States shall take all appropriate action to bring about the total cessation of sporting contacts with any country prac­ tising apartheid and shall refrain from official sponsorship, assistance or encouragement of such contacts. Article 3 States shall take all appropriate action towards the exclusion or expulsion of any country practising apartheid from inter­ national and regional sports bodies. They shall give full support to national sports bodies attempting to exclude such countries from membership of international and regional sports associa­ tions or to prevent such countries from participation in sports activities. Article 4 1. States shall publicly declare and express total opposition to apartheid in sports as well as full and active support for the total boycott of all teams and sportsmen from the racist apartheid sports bodies. 2. States shall pursue a vigorous programme of public education aimed at securing strict adherence to the Olympic principle of non-discrimination in sports and widespread na­ tional acceptance for the spirit and letter of United Nations resolutions on apartheid in sports. 3. Sports bodies shall be actively encouraged to withhold any support from sporting events organized in violation of the Olympic principle and United Nations resolutions. To this end, States shall convey the United Nations resolutions on apartheid in sports to all national sports bodies, urging them: (a) To disseminate such information to all their affiliates and branches; (£>) To take all necessary action to ensure strict com­ pliance with those resolutions. Article 5 States shall take appropriate actions against their sporting teams and organizations whose members collectively or in­ dividually participate in sports activities in any country prac­ tising apartheid or with teams from a country practising apart­ heid, which in particular shall include: (a) Refusal to provide financial or other assistance to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on promoting human rights and anti-apartheid policies in the context of international sports. It emphasizes the need for states to take action to condemn and isolate countries that practice apartheid, and to promote the Olympic principle of non-discrimination. The language used suggests that the goal is to promote social and political change, rather than to address economic or environmental issues.

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