text: UNITED NATIONS =A General Assembly PROVISIONAL A/44/PV.96 19September 1990 ENGLISH Forty-fourth session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHENINETY-SIXTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onTuesday, 11September 1990,at3p.m. President: Mr.GARBA (Nigeria) Tribute tothememoryofNasimAhmed,formerPermanent Representative of Pakistan totheUnite,dNations Question ofNamibia [36] (a)ReportoftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia (b)ReportoftheSpecial Committee onthe~ituation withregardtothe Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoples (c)Draftresolutions (d)ReportoftheFifthCommittee I ... Thisrecordcontains ~heor.iginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speecheG only. Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, within oneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 90-64046/A 1130V(E) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/PV.96 1(a-z) Appointments tofillvacancies insubsidiary org~sandother appointments [17] (~.m,mg) (j)Appointment oftheUnitedNations Commissioner forNamibia Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoples [18](continued) Tentative programme ofwork Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/4 Al44/PV.96 2 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat3.35p.m. TRIBUl'E TOTHEMEMORY OFNASIMARMED, FORMER PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OFPAKISTAN TOTHEUNITED NATIONS ThePRESIDENT: Ishouldliketoinvitemembers tojoininatribute to thememoryofHisExcellency Mr.NasimAbroed, whowasPermanent Representative of Pakistan totheUnitedNations atthetimeofhisdeathon22July1990. Ambassador Abroedhadauseful andconstructive career, bothasaninternationally renowned journalist andasarespected civilservant andesteemed diplomat. He willberemembered forthedevotion withwhichheservedhiscountry andthecause oftheUnitedNations. OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly andonmyownbehalf Irequest the representative ofPakistan toconveyourheartfelt condolences totheGovernment of Pakistan andtotheberaaved family. Inowinvitemembers oftheAssembly tostandandobserve aminuteofsilence intribute tothememoryofHisExcellency Mr.NasimAbroed. Themembers oftheGeneral Assembly observed aminuteofsilence. Icall onbehalfoftheAfrican States. Mr.GAMBARI (Nigeria): OnbehalfoftheGroupofAfrican Statesatthe UnitedNations, letmecongratulate youonceagain,Sir,onthewayinwhichyou aresteering thedeliberations oftheGeneral Assembly. WeinAfricaaregrateful totheinternational community fortheopportunity giventoyou,oneofourmost ablesons,tocontinue toservetheworldinyourpresent capacity. Itwaswithdeepsorrow andaheavyheartthattheAfrican Groupreceived the newsofthesuddentransition ofagreatsonofPakistan andasincere friendof Africa, thelateAmbassador NasimAbroed. Untilhispassing, Ambassador Abroedwas hisgreatcountry's Ambassador andPermanent Representative totheUnitedNations, anassignment hetookwithutmostseriousness andsingle-minded dedication. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/4 A/44/PV.96 3 (Mr.Garobari. Nigeria) Bewasanindomitable fight9r notonlyforhiscountry's causebutalso,and withequaldedicatioa, foranyjustandrighteous causeofoppressed peoplesall overtheworld. Werecallvividly theemotional speechmadebyourlatecolleague theAmbassador ofPahistan on22June1990inthisveryHallatthespecial meeting oftheSpecial Committee against Apartheid inhonourofMr.NelsonMandela. He promised towalkthelastmilewithNelsonMandela andallothersstruggling for theirfreedom. Although heispersonally unabletowalkthatlastmile,wesha.l1 remember thosewords,whichwillbeasourcaofencouragement tothosefighting fortheir self-determination inSouthAfrica. Africawillmissthisgreatfriendandastute internationalist. Itiswithsincerity andadeepsenseoflossthatweconveyour condolences tothdpeopleandtheGovernment ofPakistan aswellastothefamily ofthelateAmbassador Abroedonthisirreparable loss. Mayhissoulrestinpeace.
analysis: The text appears to be a meeting record of the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on a tribute to the memory of a former Permanent Representative of Pakistan, Nasim Ahmed. The discussion revolves around his service to his country and the United Nations, as well as condolences to the Government of Pakistan and his family. There is no mention of economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or science and technology. The tone is more ceremonial and diplomatic, suggesting that the category should be related to international relations or diplomacy.