15. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake, through the Departments of Public Information of the Secretariat, a sustained and broad campaign with a view to informing world public opinion of the facts concerning the pillaging of natural resources in colonial Territories and the exploitation of their indigenous populations by foreign economic interests^ 16. Appeals to mass media, trade unions and non-governmental organisations, as well as individuals, to co-ordinate and intensify their efforts to mobilise international public opinion against the policy of the apartheid régime of South Africa and to work for the enforcement of economic and other sanctions against that régime and for encouraging a policy of systematic and genuine divestment from corporations doing business in South African 17. Decides to continue to monitor closely the situation in the remaining colonial Territories so as to ensure that all economic activities in those Territories are aimed at strengthening and diversifying their economies in the interests of the indigenous peoples, at promoting the economic and financial viability of those Territories and at speeding their accession to independence and, in that connection, requests the administering Powers concerned to ensure that the peoples of the Territories under their administration are not exploited for political, military and other purposes detrimental to their interests^ 11 18. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-si^th session. Notes 1/ The present chapter. 12-CHAPTER VI MILITARY ACTIVITIES AND ARRANGEMENTS НУ COLONIAL POWERS IN TERRITORIESUNDERTHEIR ADMINISTRATION WHICH MIGHT HE IMPEDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OFTHEDECLARATIONONTHE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES A. Consideration by the Special Committee ^ At its 1362nd meeting, on 22 January 1990, by adopting the suggestions 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the exploitation of natural resources and the economic interests of foreign powers in colonial territories, as well as the need to promote the economic and financial viability of these territories. It also mentions the importance of divestment from corporations doing business in South Africa. These themes suggest that the category should be related to economic development, natural resources, and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment, International trade