text: to the United Nations as an effective member of the international communitv. My country is proud to have oontributed to the oommon international effort to help Namibia and facilitate its transi tim to free and sovereiqn statehood. The hoistinq of the banner of freedom over that valiant country is proof that the forces of qood in the world have tr iumliled. They represent an achievement for the United Nations that will qo c'bwn in history with pride and qratitude. We look forward to the future with hope that the United Nations will be in a Position to make further achievements for peoples whose lands have been wronqfully and violently usurped. In the fore front of the s truqqle is the people of Palestine, which is daily makinq qreater sacrifices amid escalatinq repression and sufferinq. It is hiqh ti~ that that people attained its riqht to reqa in its land and to establish a1 independent State on its cwn soil. In conven inq this special sess im devoted to in tern at ional economic co-operation, in particular the revitalization of economic qrowth a1d develoPment of the developinq countries, the General Assembly must examine important events JVM./37 A/S-18/PV. 6 177-180 (Mr. Al-Ni 'mah, Qatar) arisin:1 from the latest political developments in relations between the super-PCMers, on the one hand, and with in the ooun tries of Eastern Europe, on the other. These questions tend to have a qreat impact oo international economic co-operation, especially on the efforts of the industrialized countries towards ass is tinq the developinq countries to develop their economies and keeP oace with social and economic developnent. We are witnessinq transformations we never dreamed of; until recently we never thouqht that sudl developments and chanqes could be so swift. These chanqes herald the onset of a new international economic system free of confrontations, one that 
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement delivered to the United Nations, discussing international relations, economic development, and human rights. The speaker mentions the achievements of the United Nations in facilitating the transition of Namibia to independence, and expresses hope for future progress in international economic cooperation and the promotion of human rights, particularly for the Palestinian people. The text does not specifically focus on any of the categories related to natural resources, environment, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, or culture.