We ask our partners to come and support us in order to fight and win the economic war that is besetting the continent of Africa . Mr. Suamin ( Indonesia ) : Let me begin by extending our appreciation to His Excellency Ambassador Hisashi Owada of Japan for the helpful remarks he made in presenting his report as the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General Assembly for the Mid-term Review of the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s ( UN-NADAF ) .