Special Committee against Apartheid held consultations regarding the recent developments in South Africa and actions taken by the international community during the last ~2 months. 21. The Chairman reviewed the decisions taken by the General Assembly during its forty-fourth session. In resolution 44/27 A, the Assembly called for assistance to the struggling people of South Africa, their national liberation movements and South African refugees, particularly women and children. In resolution 44/27 C, the Assembly urged the Security Council to consider the application of comprehensive and mandatory sanctions against South Africa as long as it continued to disregard the demands of the majority of the people of South Africa and of the international community to eradicate apartheid. In resolution 44/27 D, the Assembly urged all States that had not yet done so, pending the imposition of comprehensive and mandatory sanctions, to adopt legislative and/or comparable measures to impose effective sanctions against South Africa in a number of areas and requested the Secretary-General to prepare a report to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session on measures to monitor sanctions undertaken by the United Nations system, Governments and non-governmental agencies. In resolution 44/27 E, the Assembly called upon all Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to induce banks and other financial institutions to deny and/or restrict bank loans and trade credits, and to impose stricter conditions on trade financing. In resolution 44/27 G, the Assembly authorized the Special Committee, acting as a focal point for the international action against apartheid, to continue to monitor closely the situation in South Africa and to mobilize international action against apartheid. In resolution 44/27 H, the Assembly urged the Security Council to impose a mandatory embargo on oil and petroleum products as well as the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the international community's response to the situation in South Africa, specifically in relation to the apartheid regime. The resolutions passed by the General Assembly and the Special Committee against Apartheid focus on economic and financial measures, such as sanctions and embargoes, to pressure South Africa to dismantle apartheid. This suggests that the category is related to economic and international relations.

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