28. In the course of carrying out its mandate, the special conmittee has takennote of infornation reaching it through a variety of sources, such as individuals,organizations and Governnenta. At its tneetings, the Cofimittee had before itseveral conununications addressed to it, directly or referred Co it by the Secr etary-Gener al, from sources inside the occupied territories, as r{eLl as fromseveral parts of the world. llhere necessary, the Conmittee has followed upinformatlon contained in these conrnun ications. 29- The special conmittee has taken particurar care to rely on infornation that bas not been contradicted by the Governn€nt of Israe1 or that is cornrnonlyconsidered as reliable by the covernrnent. 30. The special comittee has rel,ied on the following sources: (a) The te'timony of persons rdith first-hand knowledge of the situation ofthe popuLation in the occupied terrltoriest (b) Reports in the Israeli press of pronouncenents by responsible persons inthe Government of Israel t (c) Reports appear ing in other news nsdia, including the Arab lahguage press published in the occupied territories, in Israe] and the incernational Press, (d) Reports submitted to it by covernnents, non-governmeD tal bodies andindividuals on the sj.tuation in the occupied territories. The Special Corut|ittee received nritten statements fron the covernnents of Jordan and the Syrian Arab Republic. The statement fron the covernrnent of the Syrian ArabA/40/702 Eng1i sh Page 15 Republic is contained in annex IIi an extract fron the stateDent of the Governnent of Jordan is reproduced in annex III and its contents are reflected elseshere in the report. 3I. The Special Conmittee undertook a series of hearinqs 1n Geneva, Danascus, Anman and cairo during its neetings fron 13 to 30 llay 1985. At these rneetingE' the special comnittee beard the testinony of persons themselves liting in the occupied territories and having a first-hand knooledge of the hunan rights gltuation existing in those territories. These testinonies are contained in documents A/Ac.lAs/RT.4L2 to 427 and are reflected belor'. In addition, tbe special conmittee received several written statenents fron persons livinq in the occupied
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and findings of a special committee that has been investigating the human rights situation in occupied territories. The committee has gathered information from various sources, including individuals, organizations, governments, and the press, and has conducted hearings with people who have firsthand knowledge of the situation. The text also mentions the committee's reliance on information that has not been contradicted by the government of Israel. This suggests that the focus of the committee's work is on human rights and humanitarian issues rather than economic or environmental concerns.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights