G.Participation ofnational liberation movements intheworkoftheUnitedNations 88.InitsreporttotheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-fifth session, theSpecial CoIMlittee, inconnexion withitsprogramme ofworkfor1981,stated, interalia,as follows: "166.Inconformity withtherelevant decision oftheGeneral Assembly andin accordance withestablished practice, theSpecial Committee willcontinue to inviterepresentatives ofthenational liberation movements recognized byOAU toparticipate inanobserver capacity initsproceedings ••••"~ 89.Atitsthirty-fifth session, theGeneral Assembly, inparagraph 5of resolution 35/119, approved theprogramme ofworkenvisaged bytheSpecial Committee for1981,including thedecision quotedabove. 90.Inthelightoftheforegoing, theSpecial Committee invited the representative ofSWAPO,thenational 1iberation movement ofNamibia, to participate inanobserver capacity initsconsideration ofthequestion of Namibia. Inresponse totheinvitation, therepresentative ofSWAPOtookpartin therelevant proceedings oftheCommittee. 91.Anaccount oftheSpecial Committee's consideration ofthequestion of Namibia, including areference tothemeetingatwhichastatement wasmadebya representative ofSWAPO,issetoutinchapter VIIIofthepresent report. ~Ibid.,Thirty-fifth Session, Supplement No.23(A/35/23/Rev.l), chap.I, para.166. -33-2.Atitsl20Qthmeeting, on19August, theSpecial Committee, onthebasisof recommendations contained intheeighty-fifth reportoftheWorking Group (A/AC.I09/L.14l3), considered thequestion oftheparticipation ofthenational liberation movements concerfted intheworkoftheUnitedNations, aswellasthe arrangements tobemade,whenever necessary, forsecuring fromindividuals such information asitmightdeemvitally important toitsconsideration ofspecific aspects ofthesituation obtaining incolonial Territories. Therelevant paragraph ofthereportreadsasfollows: "5.TheWorking Groupnotedthat,inconformity withtheprov~s~ons ofthe relevant resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly andinaccordance with established practice, theSpecial Committee, inconnexion withits consideration oftherelated itemsin1982,wouldcontinue toinvite representatives ofthenational liberation movements concerned totakepartas observers initsproceedings relating totheircountries. Inthesame context, theWorking Groupagreedtorecommend totheSpecial Committee that itshouldalsocontinue toinvite, inconsultation, asappropriate, withthe Organization ofAfrican Unity(OAU)andthenational liberation movements concerned, individuals whocouldfurnishitwithinformation onspecific aspectsofthesit~ation incolonial Territories. TheSpecial Committee shouldtherefore include intheappropriate section ofitsreporttothe General Assembly arecommendation that,inmakingthenecessary financial provisions tocovertheCommittee's activitieb during 1982,theAssembly shouldtaitetheforegoing intoaccount.1I 93.Atthesamemeeting, theSpecial Committee ad~~ted without o~jection theabove recommondations oftheWorking Group. H.Matters relating tothesmallTerritories 94.Atitsl184thmeeting ron21January, byadopting thesuggestions putforward bytheChairman, relating totheorganization oftheCommittee's work (A/AC.109/L.1385 andCorr.l), theSpecial Committee decided, interalia,toinclude initsagendaforthecurrent session anitementitled IlMatters relating tothe smallTerritories" andtoconsideritatitsplenary andsub-co~~itl~e meetings, as appropriate. 95.Intakingthesedecisions, theSpecial Committee tookintoaccount the provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolution 35/119, byparagraph 12(d)ofwhichthe Assembly requested theCommittee "tocontinue topayparticular attention tothe smallTerritories, including thes~ndingofvisiting missions thereto, as appropriate, andtorecommend totheGeneral Assembly themostsuitable stepstobe takentoenablethepopulations ofthose Te~ritories toexercise theirrightto self-determination, freedom andindependencell•TheCommittee alsotookinto
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the participation of national liberation movements in the work of the United Nations, specifically with regards to the consideration of the question of Namibia and the participation of SWAPO, the national liberation movement of Namibia. The text also mentions the consideration of matters relating to small territories and the right to self-determination, freedom, and independence. The focus seems to be on international politics and human rights rather than economic or social issues.

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