157 53 CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs Page XV. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION 158 -171 54 A. Opening and duration of the session ...........•....•. 158 -161 54 B. Attendance .......................................... . 162 -167 54 C. Election of officers ................................ . 168 55 D. Agenda and organization of work ..................•... 169 -170 55 E. Documentation 171 55 Annexes I. PROGRAMME BUDGET IMPLICATIONS OF DRAFT RESOLUTION III, ENTITLED "ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CENTRE ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS" 56 II. AGENDA OF THE SIXTEENTH SESSION 58 III. DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT ITS SIXTEENTH SESSION.............. 59 -vi- Chapter I MATTERS CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OR BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION A. Draft resolutions 1. The Commission on Transnational Corporations recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolutions: DRAFT RESOLUTION I Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa* The Economic and Social Council, Recalling its previous resolutions on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa, in particular resolution 1988/56 of 27 July 1988, in which it urged all transnational corporations to stop immediately all forms of collaboration with the racist minority regime in South Africa and called for specific actions by Member States and transnational corporations to end such collaboration, Noting with grave concern the brutal perpetuation of the inhuman system of apartheid in South Africa and the continued denial of the civil and political rights of the majority of the population in that country, Welcoming the recent Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa, adopted by the General Assembly at its sixteenth special session, 11 which offers guidelines on how to end apartheid in a peaceful manner, Bearing in mind the fact that continued investments, trade, technological co-operation and other forms of covert or overt activity by transnational 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of transnational corporations, their involvement in South Africa, and the recommendations made by the Commission on Transnational Corporations to the Economic and Social Council. The focus is on the economic and social implications of the activities of these corporations, particularly in the context of apartheid in South Africa.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade