States. He wondered why, thus far, the United States had not ratified or acceded to the conventions against genocide, apartheid and racial discrimina­ tion. The United Nations had entered the fifth decade of its existence. It was time for the United States to abandon its double-standard rhetoric, be­ come party to those conventions and join other States in combating racism and racial discrimination in practice. It was also time for the United States to discontinue its sabotage of the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination pro­ claimed by the United Nations. 52. Taking th matter seriously and facing reality, there was no uenying that State racism and racial discrimination were directly and closely linked to the policy of certain Western States. If those States had strictly followed the lofty principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations and had put them into practice as norms and rules of behaviour, racism and racial discrimination would have been eradi­ cated. It was no secret that certain Western States, while proclaiming their commitment to the ideals of equality and human rights, in fact were pursuing the opposite policy by encouraging racism and racial discrimination. That was the root cause of the survival of racism and the main reason it had persisted so long in various forms, primarily in the most criminal and dangerous form of State ideology and policy. 53. The racists in South Africa were currently committing the most flagrant and intolerable viola­ tions of human rights. New victims of racist terror and massacre were perishing in the streets of South African cities and townships and in the prisons of the racist regime. The army and police were firing point­ blank at innocent civilians and anyone demonstrat­ ing against apartheid. Proclaiming insane ideals of racial superiority, the South African racists were 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement criticizing the United States for not ratifying international conventions against racism and racial discrimination, and accusing Western states of perpetuating racism and apartheid. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a formal address or statement. The text does not mention specific economic or industrial policies, but rather focuses on the issue of racial discrimination and human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education