Johannesburg from28Mayto1June1989. On31May,theChairman sentaletterto thePermanent Representative ofHungary totheUnitedNations concerning the Congress oftheInternational UnionofSpeleology, whichtookplaceinHungary in August 19·~Q. Heappealed tc'theRU.'Jar~an Government toprevent anySouthAfrican participa:J rmintneCongress. AreplyfromtheGovernment ofHungary wasreceived on17August1989(seepara.228).Aletterwasalsosenton14June1989tothe President ofDIALOGInformation Services, Inc.,ofPaloAlto,California, expressing concern aboutthenumberofSouthAfrican subscribers toDIALOG and pointing outthatproviding information service toth~~wascontrary tothepolicy oftheUnitedNations. Onthesameday,asimilar letterwassenttothe Se~retary-General oftheInternational Federation ofLibrary Associatious (IFLA)at TheHague,requesting theremoval oftoeTranskei, aSouthAfrican "independent homeland", fromitsU..,-,fsubscribinq nat.ions. AreplyfromIFLA,dated 1July1989,indicated thlttIFLAhas"decided tolistTranskei andtheother homelands fromnowonun~erSouthAfricaInstead oflisting themasanindependent country". D.Further actions toisolate theAPartheid regimA 1.International" I-Governmental Organizations Seminar onEd\........;ionagainst Apartheid 239.TheInternBtional Non-Governmental Organizations Seminar wasorganized bythe Sub-Committee onRacism, RacialDiscrimination, Apartheid andDecolonization ofthe Special Non-Governmental Organizations Committee onHumanRightsinco-operation withtheSpecial Committee, andwasheldatGeneva from4to6September 1989. Presided overbyMr.RomeshChandra, President oftheWorldPeaceCouncil ann Chairman oftheSub-Committee, theSeminar wasattended byspecial guests, representatives ofinternational andnational nt'ln-governmental organizations, inclUding education associations, teachers' andstuc~nts' federations, anti-_~ movements andrepresentatives ofthenational liberation movements ofSouthAfrica. Representatives ofmissions ofMemberStatesatGeneva, ofUnited Nations bodiesandofspecialized agencies directly involved ineducation and a~~rt~d participated asobservers. Thedelegation oftheSpecial Committee was JedbyitsChairman, Major-General Joseph N.Garba, wi.oopenedtheSeminar. The Seminar adopLed conclusions andrer.ommendations. -60--2.SuppQrt Qfanti-apartheid activities, participatiQn inmeetings andQtherevents 240.TheSpecial CQmmittee participated in,cQntrib\tted toandspQnsored conferences, seminars andotherevents. ItalsCl su~ported thec8l1lpaigns or projects ofinternational andnational non-~Qvermllental organizations and a~ti-apartheid groups aimedatmobilizing publicopinion insolidarity withthe liberation struggle inSouthAfrica. Anti-apartheid activists fromwithin and outside SouthAfrica attende~ theconferences, seminars andotherevents. 241.TheSpecial Committee actively supported theAnti-A»Artheid AsiaandOcaania Workshop organized bytheJapanAnti-Apartheid Committee andheldatTokyofrom 27to29AUg'lSt 1988.Theworkshop, thefirstofitskindorganized onaregional basis,brought together approximately 70representatives fromnineAsian countries. Theparticipants agreedontheneedtoraisepublicawareness about increasing EastAsianeconomic linkswithSouthAfrica andtomobilize pUblic opinion insupport oftheliberatio~ struggle. 242.TheSpecial Committee co-·,perated closely withtheAmerican-South African Peoples' Friendship Association, ofAlbGny, NewYork,inorganizing aSeminar for Teachers onSouthAfrica andApartheid, whichwasheldatUnitedNations Headquarters on28and29October 1988andwasattended by220participants. The widespr~ad interest demonstrated oyteachers andeducators inthesubject ofthe Seminar leditsorganizers toundertakt another seminar, heldon28and 29April1989.Both-Jeminars ~rovided pertinent background infor"lation onSouth Africa and~, together withexplanations anddemonstrations of instructional techniques an~methods efteaching thesubject. 243.TheSpacial Commlttoe activ~ly supported anInternational ConfArence on~ organized byNigeria's Natioral Committee agAinst ApartQAid, heldat
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to international efforts to combat apartheid in South Africa, focusing on education, international organizations, and human rights. The Special Committee is mentioned, which suggests a connection to the United Nations and its activities. The text also mentions various seminars, conferences, and workshops organized to raise awareness and mobilize support for the anti-apartheid movement.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief