text: United Nations GENERAL ASS EM B·LY • iiU&j.GfL-'" 1 -:r' ..... , • '·-... ~ 1. l.i\l t.. . ' \ '.:. ·; FORTIETH SESSION 01/lclal R«ords• .,·~. I ·~ I '~~" H f~y I y, , .. , 1 o nv VERBATIM RECORD OF THE 4th MEETING Chairman: Mr. ALATAS (Indonesia) CONTENTS GENERAL DEBATE ON ALL DISARMAMENT ITEMS (continued) Statements were made by: Mrs. Theorin (Sweden) Mr. Tornudd (Finland) Mr. Golob (Yugoslavia) Mr. Ott (German Democratic Republic) Mr. Cheang (Singapore) •n.;, record;. wb~11ocorrft.1iDII . Cortft.1ions ilooWd •-llllllcr alltlipal-ora-borora~or.._ llicwl L~ wir-;~ OM -o/ tlw .,, II/,...., .. IO IW C1oicr or I .. or1'ciol llaeOfdl Edil~ Slctioa, -on. 750. 2 Uftii..S Nations Ptua • ....s ;_,..,...., 1a • ..., or,.,. ,_., 85-63021 4168V (E) FIRST COMMITTEE 4th meeting held on Tuesday, 15 October 1985 at 10.30 a.m. New York Distr. GENERAL A/C.l/40/PV.4 15 October 1985 ENGLISH JVM/3 A/C.l/40/PV.4 2 The meeting was called to order at 10.50 a.m. AGENDA ITEMS 48 TO 69 AND 145 (continued) GENERAL DEBATE Mrs. THEORIN (Sweden): Let me at the outset warmly congratulate you, Sir, and the other officers of the Committee on your election. I pledge to you the full co-operation of the Swedish delegation and I am convinced that with your dedication and skill you will lead our work to a successful conclusion. There is something basically wrong when children do not believe in their future. The children of the world are frightened today. Several international studies show that children and young people are deeply affected by their knowledge of nuclear weapons. They do fear a nuclear war. Why are our children frightened? Why are they so pessimistic? Why do they distrust adults when it comes to peace and disarmament? I think it is because they 
analysis: The text appears to be a record of a meeting at the United Nations, specifically the First Committee, discussing disarmament and peace-related issues. The statements made by the representatives focus on the impact of nuclear weapons on children's perceptions of the future and their fears about war. This suggests that the category is related to international relations, disarmament, and peacekeeping.