theIntergovernmental Groupandexchanges relevant information withtheGroup. ruringtheperiodunderreview, consultations wereheldb6tween thePresident of theEconomic andSocialCouncil andtheActingChairman oftheSpecial Committee. 111/TheSpecial Committee alsocontinued toco-operate withILOinthe framework oftheILOCommittee onActionagainst APartheid. -63-253.TheSpeelal Committee co-operated withtheCommhsJ on onHUlnelllRlghl:lt, particularly ItaAcSUAcWorking GroupofExperts onSouthern Afl'J,(:n. <.:o·operatlon a1ll0lntens1Ued withtheCentreforSocial Development end H\Unl!UlJLar1~n Affairs of theUnitedNations OfUceatVienna, specifically itsDJ.vioioll !IllthaAdvancement ofWomen. 254.OAUattended meetings oftheSpecial Committee asemobservRl emdits representatives addre..ed.everal meetinqs andconferen(:es oftJIEtSpecial Committee. Likewiae, theSpecial Committee wasInvited toallt.heInEletings orOAU, including th...38ofitsLiberation committee. TheSpecl,,} Commlt:l:e ..r.ont..inued to co-operate withtheMovement ofNon-Aligned Countries andwithothEH intergovernmental, non-governmental andanti-AJa[theid (Irganizl!\UCIIIR. ·64-VI.CC1't.USIONS ANDRECOMMENOATIONS 255.De.pite anumberofdevelopments, thesituation inSouthAfricaremains, in....nc.,a.grimaleverandthestateofemergency hasbeenr8uflwec1 COl"thefourt.h oon.ecutive year.Afterayearofcontinued resistance torepression, clllminating intherecentOeUance Campaign, ithasbecomecleartheltthenewleaderahip of Pretoria 11faoingaformidable domestic andinternational challenge. Theblack ma'odty, through thenational liberation movements andtheMassDemocratic Movement, andsupported byanincreasing portion ofthewhitepopulation, have .hOWDthatneither thepermanent stateofemergency northeeUoz't.1I ofco-option willsuppress theirquestforfreedom andequality. ThftinternatJonal community, afterabrief"wait-and-Iee" period,isAxpecting initiatives forrealchangein SouthAfrica. 256.Theregimecannolongerrepackage withimmunity thetenets(leIDAIth.ll.1J2 by promising thefutureendofwhitedomination whileatthesametimedenying equality toallSouthAfrican citizens. Itwouldhavetotakesubstantive steps towardl afundamental changewhich,through negotiations, willlel\dtothe eradication ofapArtheid inallitsformsandtheestablist~ent ofedemocrAtic and non-racial societ). Inthisregard, therecentdeclaration oft.tlftOAUAd..JI2.C Committee onSouthern Afric6ontheQuestion ofSouthAfricaprovides ablueprint thatappearstobeamassing increasing international support. 257.Itisnotclear,however, thatthisimperative hasbeenfullyunc1ftrstood by Pretoria. Despite recentdevelopments inNamibia regarding thelmplem'<Jntation of Security Council resolution 435(1978)anddespite pronouncements anddiplomatic activities, evenunderthenewleadership ofMr.de~lefk,Pretoria hascontinued tosuppress withsavagery anypeaceful opposition t.oitE'lpol!(lles. 258.NhileMr.deKlertmadepronouncements abouttheadventofveaceand prosperity forallSouthAfricans, thesecurity forces ~ndthetirsenal ofsecurity lawswereusedtosuppress theanti-ARALtbtid opposition. Thegrowing Defiance Campaign organized bytheMassDemocratic Movement against notonly~.~ laws butalsotheracially segregated elections of6September suffered thebruntofthe represlion. Thedeathofmorethan20protestors, amongthemchildren andelderly women,theincreasing numb.rofinjuries andthemorethan1,500arrestsall constitute evidence oftheregime's lackofintention toengageinagenuine process ofpolitical negotiations withtheanti-apartheid opposition . ..259.Theexclusion oftheblackmajority fromtheelections totheradaUy segregated tricameral Parliament intrinsically deniesthedemandN orlheblack majority forfullpolitical rights.Itindicates thatt:heregimftlnt".ellclH to implement itspolitical "reform" programme forblacksthrouqh repre'isiun and regardless oftheopposition toit. 260.Thewidespread boycott oftheelections withintheCOlOUl"ad 1\1111ludltm communities showsoncemorethatmostoftheColoureds Ilnd1ncUflllB,OBportofthe blackmajority, rejecttheParliament asitispresently (lOllsUt.\\tel1. Furthermore, thereduced majority oftheNational Partyandthegainsmadebyth~liberal Democratic Partysuggest thattheNational Partymonolit.h isgraclufll Lyeroding, an important development foranyfuturenegotiations. Theresults flftheelections, according toMr.deKlert,are11mandate tor"reforms". Butthe"reforms" hehas e.pous.d inthepastintheFive-Year PlanofActionhavftbeenrl(lt.onlyva'Juebut,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or statement from an international organization, likely the United Nations, discussing the political situation in South Africa during the 1980s. It touches on themes such as apartheid, human rights, and political reform, but does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.

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