text: of the Special Committee that the United Nations should co-operate with the Organization of African Unity in undertaking regular broadcasts on apartheid to South Africa and to southern Africa as a whole,10 and the statement by the Assistant Secretary-General for Public Information on the consultations with the Organization of African Unity on this matter,11 » ¡bid. io Ibid., para. 133. ii Ibid., Twenty-fifth Session, Special Political Committee, 714th meeting. 67 Recognizing the need for special studies on apartheid to be made available to the international community, Expressing its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the dissemination of information on apartheid through the Office of Public Information and the Unit on Apartheid of the Secretariat, Considering that these efforts should be intensified during 1971, the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to take appro­ priate steps to ensure the widest dissemination of information on the evils and dangers of apartheid, taking into account the recommendations of the Special Committee on Apartheid; 2. Invites Member States to lend their co-operation to the Secretary-General in the dissemination of such information in their countries and in Territories under their administration; 3. Invites specialized agencies, regional organiza­ tions, anti-apartheid movements and other non­ governmental organizations to help the United Nations information campaign against apartheid; 4. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Special Committee, to arrange for the prep­ aration of special studies and papers on the evils of apartheid and, through the Office of Public Informa­ tion and the Unit on Apartheid of the Secretariat, to increase the dissemination of such information in various languages; 5. Welcomes the readiness of the Organization of African Unity to undertake, in co-operation with the United Nations, weekly broadcasts of United Nations material to southern Africa; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to take appro­
analysis: The text appears to be a resolution or statement by the United Nations, focusing on the issue of apartheid and racism. It discusses the dissemination of information on the evils of apartheid, and the involvement of various organizations and entities in this effort. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific topics, but rather emphasizes the importance of combating racism and apartheid.