Committee against Apartheid inobservance oftheInternational Dayforthe Elimination ofRacialDiscrimination andmadeastatement atthemeeting on 20March(A/AC.115/PV.470). ThePermanent Representative ofSierra Leonealso attended an 11International Seminar ontheImplementation andReinforcement ofthe ArmsEmbargo against SouthAfrica", organized bytheSpecial Committee against Apartheid, inco-operation withtheWorldcampaigq against Military andNUclear Collaboration withSouthAfrica, heldinLondon from1to3April. ThePermanent Representative ofSierra Leoneattended an 11International Seminar onLoanstoSouth Africa", organized bytheSpecial Committee against Apartheid, inco-operation with theWorldCouncil ofChurches, non-governmental organizations, theSub-Committee on Racism, RacialDiscrimination, Apartheid andDecolonization, theSwissAnti­ Apartheid Movement andtheBerneDeclaration Group,atZurich, from5to7April. Subsequently, adelegation oftheSpecial Committee, consisting oftheChairman and therepresentatives ofCzechoslovakia, Ethiopia, theIvoryCoastandSierra Leone, represented theCommittee attheInternational Conference onSanctions against Sou~hAfrica, organized bytheSpecial Committee against Apartheid, inco-operation withOAUinParis, from20to27May.TheChairman addressed theConference on 21May.TheO1airman oftheSpecial Committee madeastatement on16Juneata solemnmeeting organized bytheSpecial Committee against Apartheid inobservance oftheInternational DayofSolidarity withtheStruggling PeopleofSouthAfrica ­ Soweto Day(A/AC.115/PV. 477)•Therepresentative ofCzechoslovakia represented the Committee atan"International Seminar ontheActivities andIbleoftheMassMedia aswellasofGovernments, Anti-Apartheid andSolidarity Movements andother Organizations, inPublicizing theCrimesoftheApartheid RegimeandtheLegitimate Struggle oftheNational Liberation Movement ofSouthAfrica", organized bythe Special Committee against Apartheid atBerlin, German Democratic Republic, from 31Augustto2September. SUbsequently, theChairman oftheSpecial Committee made astatement on12Octoberataspecial meeting organized bytheSpecial Committee against Apartheid inobservance oftheDayofSolidarity withSouthAfrican Political Prisoners (A/AC.115/PV.484).122.Ati eommitte Conventi ofthere Discrimi 123.Ina resolutio theimpl internati context, Assistanc organiza considera 124.Duri relating decision 125.Int inrespon pursuance Internati 126.Bear basisin Committee duringth -40-121.Withaviewtofacilitating theirwork,theSpecial Committee, theSpecial Committee against Apartheid andtheUnitedNations Council forNamibia continued to co-operate duringtheyearinordertoensure aco-ordinated representation at meetings organized bynon-governmental organizat~ons (seeparas.131-136 below)• 7.Committee ontheElimination ofRacialDiscrimination 122.Atits1184thand1200thmeetings, on21January and19August, theSpecial Cbmmittee tookdecisions relating totherelevant provisions oftheInternational Convention ontheElimination ofAllFormsofRacialDiscrimination, inthelight oftherequests addressed toitbytheCommittee ontheElimination ofRacial Discrimination (seeparas.103-105 above)• 8.Specialized agencies andinternational institutions associated withtheUnitedNations 123.Inaccordance withtherequests contained intherelevant General Assembly resolutions, theSpecial Committee continued itsconsideration ofthequestion of theimplementation oftheDeclaration bythespecialized agencies andthe international institutions associated withtheUnitedNations. Inthesame context, theCommittee, throughitsSub-Committee onPetitions, Information and Assistance, againheldconsultations duringtheyearwithofficials ofseveral organizations. Anaccount oftheseconsultations andoftheCommittee's consideration ofthequestion issetoutinchapter VIofthepresent report. 124.Duringtheyear,theSpecial Committee alsoadopted otherdecisions relating totheextension ofassistance tothepeopleofNamibia. 'lhese
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the activities of the Special Committee against Apartheid, which suggests that the main focus is on political and social issues rather than economic or environmental ones. The committee's activities involve promoting anti-apartheid movements, condemning apartheid policies, and providing assistance to Namibia, indicating a strong humanitarian and political focus.

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