text: altering itslegalframework. TheUnitedNations aroseoutofacataclysm toreplace theLeagueofNations, which ~asalsotheoutc-ome ofatragicworldup.'leaval. Letusnotwaitforathird cataclysm toimprove andstrengthen it. InthisAssembly Uruguay renewsitscommitment tocontinue tosupport the Organization unconditionally. Itisprepared topromote andshareinanyeffort designed torevisethepractices andsystems oftheUnitedNations tomakeitmore flexible andeffective inboth ~Iepolitical andtheeconomic spheres andto increase support forthepolitical functions oftheSecretary-General. Thiscommitment byUruguayis,today,backedbythemoralandpolitical force thatemanates fromtheexistence ofitsowndemocratic institutions, recently regained inapeaceful process ofinstitutional normalization firmlyrootedinthe voteofthepeople. AsthefifthdecadeoftheUnitedNations begins, thespirit thatUruguay bringstobearinthisforumisdifferent fromthatintheprevious decade. Wehavebegunahistoric phaseofrestoration ofdemocracy anddemocratic reaffirmation inkeeping withthedeepest convictions oftheUruguayan people. Theseconvictions arerootedinthelong-gone eraofthestruggle forindependence, whenUruguayans, inanactofrenunciation andloyalty almostwithout precedent _n history, abandoned theirtowns,homesandproperty tofollowArtigas, their liberatinig hero,whoneverforgotthattheoalysupportofhispolitical powerlay inthewillofthepeople. Theprofound symbiosis ofthepeopleandtheirleader, thegoverned andthegovernor, isadmirably reflected inArtigas's ownwords: "My authority emanates fromyouandceasesinyoursovereign presence.·AP/at A/40/PV.6 9-10 (President Sanguinetti) Thisistheconcept ofdemocracy thathasremained inthesouloftheofthe Uruguayan peoplethroughout ourhistory andthatnowbloomsoncemreasapartof ourinnerbeing,asanelement ofour'identity asapeople, asanatural vocation thatwecandenyonlyattheriskof10S"ingourway,ofgoingastray,ofbeing otherthanwhomweare.Withthe.demcracy whichwehavenowrecovered, wehave ourselves recovered. Asitreturns todemocracy, Uruguay returns toitstraditional position of scrupulous respect forhumanrightsandforthepromotion anddevelopment of mechanisms andinstitutions thatwillensuretheobservance andprotection ofthose rights. Because wewereapeoplecaughtinthemiddle, between Spainandportugal, the twogreatempirss, because ourIberian rootswerestrengthened byafloodof Italian immigrants andlaterbythemigratory currents ofFrench, SWiss,Armenian, Jewish andotherpeoples, pluralism, tolerance, abeliefinfreedom andrespect for humanrightslie.deepwithintheverynatureofourbeing. Onthedomestic level,nosoonerhadthenewGovernment assumed powerthanit declared agenerous general amnesty forpolitical prisoners andfullyrestored political freedoms andcivilrights. Wehavenowsetourselves thetaskof carrying outassoonaspossible theprocess ofrestoring the,rightsthatwere violated andnormalizing thesituations thatwerealtered bytheprevious regime. Uruguayan democracy isoncemoreonthemarch.liem/7 A/40/PV.6 11 (President Sanguinetti) ontheinternational level,oneofthefirstactsofourGovernment wasto ratifytheInter-American Convention onHumanRights. Inkeeping withour traditions, wehaverenewed ourstruggle forhumanrightseverywhere, underall systems ofgovernment. weshallpursuethatstruggle without bringingideological considerations tobearandwithout makingchoices onthebasisofself-interest. Forthisreason, ourGovernment cannotbutstrongly condem apartheid, that remant ofablighted era,andwithhold recogniti.on oftheinterim government of Namibia illegally established bySOuthAfrica. Withinthecontext ofhumanrights, theinternational community mustdirect itsattention totheeffective application ofthatmostbasicofrights, theright tolife. Whenonethinksofthetragicfactthatmillions ofchildren dieforlackof assistance itisimpossible nottoqueation theso-called progress ofourhuman society. Therecouldbenobetter waytocelebrate thefortieth anniversary ofthe UnitedNations thanbyconcentrating ourefforts onsupporting theworthytaskof child immu~ization undertaken bytheunitedNations Children's Fund(UNICEF), so thatthetargetofuniversal immunization by1990maybeachieved. Asacountry thatisemerging fromapainfUl experience inthisarea,weurge Governments thatarededicated topeacetodemonstrate theirrespect forbasic humanvaluesbyratifying theconventions onhumanrights. Wefeelentitled to
analysis: The text appears to be a speech by the President of Uruguay, focusing on the country's commitment to democracy, human rights, and international cooperation. It touches on themes such as the importance of the United Nations, the struggle for independence, and the country's role in promoting human rights and development. The speech does not specifically discuss economic development, natural resources, or other categories related to economic or environmental issues.