JNITED IATIONS A @GeneralAssembly Distr. GENERAL Ll 44/960/Add,.2 2 August 1990 ENGLISH ORIGINAl,s ENGLISII/RUSSTAN Forty-fourth seasion Agenda item 28 POLICIES OF APARTIIEID OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOIXTH AFRICA Progress made in the implementation of tbe Declaratiou on Apartheld and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa Report of the Secretary-General Addendum 90-17976 17109 (E)JNITED IIATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/44/960/Add.2 2August 1990 ENGLISH ORIGINAL' ENGLISH/RUSSIAN Forty-fourth session Agenda item28 POLICIES OFAPARTHEID OFTHEGOVERNMENT OFSOUTHAFRICA Progress madeintheimplementation oftheDeclaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences inSouthern Africa Report oftheSecretary-General Addendum 90-17976 1710g(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarya,t 44 / 960 / Ld.d. .2 English Page 2 ANNEX II Inforrnation Drovided bv Governments relating to the Drogress made in the implenentation of the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern .Africa GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 1. Over many years, the Gernan Denocratic Republic has stood up for putting an end to apartheid, and it tras supported relevaut efforts undertaken by the United Nat.ioDs. This also applies to the special session of the General' Assenbly on agartheid heltt in Decenber 1989, aud the Declaration ol1 Apartheid and its Destructive Colsequences in Southern Africa, adoPteil unaninously by Member States. This Declaration rnirrors the international cornmunity's willinguess to defuse this hotbed of tensio! in the south of the African contiDeut and to ead aDartheid through negotiations. The GDR Government believes that this is a reasonable and suitable approach, nhich must ultimately lead to a denocratic and non-racial South Africa where f,undamental rights will be guaranteed for af 1.. Therefore, the GDR Government supports this Declaration and decl,ares its readiness to contribute to its inDlementation. 2. Recent experiences and developnents inside the GDR shore uP this Position. The uurestricted exercise of the right to se lf-deternination as vtell as of a1I
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or statement from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the country's position on apartheid in South Africa. The document highlights the GDR's support for the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa, and expresses its readiness to contribute to its implementation. The text does not contain any specific information about economic development, natural resources, or other categories related to the economy or the environment. Instead, it focuses on the political and social aspects of the apartheid issue.

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Humanitarian aid and relief