text: showed the danger posed by such ideologies. The Sudan supported the struggle against racism and was a party to all the conventions against racism and racial discrimination. At the international level, it supported the struggle of the liberation movements of the Palestinians and South Africans, which aimed to put an end to the horrible crimes perpetrated by the oppressive regimes in their countries. 41. Mr. POLICHTCHOUK (Observer for the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) said that the struggle against racism was very significant. The recent Twenty-seventh Congress of the Communist Party of the USSR had emphasized that the elimina­ tion of genocide, apartheid, racism and all kinds of discrimination were primordial humanitarian tasks and that the international community must direct its efforts towards that goal. The Ukrainian SSR was taking part in activities under the Programme of 38 Economic and Social Council-First Regular Session, 1986 Action, as indicated in the Secretary-General's report 46. It seemed that subsequent events would render of 18 February 1986 (E/1986114), and it had been the Second Conference an event of"much ado about one of the first countries to accede to and ratify the nothing". General Assembly resolution 40/22 had International Convention on the Elimination of All demonstrated the determination totally and uncondi- Forms of Racial Discrimination1 and the Interna- tionally to eradicate racism in all its forms. Neverthe- tional Convention on the Suppression and Punish- less, document E/1986115 referred only to apartheid; ment of the Crime of Apartheid.8 Furthermore, it was although that was one of the most brutal and carrying out a campaign to mobilize public opinion diabolical forms of racism and therefore merited against those evils, it had designated 21 March as the priority attention, it should not be forgotten that the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, selective implementation of the Programme of Ac-
analysis: The text appears to be a discussion about international efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination, and apartheid. It mentions international conventions, resolutions, and programs, as well as the involvement of various countries, including Sudan and the Ukrainian SSR. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and human rights.