Taking note of the report of the Special Committee on the Policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa, in which the Committee drew attention to the serious hardship faced by the • Official Records of the Security Council, Eighteenth Year, Supplement for October, Novtmbtr and December 1963, docu­ ment S/5471. 2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighteenth Ses­ sion, Annexes, addendum to agenda item 30, documents A/5497 and Add.l. 21 families of persons persecuted by the Government of South Africa for their opposition to the policies of apartheid, and recommended that the international com­ munity, for humanitarian reasons, provide them with relief and other assistance,6 Considering that such assistance is consonant with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Noting that those families continue to suffer serious hardship, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to seek ways and means of providing relief and assistance, through the appropriate international agencies, to the families of all persons persecuted by the Government of the Re­ public of South Africa for their opposition to the policies of apartheid ; 2. Invites Member States and organizations to con­ tribute generously to such relief and assistance ; 3. Invites the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session on the im­ plementation of the present resolution. 1283rd plenary meeting, 16 December 1963. , • Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighteenth Ses­sion, Annexe^, agenda item 30, document A/5497, para. 513. 1979 (XVm). Question of South West Africa The General Assembly, Having considered the question of South West Africa, Guided by the Declaration on the granting of inde­ pendence to colonial countries and peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 De­ cember 1960, Recalling its resolution 1899 (XVIII) of 13 Novem­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, addressing the situation of families persecuted by the Government of South Africa for their opposition to apartheid policies. The resolution focuses on providing humanitarian aid and relief to these families, rather than economic or industrial development. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is a formal document rather than a scientific or educational text.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief