62. Racism had its main stronghold in southern measures needed to realize the objectives of the Africa, where it manifested itself in its most abhor- Programme of Action. rent and aggressive form-the apartheid policy of the 67. Mr. VILLAGRA DELGADO (Argentina) said racist South African regime-in the occupation of that the struggle against racism and racial discrimina- Namibia and in its aggressive acts against neighbour- tion was one of the most important tasks facing the ing African States. The racist regime's actions were United Nations and that the adoption of the Interna- not limited to internal oppression of the population tional Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of but involved aggression against neighbouring coun- Racial Discrimination 1 and the International Con- tries which threatened their independence, political vention on the Suppression and Punishment of the stability and territorial integrity and blatantly violat- Crime of ApartheicP had laid the legal bases for ed international peace and security. creating a world without racism or racial discrimi- 63. Recent developments in South Africa demon- nation. strated that the apartheid system was nearing its end. 68. None the less, despite the great value of the The growing number of mass demonstrations and measures adopted during the first Decade for Action protests clearly showed the South African peoples' to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, much determination to get rid of apartheid and achieve remained to be done. Practices of racism and racial freedom and human dignity. Their struggle had discrimination persisted, at times manifestly and at compelled the racist Pretoria regime to lift the state times in a disguised form. of emergency in the country and adopt certain 69. The most serious example was undoubtedly to "positive" measures, to give the impression that it be found in South Africa, where racism and racial 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the issue of racism and racial discrimination, particularly in South Africa, and its impact on the international community. It discusses the need to combat racism and racial discrimination, and highlights the importance of international conventions and measures to achieve this goal. The text does not appear to be related to economic development, natural resources, or other technical fields.

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