text: tolivetogether inpeace. Foreign troopsinbothAfghanistan andKampucbea have brought chaosanddestruction tothosecountries, andCentral America remains a volatile regionoftheworld.RB/27----......~-.~----~~~~~~~~~~~~-- A/40/PV.13 121 (Mr.A.K.Koroma, Sierra Leone) Theparamount political andmoralisaueofconcern toSierraLeoneisthe question ofSouthAfrica andNamibia. Wehavelivedwiththearrogant, insolent a..'ldviolent apartheid regimefortoolong~ Wehavewitnessed thatregime's increasing military strength, whichithasusedaggressively againstitsneighbours intheregionandtokeepNamibia. inoppression. Wehavewitnessed theSOuth African regime's brutaliZing itsblackcitizens, restricting theirmovement, depriving themoftheirsocial, economic andpolitical rightsintheirmotherland, concentrating themintotribalho.aelands -allwiththetacitsupport ofsomeof SouthAfrica's Western allies. South Afric:~=s latestarrogant action 0."'1Namibia istheestablishment ofan interim government, whichtotally precludes theF~tticipation oftheSouthWest AfricaPeople's Orga~ization (SWAPO), whichisregarded bytheinternational community asthesole,legitimate representativ~ oftheNamibian people. This actionisalsoincontradiction ofSecurity Council resolution 435(1978), whichis regarded asthebasisforanysolution oftheNamibian problem. Wecondemn unreservedly thisblatant disregard ofinternational decisions bySouthAfrica. InthefaceofSouthAfrica's continued illegal occupation ofNamibia, andin thefaceofthatillegal regime's wantonandbrutalviolence againstitsown people,itremains theresponsibility ofthisOrganization, basedontheCharter, toin..~seforthwith comprehensive mandatory sanctions against theillegal colonial regime. Inthisconnection theGovernment ofSierraLeonewishestoconunendall thosenations whichhavetakenstepstoimposeeconomic sanctions against South Africa, andinparticular toapplaud theGovernment ofFrance, which,intheface ofcriticism fromsomeofitsallies, tookthecourageous andindependent initiative ofapplying economic s~nctions against theintolerable srartheid regime. Weillploreallthosenations whicharestillambivalent ontheissueof sanctions toconform tothereaUtiesoftheSouthAfrican problem.RB/27 A/40/PV.13 122 (Mr.A.K.Koroma, Sierra Leone) Thesituation intheMiddleEastcontinues toposeathreattointernational peaceandsecurity andremains acauseofconstant concern tothisOrganization. Thirty-eight yearsaftertheadoption ofGeneral Assembly resolution 181(11)of 1947,westill a~aititsfullimplementation. Thatresolution tookaclearand definitive decision ontheestablishment ofbothanIsraeli andaPalestinian State. Unfortunately theStateofPalestine isstillnotinexistence, andIsrael continues tooccupycertain Arabterritories. Mydelegation reiterates itscallfortheestablishment ofaPalestinian State,fortheimmediate unconditional andtotalwithdrawal ofIsrael fromallArab territories inconformity withSecurity Council resolutions 242(1967)and 338(1973). Werejec, '.1political, economic andmilitary support thatencourages IsraeltoperpetuateitsoccupationandannexationofArabterritories. InAfganistan andKampu~ea weseeaclearviolation oftheprinciples and purposes ofourOrganization. Theoccupation offoreign territories byforceof armsinpursuance ofthepolitical beliefs andinterests ofcertain MemberStates istot.ally inviolation oftheprinciples oftheCharter. Themassive flowofrefugees consequent uponthecrisesinthosetworegions hascausedenormous social andeconomic difficulties forthereceiving States. SierraLeonecontinues tomainta.in afirmstanceincalling fo['thetotal withdrawal ofallforeign troopsfromAfghanistan andKampuchea andfortheir peoples tobegivenanopportunity tochoosetheirowngovernments andbuildtheir futurefreefromforeign interference. Wemustremember thatfreedom is indivisible. Alossoffreedom anywhere isathreattofreedom everywhere. Acall forthefreedom ofanypeoplemustbesupported byacallforthefreedom ofall people. Wecannot andmustnotlosesightofthatnobl,eideal, whichisthe heritage ofallhumanity. ,a- A/40/PV.13 123 (Mr.A.K.Koroma, SierraLeone) MyGovernaent basfollowed withkeeninterest thecourseofeventsinthe Koreanpeninsula ewertheyears. Wehavetakennoteoftheefforts beingmadeby bothNorthandSouthKoreatoachieve abetterunderstanding between them,andwe
analysis: The text primarily discusses international relations, politics, and conflicts, with a focus on the roles of various countries and organizations in addressing these issues. While it touches on the consequences of these conflicts, such as the flow of refugees and social and economic difficulties, the text does not delve deeply into economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.