tions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention; 4. Welcomes decision 2 (XVI) of 9 August 1977 in which the Committee decided in principle to give general distribution to the reports of States parties to the Convention and other official documents of the Committee which would bring about greater awareness by world public opinion of the problem of racial dis­ crimination and mobilize it on the realization of the goals and principles contained in the Convention; 5. Welcomes all efforts by the Committee to focus the greatest attention on the just cause of the peoples struggling against the oppression of the colonialist and racist régimes in southern Africa; 6. Invites States parties to the Convention to pro­ vide necessary information to the Committee in ac­ cordance with article 9 of the Convention, taking into account in particular: (a) General recommendation III of 18 August 1972 and decision 2 (XI) of 7 April 1975 on the status of their relations with the racist régimes in south­ ern Africa; (b) General recommendation IV of 16 August 1973 on the demographic composition of their popula­ tion; (c) General recommendation V of 13 April 1977 on measures adopted to give effect to article 7 of the Convention; 7. Expresses its grave concern that some States parties to the Convention, for reasons beyond their control, are prevented from fulfilling their obligation under the Convention in parts of their respective terri­ tories, endorses the relevant decisions of the Com­ mittee and recalls General Assembly resolution 2784 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971 and Assembly resolu­ tion 3266 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974 concerning the situation in the Golan Heights; 8. Invites the States parties to the Convention to observe fully the provisions of the Convention and 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a resolution or statement by an international organization, likely the United Nations, addressing issues related to racial discrimination and human rights. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that it may be a formal document or resolution. The content focuses on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and its implementation, as well as the Committee's efforts to address racial discrimination in various regions.

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