resolution called upon all non-governmental organizations that had not yet done so to desist from any form of collaboration with the apartheid rigime and institutions -5- baaed on racial discrimination in South Africa. It also requested the Secretary-General to lend his co-operation to the Special Committee in investigatng and publicizing such collaboration. 18. By resolution 37/69 C of 9 December 1982, entitled “Comprehensive and mandatory sanctions against South Africa”, the General Asaembly recoqnized the important role of the mass media in promoting isolation of the racist rigime of South Africa and comprehensive sanctions against South Africa. 19. By resolution 38/39 A of 5 December 1983, entitled “Situation in South Africa”, the General Assembly requested the Special Committee to pay special attention to mobilizing public opinion and encouraging public action against collaboration with South Africa. 20. The Media Workshop on Countering Apartheid Propaganda was held in London from 20 to 22 May 1985. The Workshop was organized jointly by the commonwealth Secretariat and the Special Committee against Apartheid. 21. Participants in the Workshop, which included representatives of Governmentsr members of the Commonwealth, representatives of media, anti-apartheid and other organizations, liberation movements, as well as experts, discussed extensively the nature and objective of apartheid propaganda, impediments to effective exposure of the evils of apartheid and possible courses of future action. B. Need for an expansion of information activity 22. The intensification of the struggle for liberation in South Africa has generated an ever-increasing need for further development of public information activities in order to reach audiences in all parts of the world and enlist their support in the international campaign against apartheid. 23. Public information activities against apartheid have complemented the work of the Special Committee against Apartheid and other political bodies and have emphasized the commitment of the United Nations system to the elimination of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the United Nations' efforts to combat apartheid in South Africa, with a specific emphasis on public information activities and collaboration with non-governmental organizations. The language used suggests a strong emphasis on international cooperation and awareness-raising, which leads me to believe that the category should be related to international relations or human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations