and Namibia and measures of assistance to women from South Africa and Namibia who have become refugees as a result of the practice of apartheid 105. Many representatives drew the attention of the Commission to the suffering of women and children in South Africa and N~~ibia who were discriminated against because of their colour. Some representatives called for continued measures of assistance to women living under _gP.artheid in South Africa and Namibia. Another representative stressed that assistance should not only be political but should also take the form of activities such as cultural visits. One representative asked what form of equality, development and peace could be offered to the indigenous people of South Africa and Namibia if majority rule were not ensured. Another informed the Commission that six people, including one woman, were due to be executed in South Africa. 106. One observer, speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries, condemned all forms of racial discrimination, especially South Africa's policy of apartheid, which represented a unique system of institutionalized racism and betrayed the most fundamental concepts of human liberty and equality. She stressed the need for positive support for those who suffered from the effects of apartheid, including mothers and children. The same representative noted that humanitarian assistance for States members of the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference, liberation movements, refugees an~ other victims of apartheid had increased over the last few years and would continue to do so. She noted that ~he International Conference on the Plight of Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Southern Africa would take place in Oslo in August 1988 and aimed to give new impetus to sensitize the international community to the plight of people in the rsgion. Full support should be given to the Namibian people's struggle for independence and 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the situation of refugees and victims of apartheid in South Africa and Namibia, with a emphasis on the humanitarian and social aspects of their struggle. The representatives mentioned various forms of assistance, including political, cultural, and economic support. The text also touches on the human rights violations and the need for international support for the Namibian people's struggle for independence.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture