adopted therevised 2l5threport (A/AC.109/L.1395/Rev.l) (seepara.24below)• 14.Atits1202ndmeeting, on21August, theCbairman oftheSUb-Committee on Petitions, Information andAssistance, inastatement totheSpecial Committee (A/AC.109/PV. 1202),introduced the217thand218threportsoftheSUb-Committee (A/AC.109/L.140l andL.1402) • 15.Atthesamemeeting, theChairman oftheSpecial Committee drewattention to thestatement bytheSecretary-General ontheadministrative andfinancial implications oftherecommendations contained inthe2l7thand2l8threportsofthe SUb-Committee, submitted inaccordance withrule153oftherulesofprocedure of theGeneral Assembly (seeannex11ofthepresent chapter) • 16.Following statements madebytherepresentatives ofCuba,theUnionofSoviet Socialist Republics andSierra Leone,aswellasbytheChairman andtheOfficer in O1argeoftheDepartment oflblitical Affairs, Trusteeship andDecolonization, the Special Committee adopted the2l7thand2l8threportsoftheSub-Committee and endorsed theconclusions andrecommendations contained therein (seeparas. 25and 26below),itbeingunderstood thatfurther consultations wouldbeheld,as appropriate andnecessary, ontheimplementation ofspecific recommendations contained therein. Statements weremadebytherepresentatives ofAustralia, Denmark andFiji(A/AC.109/PV .1202)• 170Atthesamemeeting, theSpecial Committee gavefurther consideration tothe recommendation oftheSUb-Committee onPetitions, Information andAssistance contained inparagraph 10ofits2l3threport(seeparas. 4-9above). Statements weremadeinthatconnexion bytherepresentatives ofAustralia, Q.1baand Indonesia, aswellasbytheChairman. 18.Ontheproposal oftherepresentative ofSierraLeone,theSpecial Committee decided, without objection, atthesamemeeting torecommend totheGeneral Assembly thatitshouldconsider changing thetitleoftheWeekofSolidarity from the"WeekofSolidarity withtheColonial Peoples ofSouthern AfricaFighting for -67-Free Nami Figh 19. modi revi (see 20. l186t follo Solid Indep ofth equal the Speci atth held Solida Chair refere ( consul agains (i (ii~--_ ...._._­ ",._..~--._-_ .•._.~. ,.,~---. lrIiFreedom, Independence andEqualRights" to"WeekofSolidarity withthePeoples of Namibia andallotherColonial Territories, aswellasthoseinSouthAfrica,Fighting forFreedom, Independence andEqualRights" (seepara.23below)• 19.Atthesamemeeting, theSpecial Committee tookafurther decision inmodification ofadecision takenatits1187th meeting on25June,concerning therevised 215threportoftheSub-Committee onPetitions, Information andAssistance(seepara.24below)• B.Decisions oftheSpecial Committee WeekofSolidari tywiththeColonial Peoples ofSouthern AfricaFighting forFreedom, Independence andEqualRights 20.The2l3threportoftheSub-Oommitteeapproved bl'theSpecial Committee atits1186thmeeting on28April1981(seepara.9above)contained, interalia,thefollowing recommendations inconnexion withtheobservance in1981oftheWeekofSolidarity withtheOolonial Peoples ofSouthern AfricaFighting forFreedom,Independence andEqualRights: (a)TheChairman oftheSpecial Committee mightissueastatement insupportofthecolonial peoples ofsouthern Africafighting forfreedom, independence andequalrightsJ (b)TheChairman oftheSpecial Committee couldundertake consultations withthe~esident. oftheUlited Nations Oouncil forNamibia andtheChairman oftheSpecial Committee against Apartheid onthepossibility ofholding aspecial meetingattheendoftheInternational Oonference onSanctions against SouthAfrica, tobe heldatParisfrom20to27May1981,whichwouldcoincide withtheWeekofSolidarity. Ifforreasons oftimesuchameeting shouldnotprovefeasible, theChairman oftheConference couldberequested tomakeanofficial statement withreference totheWeekJ (c)TheDepartment ofPublic Information couldberequested toorganize, inconsultation with"thetmited Nations Oouncil forNamibia andtheSpecial Oommitteeagainst Apartheid, atHeadquarters andintheUnitedNations information centres: (i)Anexhibition ofI=hotogratils andpublications depicting thestruggle ofthecolonial peoples ofsouthern Africaforfreedom andindependenceJ (ii)Thepublicscreening offilmsonthestruggle forindependence insouthern AfricaJ
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and decisions of the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the text references various reports, statements, and recommendations related to the committee's work. The focus is on international cooperation, solidarity, and support for colonial peoples fighting for freedom, independence, and equal rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture