Nevertheless, two ills continued to plague mankind, their most extreme and inhuman manifestations being the apartheid regime imposed in South Africa and the racist and expansionist policy of the Zionists of Israel. 15. Although the Second Decade to Combat Ra­ cism and Racial Discrimination was well under way, those practices still persisted. All countries must condemn them and firmly and genuinely support implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade; Cuba supported it wholeheartedly. Any delay or omission in its implementation, any impediment or minimizing of the Programme would result in more lives being sacrificed and further humiliation for the peoples who were victims of those ignominious policies. 16. He thanked the States which had already joined in adopting concrete measures against the South African regime and in condemning the apartheid system fully and directly and urged them to adopt further measures of that kind. 17. Apartheid would already have been dismantled if those who supported it would only open their eyes. Cuba resolutely condemned those who continued to support the racist Pretoria Government and to encourage it by co-operating with it in the industrial, military and nuclear field. More specifically, the main moral, financial and material support for apartheid and the policy of aggression against the peoples of southern Africa came from the Govern­ ment of the United States of America which, by adopting an attitude of indifference to and disregard for the international community and the principles accepted by it, had prevented any strong condemna­ tion of apartheid in United Nations bodies and had encouraged the racist Government to continue im­ plementing its policy of aggression against the coun­ tries of southern Africa. In addition, it was trying to tum Namibia into an area that would lend itself to neo-colonial exploitation by South Africa and the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement condemning the apartheid regime in South Africa and the policies of Israel, as well as criticizing the United States for its lack of condemnation and support for the apartheid regime. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather focuses on the political and social aspects of these conflicts. Therefore, it is likely that the category is related to international relations, human rights, or social issues.

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