nate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa", Having examined the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relat­ ing to this question,21 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem­ ber 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full im­ plementation of the Declaration, as well as all other resolutions adopted by it on the item, Reaffirming that the administering Powers, in ac­ cordance with Chapters XI and XII of the Charter of the United Nations, have the obligation to ensure the political, economic, social and educational advance­ ment of the inhabitants of the Territories under their administration and to protect the human and natural resources of those Territories against abuses, 21 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/8723/Rev.l), chap. V. Reiterating its conviction that any economic or other activity which impedes the implementation of the Declaration and obstructs efforts aimed at the elimina­ tion of colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa and other colonial Territories violates the political, economic and social rights and interests of the peoples of the Territories and is therefore incom­ patible with the purposes and principles of the Charter, Deeply disturbed by the increasingly intensified activi­ ties of those foreign economic, financial and other interests in the Territories which, contrary to the rele­ vant resolutions of the General Assembly, assist the Governments of Portugal and South Africa, as well as the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia, • and impede the realization by the peoples of the Ter-
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statement by the United Nations General Assembly, condemning colonialism, apartheid, and racial discrimination in southern Africa. It mentions the obligations of administering powers to ensure the political, economic, social, and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the territories under their administration. The text also criticizes economic and other activities that impede the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Based on this, it is likely that the text is related to issues of economic development, human rights, and international relations.

**Category**
Economic development, Humanitarian aid and relief