text: ThatiswhymyGovernment hasgivenunequivocal support toallresolutions adopted bytheSecurity Councilinrespectofthisunmitigated actofaggression. Ketherefore calluponIraqtowithdraw allitsforcesfromKuwaitwithout further delay. Andthatwithdrawal mustbefollowed bytherestoration ofthelegitimate Government ofKuwait. NottoolongagoNamibia wasoccupied byaforeign aggressor. Wecalledupon theinternational community tocometoouraid.Thiswasdone.Therefore we understand onlytoowelltheprofound natureofthesituation inKuwait. AsW9.see it,thecentral objective intheGulfsituation shouldbetoendaggression and occupation andtore-establish theruleoflaw.Tothatendweurgethatall available peaceful avenues beutilized. Weare,however, deeplyconcerned atthe scaleofthemilitary build-up thatwearewitnessing intheGulftoday. Inthisregard, myGovernment isconcerned, inparticular, thatthiscrisis maypermanently divertattentioD fromot.herserious andurgentissuesintheMiddle East,especially thequest,by thePalestinian peoplefortheirlegitimate and long-overdue righttoself-determination andstatehood. WecallupontheIsraeli Government toputanendtotheoppression ofthePalestinian people, perpetrated Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/camA/45/PV.ll 33-35 (President Nujoma) nintheoccupied territories, andtostartnegotiations withthelegitimate representatives ofthePalestinian people-namely, thePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Similarly, itisthewishofmyGovernment thatthecurrentinitiatives towards finding apeaceful solution totheconflict inCambodia andthetalkson thereunification ofthetwoKoreasshouldsucceed soonerratherthanlater. Bynowallofusareawareofthegraveconsequences ofourfailure seriously toaddress theenvironmental deterioration resulting fromdestructive human activities onaglobalscale. Thedestruction oftheozonelayercouldhavevery serious consequences forallformsoflifeonEarth. Thismeansthatall countries -richandpoor,industrialized anddeveloping -mustuniteina concerted world-wide efforttosaveourglobalhabitat. TheSove~nment ofthe Republic ofNamibia wantstomakeitscontribution tothisglobaleffort. TothatendmyGovernment isexploring thepossibility ofholding an international conference ontheissueduring1992inNamibia. Wewishtoencourage research onthissubject, toexplore theapplication ofecologically sound techniques inmanufacturing andprocessing, totailorourdevelopment towhatis compatible withthepreservation ofournational andglobalenvironment. Thedayaftertomorrow theworldwillwitness themostimportant gathering of HeadsofStateandHeadsofGovernment inthiscenturyattheWorldSummitfor Children. TheRepublic ofNamibia, beingperbaps oneoftheveryfewcountries thathaveenshrined therightsofchildren intheirConstitutions, thereby making suchrightsanintegral partofthebasiclaw,islooking forward totheSummit withgreatexpectations. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEF/llA/45/PV.ll 36 (President Nu;oma) AsIstatedinmymessage totheSummit,itwouldnotbeenoughfor Governments toputtheirsignatures totheUnitedNations Convention ontheRights oftheChild. Forthechildren oftheworld- aworldwhoseattention isfocused ontheunprecedente~ gathering ofworldleaders nextSunday -theWorldSummitfor Children andtheUuitedNations Convention ontheirrightswouldhavetruemeaning onlyifalltheaeadsofStateandofGovernment gathered inNewYorkcouldagree toensurethat:nochildshoulddiefromapreventable disease, andGovernments shouldstrivefora100percentimmunization rate;thatnochildshouldbecursed withilliteracy and,ultimately, withunemployment, andthattherefore primary education shouldbecompulsory; thatnochildshouldgotosleephungryandcold, andeverything possible mustbedonetoprovide sufficient foodandadequate shelter forallchildren; andthat,asGovernments, wehavearesponsibility and dutynottopassonplanetEarthtofuturegenerations inaworsestatethanthe onewereceiveditin. Forthesakeofourchildren weallmust,accordingly, worktogether towards creating anatmosphere ofpeace,mutualtrustandunderstanding, withacl~ar visionofreaching ourultimate goal,namely, thatofsocialjustice forallour peoples -andespecially forourchildren, fortheyareourfuture. ThePRESIDENT: OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, Iwishtothankthe President oftheRepublic ofNamibia forthestatement hehasjustmade. ThePresident oftheRepublic ofNamibia wasescorted fromtheGeneral Assembly Hall. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library8houl~litsalsoto:oDveythesupportoftheSult~ate ofoman e~~~theStatesAl45/PV.ll 37-40 Mr.MPm.tjll (OIIan)(interpll:etatlon fromArabic>: Itgivesmeplel!lsure {ortheeffortsoftheSecretar.y-General incarrying outthetasts.ntru8te4 tohim Onbehalfofm¥country's delegation, Ishouldalsoliketotatethis ,
analysis: The text is a speech by the President of Namibia to the United Nations General Assembly, discussing various international issues such as the Gulf War, Palestinian rights, environmental concerns, and the importance of social justice. It also touches on the theme of children's rights and the upcoming World Summit for Children. The speech does not focus on any specific economic or industrial issues, but rather emphasizes the need for international cooperation and responsibility towards the environment and future generations.