endorsing ~he Programme, th~ A~sembly _had given abolition of the apartheid system. That system must the Council the task of co-ordmatmg the Implemen- be dismantled quickly. tation o~ Program~e activities. 25. The States members of the European Commu- 20. In Its resolutiOn 40/22, the General Assembly nity had committed themselves to action regarding h~d, if!ter alia, invited the S~cretary-General to South Afr_ica, which they hoped would become a fully disSeJ?lmate the r~p<?rt of the Se~mar on ~ommunity democratic, peaceful and prosperous country. In Relations CommissiOns and Their FunctiOns, held at February 1986, they had called on the South African Geneva from 9 to 20 September 1985; that report Government to declare categorically that apartheid was currently available under the symbol ST/HR/ would be dismantled completely, to end the state of SER.A/17. In addition, work within the Secretariat emergency, and to initiate a dialogue with the on the projects referred to in paragraph 9 of the genuine representatives of the majority population. resolution was progressing. The international semi- They had appealed to the Government to release nar mentioned in paragraph 15 of the resolution was unconditionally all political detainees, including Nel- being organized in co-operation with the Govern- son Mandela, in order to facilitate the negotiation ment of Cameroon, and was currently being held in process, and to lift the ban on the African National that country. Congress of South Africa, the Pan Africanist 21. The documentation requested in paragraphs 1 o Congress of Azania and other po_litical paf!i~s, so _as and 11 of General Assembly resolution 39/16 and to create an atmosphere conducive to ~ohtical dia- paragraph 1 7 of General Assembly resolution 40/22 Iogue. They h_ad also welcomed the establishment of a had been transmitted to the Council for consider- group of emment persons by the recent Common-
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a political situation and the efforts of the international community to address it. It mentions the abolition of the apartheid system, the release of political detainees, and the initiation of a dialogue with the representatives of the majority population. The text also references resolutions and reports from the General Assembly and the Secretariat, which suggests that it is related to international relations and politics.

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