text: repressive anddiscriminatory laws,tofreeallpolitical prisone~s, toeztendthe liftingofthestateofemergency toNat~l, andtoensurethefreeandfull ezercise ofpolitical activities. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/S Al44/PV.9a 11 (Mr.Pennaneach, TogO) IThisuniquephaseinthehistory oftheSouthAfrican nation, aphasebasedon consent, mustbeapproached withagenuine dete~ination toreconstruct political andhumansociety onthebasisofjustice, ~quity, thetrueexercise ofhuman rightsandrespect forhumandignity. Itisourindividual andcollective duty hereandnowtoremindthoseintheSouthAfrican nationwhoareresponsible for building thenewfutureofSouthAfrican societythatthereisnoplacenowfor smallgestures ofappeasement, andstilllessfordisinfo~ation. Theviolent outbreaks causing suchbloodshed amongtheblackpOpulBtion of SouthAfricahaveunfortunately reminded usthatsolongasthetruepillars of apartheid remaininplace,solongasbantustans andmaterial, moralandspiritual povertypersist, therewillalwaysbeviolence andfear. Inallwesayanddoletusremember thattheconditions fordialogue exist. Wemustbelieve inthecertainty ofchange, andnotintheindications comingfrom thoseinauthority. Letusthinktwicebeforeadopting aconciliatory position; letusbesuspicious ofexpediency: itwouldbetothediscredit ofourcollective memoryifthefutureweretosayofusthattoridourselves ofthequestion of apartheid wetooktheeasywayout. Mr.COMISSARIO (MOZambique): Itgivesmegreatpleasure, Sir,toseeyou. onceagainpresiding overtheGeneral Assembly, whichismeeting toassessthe progress madeintheimplementation oftheDeclaration onApartheid andits Destructive Consequences inSouthern Africa. Duringyourpresidency wehave witnessed important developments intheinternational arena. Theseeventsmade yourmandate highlydemanding, andhavemadeyourtenureasourceofgreatdignity fortheAfrican continent. Irecallinthatcontext theableandwisemannerin whichyoupresided overthesixteenth, seventeenth andeighteenth special sessions oftheGeneral Assembly. Youwillagreewithmethatweallexpectasuccessful outcome ontheitembeforeus. - Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/SAl44/PV.98 12 (Mr.Comissario. MOZambigu~) Theinternational community iscalledupononcemoretodischarge itshiotoric responsibilities withregardtotheissueofapartheiq. Inthatcontext, wehave carefully examined theSecretary-General's report(A/44/960) andotherrelevant documents ontheissue. Weshouldliketocomnlend theSecretary-General forhaving provided uswithsuchdetailed information inhisreport. Ittrulyhelpsusbetter tounderstand theintricncies ofthesituation inSouthAfricabyproviding uswith anoverall picture ofthelatestdevelopments inthatcountry, inparticular since theadoption lastDecember oftheDeclaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences in.Southern Africa. Wealsosharetheviewexpressed byprevious speakers thatsomesignificant political developments havetakenplaceinSouthAfrica. Theseinclude therelease ofsomepolitical prisoners including Mr.NelsonMandela, thelifting ofallbans andrestrictions onallproscribed andrestricted organizations andpersons, in particular thelegalization ofpolitical parties, andthepartiallifting ofthe stateofemergency. Weareencouraged bythosesteps. Although werecognize the complexity ofthesituation inSouthAfricaresulting fromfourlongdecades of whiteminority domination through theapartheid system, wefirmly bel~eve thatmuch morecouldbedone.Theroadtowards therealization oftheobjectives enshrined intheDeclaration on~artheid stillremains long.Therequirements speltoutin theDeclaration havenotyetbeenfullymet.Itisunfortunate tohavetonote thatoutofthefivecriteria contained intheDeclaration unanimously adopted by thisAssembly, whichweredesigned tocreateaclimate conducive tonegotiations, onlyonehasbeenfullymet:theunbanning ofpolitical parties. Sofarasthefulfilment ofthosecriteria isconcerned, theDeclaration calls interaliafortheunconditional release ofallpolitical prisoners anddetainees. Inthatregard,itisallthemoreimportant thatdecisive stepsbetakenbythe SouthAfrican Government fortherelease ofallpolitical prisoners andfor • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/S A/44/PV.9S 13-15 {Mr.Comissario, Moz~igue) allowing theirfullparticipation inthepolitical process oftheircountry. Regrettably, anumberofpolitical prisoners anddetainees continue tobe incarcerated. TheInternal Security Actisstillinforce,placing ~xcessive andarbitrary
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement discussing the political situation in South Africa, specifically the issues of apartheid, political prisoners, and human rights. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it may be a speech delivered in an international forum such as the United Nations General Assembly. The text does not mention economic, environmental, or scientific issues, and instead focuses on political and human rights concerns.