persons living in the West Bank' the Gaza Strip and the Golan Eeights concerning the situation in those territories. 18. In Damascus the Special Comnittee was received by Mr, Rashid Kilani, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the syrian Arab RePublic. It also conducted consultatlons with !{r. Fathi uasry, Dir ector -ceneral of the Internationaf orgabizations Department' Ministry for Foreign Affairs' who Presented the SPecial Connittee with an updated report on lhe situation of hunan rights in the occupied syrian berr itory.A/40/7o2 English Page 12 19. In Annan the Special Connittee was received by the Minister of OccupiedTerritories Affairs, Mr. Taher Nanaan, and by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hashenite Kingdom of .Tordan, Mr. Taher Al-Masry. The Special Comrnittee was presented eith reports of the situatlon in the occupied territories prepared by therespective ninistries and it discussed various aspects of its mandate in the courseof its neetings lrith the respective ministers. During the stay in Annan thespecial corunittee met rrith Mr. y, Arafat, Chairman of the palestine LiberationOrganization. 20- During its stay in che syrian Arab Republic, the speciar connittee visited thevillage of Hadar where it observed the occupied village of ltajdal shams and netwith a number of persons fron the occupied colan Heights. During its stay in Jordan the Speclal Committee visited lhe King Hussein Bridge where it infornedilself of procedures required to be followed by civilians crossing to and fron the occupied West Bank. 2L. During its stay in Cairo, the Special Connittee met with officials of thePalestlne Liberation organization. The special Cornnittee visited the Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospitat lrhere it met with Dr. t'. Arafat, Chairnan of thePalestine Red crescent society. 22. The special conmittee net again ftom 22 to 30 August 19g5. A! those meetingsit exarnined infornation on the situation in the occupied territories between May
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a special committee's visit to several countries, including Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, to discuss the situation in the occupied territories of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights. The committee met with government officials, ministers, and representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and visited various locations, including villages and a hospital. The report seems to focus on the humanitarian and political aspects of the situation, rather than economic or environmental issues.

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