text: exaeptional order,whichdoesnoteasily conform tothetraditionally defined norms andrequirements ofbureaucracy. Thesearequalities whichtheCouncilissurecan continue toenrichtheUnitedNations system. Members oftheCouncil haveontheirowninitiative madereference tothisin thedraftresolutions nowbeforetheAssembly andalsorequested the Secretary-General toconsider asamatterofpriority theredeployment withinthe UnitedNations systemofthestaffoftheOfficeoftheCommissioner forNamibia. Thisparagraph, likeallparagraphs inresolutions, iscoldandprecise, butI wouldwishtheAssembly toknowthatitisonethattrulyemanates fromtheheart Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/edd A/44/PV.96 23 (Mr.Zuze,President. United Nations Council forNamibia) oftheCouncil. Wehaveseengoodtimesandbad,buttherehasneverbeenan occasion whenthepolitical bodyandthestaffsupporting itsactivities havebeen separate ordistinct inourowneyes.Justasourmission wasone,wetoowere one,andwhilewearegrateful thattherealization ofourmandate hasmadeit possible forustogoourdifferent ways,wedosowithmemories madevividby theirsharing. Itisnowmyprivilege tointroduce forconsideration bytheAssembly the recommendations oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia contained indocument A/44/24/Add.l andAdd.l/Corr.l/Rev.l. Thesereflect thecollective andunanimous viewsofmembers oftheCouncil relating tothefulfilment ofitsresponsibility as thelegalAdministering Authority forNamibia. Theyreflect alsoitsconviction thatthereareaspects ofitsmandate whichremaintobecompleted eventhoughthe Council's ownstructure shallnolongerbetheretodoso.Ithasmadespecific recommendations accordingly forthefutureconduct ofsuchprogrammes. Ithasno intention ofabandoning themhalfwayandcountsontheAssembly forsupport. TheCouncil forNamibia cameintobeingasthevo~ceofavoiceless people. ThepeopleofNmrcibia haveregained theirvoicebutweshallnotgosilentonthem. ThePRESIDENT: OnbehalfoftheAssembly, Ishouldliketopayatribute tothePresident oftheCouncil forNamibia andindeedthankhimforthevery important valedictory statement thathehasjustmade. IcallontheChairman oftheSpecial Committee ontheSituation withregard totheImplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoples, Mr.Tesfaye Tadesse ofEthiopia. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/edd A/44/PV.96 24-25 Mr.TADESSE (Ethiopia), Chairman oftheSpecial Committee onthe Situation withregardtotheImplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGrantinq of Independence toColonial Countries andPeoples (Special Committee of24): Mr.President, itisacontinued pleasure forustoseeyouonceagainpresiding overthedeliberations oftheAssembly. Onthishistoric occasion, whichmarkstheculmination ofoneoftheUnited Nations longest andmostarduous undertakings, itisanhonour, andmayIsaya distinct personal pleasure, topayatribute ,0theextraordinary accomplishments oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia infulfilling themanda~e entrusted toit bytheAssembly. TheSpecial Committee ontheSituation withregardtotheImplementation of theDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples andtheCouncil forNamibia haveovertheyearsmaintained acloseandconstructive working relationship intheattainment ofourcommoncause: afreeandindependent Namibia. BoththeseUnitedNations organscreated bytheAssembly werealways unitedintheirtireless andunrelenting questtobringaboutafreeandunited Namibia. In1967~theGeneral Assembly established theUnitedNations Council for Namibia asthelegalAdministering Authority forNamibia untilindependence. It entrusted theCouncil withtheroleofprotecting, representing andpromoting the rightsandinterests ofNamibia anditspeopl@. Overthoselonganddifficult years,theCouncil hassparednoefforttoendSouthAfrica's illegal occupation of Namibia inordertoenablethepeopleoftheTerritory toexercise their inalienable righttoself-determination andgenuine independence. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBeT/fc A/44/PV.96 26 (Mr.Tadesse. Chairman, Special Committee of24) TheCouncil wasinstrumental insuccessfully galvanizing worldpublicopinion andmakingitawareofthetrue cO~dition~ thenexisting inpre-independent Namibia. Byexercising itsinfluence, authority andexpertise inamyriadof different fieldsandforums, andincloseco-operation withotherorgansofthe UnitedNations, regional organizations andtheSouthWestAfricaPeople's
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by the President of the United Nations Council for Namibia, discussing the council's accomplishments and future plans. The speech focuses on the council's role in promoting the rights and interests of Namibia and its people, and its efforts to bring about independence and self-determination. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather emphasizes the council's diplomatic and political efforts.