text: changes, arenotoccurring purelybecause ofrecentinternational developments or international pronouncements. Webelieve thattheforcesinducing thosechanges hadtheiroriginmorethan threedecades ago.Today' 2realitygoesback,farback,tothebirthofthe Organization ofAfrican Unity,on2SMay1963. Onthathistoric day,thelast resolution thattheAssembly ofHeadsofStateorGovernment adopted empowered the Foreign Ministers ofLiberia, Madagascar, SierraLeone,andTunisia tomakeAP/ve A/40/PV.26 12 (Mr.Jarrett, Liberia) representation tothesecurity Council aboutthefoulactions oftheSouthAfrican regime, ledbyVorster, against theauthentic African inhabitants ofthecountry, aswellasthestatusofNamibia, theTrustTerritory oftheLeagueofNations, whichhadbeentransferred totheUnitedNations. DuringthatSecurity Council debate, weheard,asweshouldhearsooftenlater,piousutterances aboutthe repugnance ofapartheid. WhentheCouncil proceeded tovote,SouthAfrica escaped indictment because oftheuseofthevetobythosewhosepolicy todayremain virtually unchanged. Following thathistoric session, Liberia andEthiopia brought contentious proceedings before theInternational CourtofJustice against SouthAfricaas regards itscontinued illegal occupation ofNamibia. AllbutoneoftheJudgesof theCourtwhosupported SouthAfricainitsillegal occupation werefromthesame Statesascontinue todragtheirfeet24yearslaterontheSouthAfrican policyof apartheid andtheindependence ofNamibia. Letmesolemnly declare fromthisrostrum thattheprogress madeoverthepast threedecades onthematterofSouthAfrica, apartheid andtheindependence of Namibia hasbeentheresult, ontheonehand,ofsustained anddetermined efforts bytheOAU,thenon-aligned States andafewotherfriendly Governments and,onthe other,ofthedetermined resolve oftheleaders ofthelegitimate indigenous people ofthosetwocountries who,bythesacrifice oftheirlives,ensured thatthey wouldnotceasetheireffortorabandon theirresolveuntiltheyachieved freedom andindependence. Thequestion ofNamibia hasbeenbeforethisAssembly inoneformoranother formanyyears. security Council resolution 435(1978), whichwasunanimously adopted in1978,setouttheUnitedNations planfortheindependence ofNamibia.AP/ve------------------------------------ A/40/PV.26 13 (Mr.Jarrett, Liberia) Thatdocument alsoidentified allthoseinvolved inthatprocess: theGovernment ofSouthAfrica, theSOuthWestAfricaPeople's Organization (SWAPO), theWestern contact groupandthefront-line States. Itisnowsevenyearssincethe acceptance ofthatdocument, butNamibia continues tobesubjugated insteadof independent, andabogusinterim Government hasbeencreated possessing no international standing andcommanding nointernal support. Exceptforawarning bythesecurity Council offutureconsideration of mandatory sanctions andamildinterest onthepartofthosecountries whichmight bewilling toimposelimited unilateral sanctions: SouthAfricaispermitted to remainconfident initsdefiance ofinternational opinion onNamibian independence. Whymustthisbeso? Thelinkage between theindependence ofNamibia inaccordance withSecurity Council resolution 435(1978)andthewithdrawal oftroopsfromAngola, weshould remember, wasnotputforward bySOuthAfricauntil1981,atatime,weshouldalso remember, whenallobstacles toUnplementing resolution 435(1978)hadbeen overcome byallparticipants) including SOuthAfrica. Whythenthislinkage? All thattheUnitedNations hassoughtbyitsresolution 435(1978)isthepeaceful transfer ofpowertotheindigenous Namibian people. Isthisnotoneofthesolemn purpo$es oftheUnitedNations? Howlongcanwe,asmembers ofthisinternational community permitthisobstruction? Wemustremember alsothatthepeopleofNamibia resorted toarmedstruggle manyyearsagoonlybecause therewasnopeaceful alternative. Arewetoremain passi'/e andthusforcetheimplementation ofthatresolution bySWAPO'S intensifying itsarmedstruggle? TheArab-Israeli conflict intheMiddleEastanditskeyissue,the P~lestinian problem, haveremained unresolved despite intensive efforts undertaken bytheUnitedNations duringthepast38years. EachwarfoughtintheregionAP/V:8 A/40/PV.26 14-15 (Mr.Jarrett, Liberia) hasbecomemoredestructive becauseoftheemployment ofnewandmoresophisticated weapons. Thedestruction oflifeandproperty hasnotresolved oldissuesbut created newonesandwidened thescopeofresentment andmistrust amongopposing parties. TheGovernment ofLiberia believes thatacomprehensive settlement inthe MiddleEastwillhavetomeetthefollowing conditions: thewithdrawal ofthe Israeli forcesfromalloccupied Arabterritories; respect forandacknowledgement
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement discussing international politics, specifically focusing on the situation in South Africa, apartheid, and the independence of Namibia. It touches on the history of the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations' efforts to address the issues. The text also mentions the Arab-Israeli conflict and its implications. Given the focus on international politics, diplomacy, and conflict resolution, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to international relations.