supply of equipment and technology and also requested all States concerned to adopt effective measures to ensure the complete cessation of the supply of oil and petroleum products to South Africa. In resolution 44/27 I, the Assembly urged the Security Council to consider immediate steps to ensure the full implementation of the arms embargo against South Africa. In resolution 44/27 K, the Assembly, by consensus, called for concerted international action for the elimination of apartheid by demanding that the South African authorities release all political prisoners, immediately lift the state of emergency, abrogate discriminatory laws and initiate a political dialogue with genuine leaders of the majority of the population of South Africa with a view to establishing a representative government. 22. The Chairman of the Special Committee reviewed with the President of the Council the elements of the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa, 11 which was adopted by consensus by the General Assembly during its sixteenth special session, held in December 1989. The Declaration, which called for the establishment of a non-racial and democratic society in South Africa through genuine negotiations, outlined fundamental principles that would be of importance to a new constitutional order to be determined by the people of South Africa, the process of negotiations leading towards the desired objectives, the steps the Government of South Africa should take to create the necessary climate for such negotiations as well as the / ... E/1990/,72 English Page 7 responsibility of the international community in support of this process and objective. In this context all Member States pledged, inter alia, that they would use concerted and effective measures, including the full observance by all countries of the mandatory arms embargo, aimed at applying pressure to ensure a speedy end to apartheid, and that they would not relax existing measures aimed at. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on international efforts to address the issue of apartheid in South Africa, specifically discussing the supply of equipment and technology, arms embargo, and international action to eliminate apartheid. While it mentions some general principles, it does not delve into specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues. Therefore, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to international relations or politics.

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