text: Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/8027). 64 of Southern Rhodesia by the illegal régime at present in Salisbury and to restore to them their political, social and economic rights in accordance with the fundamental principles of international law and of the Charter; 8. Welcomes the observance of 1971 as the Interna­ tional Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and urges all Governments, the spe­ cialized agencies and all other organizations concerned to make renewed efforts to take effective and practical measures to this end; 9. Requests the Secretary-General, the specialized agencies and other organizations concerned to continue to undertake programmes and projects designed to combat apartheid and all forms of racial discrimination and to publicize the evils of these policies; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to print and disseminate as widely as possible, for use during the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, the Special Study of Racial Dis­ crimination in the Political, Economic, Social and Cul­ tural Spheres* prepared by the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; 11. Urges all those States which are not yet parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination to take steps to accede to or ratify it, as the case may be; 12. Urges all progressive forces within southern Africa, especially the youth, to intensify their struggle against the policy of apartheid and all other forms of racial discrimination; 13. Urges the mass media of information, par­ ticularly during the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, to pub­ licize, independently and in co-operation with the Secre­ tary-General, the evils of apartheid and all other forms of racial discrimination, thus contributing to the pro­ motion of human rights and fundamental freedoms; 
analysis: The text appears to focus on promoting human rights and combating racism and racial discrimination, with a specific emphasis on the situation in southern Africa. The language used is more political and social in nature, rather than economic or environmental.