Africa and Namibia were a cause for concern to the international community, for the Pretoria regime was still seeking to perpetuate its domination over the black population through the apartheid system. The white minority Government of South Africa was synonymous with oppression and denial of basic human rights. The struggle against apartheid must be accelerated and the system eliminated. 37. The recent "constitutional reform" of the Preto­ ria regime was only a manoeuvre to mollify world opinion and had not been accepted by the oppressed population, which had organized to defend its rights. Zaire believed that the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimina­ tion1 and the International Convention on the Sup­ pression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid8 were very important instruments for putting an end to the grave situation existing in southern Africa. 38. The Programme of Action for the Second Decade2 was another valuable mechanism for achiev­ ing the goals of the Decade, and Zaire wished to reiterate its support for those goals. It also hoped that, at the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa, to be held in Paris in June 1986, economic sanctions would be imposed against that country, as a way of giving support to the liberation struggle of South Africa's black population. The international community must support that heroic struggle against the apartheid system and racial discrimination. All human beings had been born equal, and there was no scientific, moral or ethnolog­ ical evidence against that principle. 39. Despite efforts made to implement General Assembly resolution 39/16 and despite action by the relevant bodies of the United Nations and by non­ governmental organizations, it was deplorable to realize that the implementation of the Programme of Action had not achieved the results anticipated and that it did not have the enthusiastic support it should 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a resolution addressing the issue of apartheid in South Africa and its impact on the international community. It mentions the need to accelerate the struggle against apartheid, impose economic sanctions, and support the liberation struggle of South Africa's black population. The text also references international conventions and the Programme of Action for the Second Decade, indicating a focus on human rights and international relations.

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