discussions leading up to it during the second regular session of 1984 of the Economic and Social Council. He also informed the President that the Special Committee's Sub-Committee on Petitions, Information and Assistance continued to follow the implementation by the specialized agencies and the institutions associated with the United Nations of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and relevant resolutions of United Nations bodies, in particular General Assembly resolution 39/43. The Chairman of the Special Committee also indicated that, during its examination of the question in August 1985, the Special Committee would take into account the results of the / ... E/1985/114 English Page 7 consultations beinq held by the Sub-Committee on Petitions, Information and Assistance at its current session, as well as the outcome of the Council's consideration of the item, at its second regular session of 1985. 20. Bearing in mind that the matter raised in the present report would require continuous review by the Economic and Social Council and the Special Committee, the two presiding officers agreed that, subject to any directives that the General Assembly might provide at its fortieth session and inconformity with such decisions as might be taken by the Economic and Social Council and the Special Committee, they should maintain close contact with each other on the question. II. SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID 21. The Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid referred to the provisions of the following resolutions adopted by the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session: (a) Resolution 39/72 A, in which the Assembly, inter alia, called upon all specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, as we~l as other international organizations that have not yet done so, to exclude the Pretoria r6gime forthwith; again urgently called upon the International Monetary 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Special Committee on Colonialism, as well as the Special Committee against Apartheid. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international relations and human rights. The specific topics mentioned, such as the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also suggest a connection to human rights and international relations.

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