text: sincerely desires toliveinpeacewithitsneighbours. Butitappears thatitsuseofforce.Itrequires acommitment thatstatesresortsolelytopeaceful meansallnations, bigandsmall alike~Itr~~ires themtorefrain f~Qmthethreator Members reaffirm theircommitments totheUnitedNations anditsCharter principles onKampuchea.Nations andasleadersofourrespective countries. partsoftheglobe. Insouth-East Asia,theproblem inKampuchea remainsNations Charter? Thepreservation ofworldpeaceisthecommonresponsibility ofAP/mhAP/mh A/40/PV.23 ·'53' (Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, BruneiDarussalam) world's nations probably wouldfallshortofthosehighideals. Theymustalso haveknownandrealized thatthesettingofthe.highgoalsisanecessary pre-condition inorderthattheirpursuit andattainment isworthwhile. Itremains achallenge tousall.TheCharter speaksoffreedom andsovereign equality. It speaksoffundamental humanrightsanditalsospeaksoftolerance andliving together inpeacewithoneanother asgoodneighbours. Speaking offreedom, weknowthatthisiswherewefallfarshortofour objectives. Weneedtoputpressure onthosewhorefusetorespect this fundamental aspectoftheprinciples oftheCharter. Speaking offreedom and equality, weimmediately focusourattention onSouthAfrica. Theaspirations of themajority forfreedom, equality anddemocracy cannotbesuppressed. Theracist SouthAfrican regimemustrealize thatthewholeinternational ~ommunity ~~aqainst it.southAfricamustsee,andbemadetosee,thatitcannotsuppress those legitimate aspirations byforceforever.Theinternational community condemns the practice ofapartheid. Changeisinevitable. Apartheid hasnoplaceintheworld anymore. Ithastogo. Talking offreedom anddemocracy alsobringsourattention tothestruggle for independence oftheNamibian people. Wehavealwayssupported thepeopleof Namibia intheirstruggle forliberation. Theoccupation ofAfghanistan byforeign forceswhichentersitssixthyearisalsoamatterwhichisalwaysattracting attention. BruneiDarussalam alwaysbelieves intheprinciple thatforeign intervention ofasovereign country cannotbecondoned. Norcanwetolerate foreign aggression. Wesupport thecalloftheinternational community forthe withdrawal ofallforeign forcesfromAfghanistan. Thewarhascauseduntold miseryandsUffering tothepeopleofAfghanistan. Millions ofthemhavebeen forcedtoseekrefugeintheneighbouring countries. Thisinturncausesimmense problems forthecountries concerned.'ll/40/PV.23 54-SS (prince Mohamed Bolkiah, BruneiDarussalam) -- Closely associated withtheproble-inAfghanistan, istherepeated incursions offoreignforces'into Pakistani territory. Thoseviolations areindirect contravention oftheveryprinciples weallvalueandcherish, theprinciples en~hrined intheUnitedNations Charter: respectforthesovereignty and territorial integrity ofnations. BruneiDaru8salaa therefore joinsothernations incalling forani-.ediate halttothoseincursions.AW/mh A/40/P,V.23 56 (Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, BruneiDarussalam) IshouldfailinmydutytodayifIdidnotmention thequestion ofthe Palestinians. Wehavealwayssupported theprinciple oftheinalienable rightofa peopletohaveahome. Wetherefore continue tolendoursupporttothecallfor recognition ofthePalestinians' righttoestablish theirownindependent and sovereign stateintheirownterrit~ry. ThePalestinians problem, webelieve, can besolvedonlybytheunconditional withdrawal ofallIsraeli forcesfromthe Palestinian territories occupied in1967,including Jerusalem. Inspiteofallthesegloomysituations, therearesomeencouraging signsin otherpartsoftheglobe. BruneiDarussalam welcomes therecentdevelopments and themanycontacts between NorthandSouthKorea. Webelievethatthedirect contacts couldleadtoareduction oftension inthepeninsular andhence contribute tothemaintenance ofpeaceandstability intheregion. Thepeopleof NorthandSouthKoreamustbeallowed toresolvetheirownproblems intheirown way.Inkeeping withtheprinciple ofuniversality, theycould,iftheyso desired, becomeMembers oftheunitedNations, without prejudice toreunification. Theworldisalsobesetbyproblems ofanon-political nature. Drugabuseand illicittrafficking isonesuchproblem; indeed,ithasbecomeaglobalproblem. Thesecurity implications areserious. Itcausessuffering toindividuals, particularly theyoung.Itweakens thesocialfabricofnations. Itrepresents directandindirect economic coststoGovernments. Itentailscriminal activities whichcouldthreaten thestability ofStates.Itisnowbecoming moreurgentfor concerted international actiontocombatthethreatthatdrugabuseandillicit trafficking posetotheinternational community. Wewelcome theproposal ofthe Secretary-General beforetheplenary meetingoftheEconomic andSocialCouncil thataworldconference onnarcotic drugsbeconvened atministerial levelin1987.AW/mh A/40/PV.23 57
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement delivered by Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Brunei Darussalam, to the United Nations. It touches on various global issues, such as the promotion of peace, human rights, and the rule of law, as well as specific conflicts and crises, including the situations in Kampuchea, South Africa, Namibia, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. The text also mentions the importance of international cooperation and collective action to address global challenges, including drug abuse and trafficking.