beings continue to this day to be the victims of varied forms of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid. Recalling General Assembly resolution 44/52 of 8 December 1989, in which the Assembly noted with regret that the current situation of the Trust Fund for the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination was not encouraging, and strongly appealed to all Governments, organizations and individuals in a position to do so to contribute generously to the Trust Fund, Noting that the topic for thematic consideration in 1991 will be "Ways and means of denying support to racist regimes with a view to making them change their policies", Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.4/1990/36), 1. Commends all States that have ratified or acceded to the relevant international instruments to combat racism and racial discrimination; 2. Appeals to those States that have not yet done so to take the necessary steps to ratify, accede to and implement the relevant international instruments, particularly the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, and the International Convention against Apartheid in Sports, as well as the Convention against Discrimination in Education, adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on 14 December 1960; 3. Emphasizes again the importance of adequate recourse procedures for victims of racism and racial discrimination, and therefore requests once again the Secretary-General, in the light of the results of the seminars held on this topic, to prepare and finalize, with the assistance of experts in the field, a handbook of recourse procedures; -44-4. Invites all Governments and international and non-governmental organizations to increase and intensify their activities to combat racism,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on addressing social and political issues related to racism, racial discrimination, and apartheid, rather than any specific economic or environmental concerns. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international cooperation and the implementation of international agreements.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education