report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session. 1997th plenary meeting, 29 November 1971. 79 G DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON apartheid The General Assembly, Considering that the United Nations has a vital role in promoting national and international action for the elimination of apartheid, Recognizing the importance of the widest dissemina­ tion of information on the evils and dangers of apartheid, and of United Nations efforts for the elimina­ tion of apartheid, in order to secure increasing support of world public opinion for such action, Noting the report of the Secretary-General on the review and reappraisal of United Nations information policies and activities,15 analysing the relationship of United Nations public information activities to the achievement of the substantive goals of the United Nations, including the elimination of apartheid, racial discrimination and colonialism, and stressing the need, within the principles of universality and objectivity, of a United Nations information programme more directly geared to the support of these goals, Recalling its resolution 2671 C (XXV) of 8 Decem­ ber 1970, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General16 and the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee on Apartheid concerning the dissemination of information on apartheid,17 Taking note also of the consensus adopted by the joint meeting of the Special Committee on Apartheid, the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the United Nations Council for Namibia,18 in particular the request that the Secretary-General con­ sider appropriate arrangements for intensifying and co-ordinating research, information and publicity on southern Africa and the recommendation that the presid­ ing officers of the three bodies or their representatives should advise the Secretary-General from time to time, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the dissemination of information about apartheid, a social and political issue, and its relation to the United Nations' goals of eliminating apartheid, racial discrimination, and colonialism. The text does not mention specific economic, industrial, or environmental aspects, but rather emphasizes the importance of information and public opinion in achieving these goals.

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