Nations bodies concerned, including in particular General Assembly resolution 39/43. In that context, the Chairman of the Special Committee expressed profound concern at the persistent collaboration between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Africa, in particular the continued assistance given to that regime by IMF. Such assistance, he considered, not only ran counter to the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to relevant resolutions of United Nations bodies but would further strengthen the military might of South Africa, enabling it to continue its repression of the Namibian people and its blatant aggression against its neighbours. 18. The two presiding officers noted with appreciation the comprehensive information provided by a number of specialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system, as contained in the report of the Secretary-General (A/40/318) concerning their respective activities in support of the peoples of colonial Territories. The report indeed indicated that an increasing number of those organizations had extended or formulated programmes of assistance from within their own budgetary resources, in addition to their intensifying their collaboration with UNDP as an executing agency. They also noted with satisfaction that many of the organizations had co-operated closely with front-line States and newly independent countries in meeting the related needs of the Governments of those countries. The presiding officers expressed the hope that, in response to the appeals repeatedly made by the United Nations organs concerned, the organizations of the United Nations system would continue to intensify their efforts in the extension of the necessary assistance to those countries. 19. The Chairman of the Special Committee informed the President of the Council that, in pursuance of paragraph 15 of Council resolution 1984/55, the Special Committee's attention had been drawn to that resolution, as well as to the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the collaboration between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Africa, which is likely to have economic implications. The text also mentions the assistance provided by specialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system, which suggests that the topic may also relate to humanitarian aid and relief. However, the main focus of the text appears to be on the economic and political aspects of the situation, rather than humanitarian aid or relief.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief