165.Asrequested bytheGeneral Assembly, theSpecial Committee alsocontinuedduringtheyeartoexamine thequestion oftheimplementation ofthedeclaration by thespecialized agencies andtheinternational institutions associated withtheUnitedNations. Insodoing,theCommittee againtookintoaccount the viewl:~expressed bySWAPO,thenational liberation movement ofNamibia, whoserepresentatives participated inanobserver capacity initsworkrelating totheircountry. Inreviewing theinformation madeavailable toit,theCommittee againexpressed concern that,although therehadbeenprogress ingivingassistance torefugees fromNamibia, theassistance extended sofartothecolonial peoples,particularly thepeopleofNamibia andtheirnational liberation movement, S~PO,bytheorganizations oftheUnitedNations system remained farfromadequate inrelation toactualneeds. TheCommittee reaffirmed thattherecognition bytheUnitedNations ofthelegitimacy oftheliberation struggle ofcolonial peoplesentailed, asacorollary, theextension bythespecialized agencies andotherorganizations oftheUnitedNations systemofallthenecessary moralandmaterialassistanc~ tothosepeoples andtheirnational liberation movements. Inthatregard, whileexpressing itsappreciation tothoseagencies andorganizationswhichhadcontinued toco-operate withtheUnitedNations andOAU,intheimplementation oftheDeclaration andotherrelevant General Assembly resolutions,theCommittee requested theagencies andotherorganizations concerned torenderor continue torender, asamatterofurgency, allpc,ssible assistance tocolonialpeoples struggling fortheirliberation fromcolonial rule. Atthesametime,theCommittee reiterated itsrecommendation thattheorganizations concerned shouldinitiate orbroaden contacts withthecolonial peoples andtheirnationalliberation movem(;:iil:S; thattheyshouldreviewtheirprocedures withrespect tothe preparation ofassistance programmes andprojects, andthattheyshouldintroduce -55-166.Duringtheyearunderreview, theSpecial Committee alsocontinued itsstudy oftheactivities offoreign economic andotherinterests impeding the implementation oftheDeclaration inNamibia andinallotherTerritories under colonial domination andefforts toeliminate colonialism, apartheid andracial discrimination insoutherr. Africa. Inthatregard, innotingwithprofound concern thatthecolonial EOwersandtheStates whoseeconomic interests wereinvolved in thecolonial Territories hadcontinued todisregard therelevant UnitedNations decisions, andincondemning theintensified activities ofthoseforeign economic, financial andotherinterests whichcontinued toexploit theresources ofthe colonial Territories, particularly ofNamibia, theCommittee reaffirmed the inalienable rightofthepeoples ofdependent Territories totheenjoyment oftheir natural resources, aswellastheirrighttodisposeofsuchresources intheirbestintere operation i economic, f independenc resources b policies of foreign eco resources 0 collaborati thenuclear technology, Governments calledonce legislative bodiescor colonial Te interests 0 enterprises theinhabit condemned S resources 0 Namibian pe proclamatio uponthose takeeffect crude 0ila Committee r ofNamibia exploitatio illegal and Further, th Government relations w: mightlend regardtot Internation­ States, the Nations sys overtheir 167.Having colonial EO theimpleme Countries an Powershady anditreite activities a andspeedy i Territories. insouthern..'".....",..~-:c-,=.,!=.===.-.-....-..".~ greater flexibility inthoseprocedures. Inaddition, theCommittee requested the agencies andorganizations oftheunitedNations system, inaccordance withthe relevant UnitedNations decisions, towithhold allassistance fromtheGovernment ofSouthAfricauntilitrestored tothepeopleofNamibia theirinalienable right toself-determination andindependence andtorefrain fromtakinganyactionwhich mightimplyrecognition ofthelegitimacy ofthedomination oftheTerritory by thatregime. TheCommittee inthatconnexion expressed itsregretthattheWorld
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, with a focus on the situation in Namibia and southern Africa. It highlights the need for adequate assistance to colonial peoples and their national liberation movements, and condemns the exploitation of their natural resources by foreign economic and other interests. The text also touches on the importance of international cooperation and the need for the United Nations to take a stronger stance against colonialism and apartheid.

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