text: APartheid earlier enumerated havebeenabolished andwhenaSouthAfricaundera newconstitution hasbeenborn.AtthatpointTanzania willbepleased tojoin withothersinwelcoming SouthAfricatothecommu~ity ofnations asapequaland deserving partner, notbefore. Duringhishistoric address totheworldfromthisrostruminJuneofthi~ year,theDeputyPresident oftheAfrican National Congress ofSouthAfrica (ANC), Mr.NelsonMandela, appealed inthefollowing wordstotheUnited Nati~ns towork withthestruggling peopleofSou~hAfricaforanewSouthAfrica: "Letus,byourjointactions, vindicate thepurposes forwhichthis Organization wasestablished andcreateasituation whereinitsCharter and theUniversal Declaration ofHumanRightswillbecomepartofthebodyoflaw onwhichwillbebasedthepolitical andsocialorderofanewSouthAfrica. Ourcommonvictoryisassured." (A/44/960, annexVI) Tanzania echoesandcommends thatmessage totheworldthroughthisbody. Mr.McLEAN(Canada): AsthisAssembly considers progress sincelast December's historic consensus Declaration onAEartheid, theSecretary-General's reportandhisintroductory remarks tousprovide aworthyfocusforour Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEM$l14 A/44/PV.98 .58 (Mr.HCLean, Canada) deliberations today. Alongwithother delegations~ wearepleasedthat. General Garbacontinues toguideourdeliberationm. andwehopehewillendhis termasPresident oftheGeneral Assembly withafurther consensus onthisitem. Weliveinaworldgreatly changed fromtheoneweknewasthespecial session onapartheid closedinDecember. InEastern Europe. C~ntral America. Namibia and elsewhere. people.haveaccepted thechallenge offundamental change, withitsrisks aswellasitspromise. InSouthAfricatooaneweraseemsatlastwithinreach. NelsonMandelaisfree.Theobstacles topeaceful negotiations forwhichSouth Africans havefoughtsolongarebeingremoved. Wefervently hopethatthefinal chapterinthehistory ofAPartheid inSouthAfricaisatlastbeingwritten. InDecember therewaslittleindication thatsuchdramatic changesinattitude andatmosphere couldhaveoccurred soquickly. Memberswillrecallthatinthe Declaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences inSouthern Africawe calledfor:thereleaseofdetainees andpolitical prisoners; theunbanning of organizations andpersons; the~emovaloftroopsfromthetownships; theendofthe stateofemergency andtherepealoftheInternal Security Act;andtheendof political·trials andexecutions. Today,many.indeedmost.ofthesemeasures arebeingachieved. Apositive climate fornegotiations isbeingestablished. Weareallheartened bythe substantial progress thathasbeenrecorded intheGrooteSchuurandPretoria minutes. Nevertheless, itisevident, astheSecretary-General's reportandother speakers haveemphasized, thatagooddealremains tobedone. Noone,however, shouldunderestimate thedifficulties thatstilllieahead. Despite theimprovements, wecannotforgetthatforthevastmajority ofSouth African~ therehas.beenlittletangible benefit. Thepillars ofapartheid still stand. Theyarecemented inlaw.Butwelookforward tonextmonthandtherepeal Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/14 Al44/PV.9S 59-60 (Mr.HCtea», Canada) oftheSeparate" Amenities Act.Weencourage President DeElerktoe~tquickly on hispromise todoawaywiththeGroupAreasActandthepresent LandActs.Such actionswilldomuchtoc.onvince theworldthatirreversible changeisinsight. Furtherdifficulties alsoremain. BothPresident DeElerkandNelsonMandela .areco~nitted, asweknow,topeaceful negotiations, butensuring peacehasnot beeneasyinturbulent SouthAfrica. Thetragicviolence inNatalandrecently in Witwatersrand calls ~orimaginative, committed actionbyallparties andbythe Government. Theymustsearchoutnewsolutions inaspiritofdialogue, tolerance andimpartiality. Otherwise, continued violence willbecomeaserious impediment tosuccessful negotiations. Itcouldevenunravel thegainsachieved thusfar. Theformalconstitutional negotiations themselves wIllnotbeeasy.Important differences remain. Theyaredeeplyrootedindifferent understandings ofbasic copcepts andprinciples ofdemocracy andequality. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/1S Al44/PV.9S 61 (Mr.McLean, Canada) Whowillparticipate inthe~agotiations? Ho~willtheiroutcome be ratified? Thesearematters forSouthAfricans themselves toresolve intheir determination toforgeahead. Wehopetheprocess willbeopentoallparties who wishtocontribute. Wehopetheresultwillbesubmitted totheverdict ofall SouthAfricans. WetakeheartfromtherecentNamibian experience. Itshowedusthat fundamental changecantakeplacepeacefully. TheCanadian Parliament andpeople
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of Canada to the United Nations, discussing the progress and challenges of the end of apartheid in South Africa. The focus is on the political and social changes taking place in South Africa, including the release of Nelson Mandela, the establishment of a new constitution, and the ongoing negotiations towards a peaceful transition. The speaker emphasizes the need for continued progress towards equality and democracy in South Africa, as well as the importance of international support and cooperation.