/PV.96 19-20 (Mr.Zuze,President, United NatiQns CQunci1 forNamibia) making, likethetelephQne caller whQissuddenly askedafter10uninterruped minutes QfcQnversatiQn, "Whofsthis?" Yes,indeed, whQwerewe?AchildbQrnQnthedaythattheUnited NatiQns revQked SQuthAfrica's mandate QverNamibia willbenea~ly 24tQday,asitmeetsto cQnc1ude itsQwnmandate. HeCQu1dbemaimed. HeCQu1dbeaparent whohaslQst hischild. HeCQu1dbeaworkerdenied aprQfessional CQmmensurate withhis ability andhischoice. Thatistrue.ThatisatruthfromwhichwecannQt escape. ThatisatruthallQureffQrts andintentiQns CQu1dnQtabridge ordeny. ButthereisQurQwnsideQfthetruth. WehaveSQughttobeacustodian nQt Qn1yQfNamibia's present, butitspastanditsfuture. Wehavesought tQprQtect thelandandreSQurces inhered withinitbyhistQry. WehaveSQught tQhelptrain andequipanewcitizenry withskillsandtalents essential tQthefashiQning Qf natiQnhQod. ItisnotfQrmEasascarcely disinterested individual tQsaywhether QrnQtwehavesucceeded. Wehavebeencalledfrivolous andwasteful -irQnically, bythQseverypersQns whQpersisted inbelieving intheprudence andneriQusness of purpose possessed bytheoccupier. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/edd A/4ol/PV.96 21 (Mr,Zuze.Pr3sident. United NatiQns CQuncil forNamibia) ButwehavenQregrets. TherearemanytQbegrateful tQ:theOrganizatiQn QfAfrican Unity(OAU)andtheMQvement ofNQn-Aligned CQuntries, whichinsisted upQnNamibia's rightful placeandpQsitiQn onQuragendaQfCQncern; thefrQnt..line States, manyyounger thantheCQuncilitself, whQgaveitsprQgrammes nQtQnly impetus butthesecurity Qfphysical territQry; thememberStatesQftheCQuncil, whichwQrkedwithinthecQnstituencies oftheirlargerregiQnal grQups tQCQmetQ termswiththegutissuesQfNamibia; and,indeed, theAssembly, whQsecQnfidence inushasbeenreaffirmed eachyear,onQccasiQns farmorethauweWQuldhave wishedbutmadenecessary bythedenialQfQurgQal. Aboveall,ourgratitude gQestQtheNamibian people. Theleadership provided tothembytheSQuthWestAfricaPeople's Organization (SWAPO) hasbeenvindicated amplyintheirfirstfreebutnQtnecessarily fairelectiQns. ThegritandherQism Namibians havedisplayed havemadealmQstpettythetrialsanddifficulties with whi.chtheCouncil wasoftenfaced. Thegrace,thefQrgiving andthehQpewith whichtheyhavebeguntheirfreejourney havegiventheUnitedNationsitselfa measure ofstrength. Relations between natiQns pQssessalltOQoftemthequalities andthe compl~xities ofthosebetween individuals. Therearethemoments ofzealand passion, ofyearning andregret, ofdespair andtheloneliness ofsolitude, Qfthe triumph oftogetherness. OnlyafewcaysagQIchanced uponapoemofPabloNeruda initsEnglish translation whichIshouldliketQsharefQramomentwithYQu: "Thesehandshavemeasured theEarth, Separated minerals andcereals, madepeaceandwar Demolished thedistances Qfseasandrivers. Andyet,whentheymoveoveryQU,theycannotencompass YQu. Andinthatterritory, fromjourfeettoyourbrow, Walking, Walking, Walking, Ishallspendmylife." Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/edd A/44/PV.96 22 (Mr. Zu~e.President. United Nations Council forNamibia) SuchwerethehandsthatjoinedtoformtheUnitedNations Council for Namibia. Ithasfulfilled itsmission. Theendhasfinally arrived. Andyet,as oneLittlePrinceonceremarked, thatwhichisessential isinvisible totheeye. Someday,wearesure,itshallemerge. Fornowwearegrateful forthe opportunity wehavebeengiven,forthehope,fortheloveandforthelaughter thatinfused our eff~rts, forthereality ofthisgreatnationandpeople wehave finally beenennobled tosee. Ididrefertotheaffection andcamaraderie between members oftheCouncil throughout itshistory, whichinfused andindeedlententhusiasm totheirwork.In thisefforttherewasoneconstant sourceofsupport uponwhichmembers ofthe Council, andindeedsuccessive Presidents ofthebodyandCommissioners for Namibia, cametodepend upon.ThatwastheSecretariat. Itwouldbeeasytospeak oftheircontribution toourwork,butthatwouldbesuperfluous becauseitcould bearguedthatitwaswhattheyweresupposed todoinanycase.ButtodosoI feelmissesanimportant point,thatthechallenge andthemandate before them,no lessthanthatbeforetheCouncilitself, required imagination anddynamism ofan
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by the President of the United Nations Council for Namibia, reflecting on the council's mission and accomplishments. The speech touches on themes of international relations, diplomacy, and the role of the United Nations in promoting peace and development. The language is poetic and introspective, with references to literature and personal anecdotes.