text: JNITED {ATIONS General AeeemblyDlgtr. GENER,AL P'/37 /4144 @tober 19d2 ORIGIIiIALT ANGIJISH th irty-eeventh sesslon Agenda item 33 POLXCIAS OF APARTHEXD OF TITE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA Corpreh.nsive ind-n"fd"tgty sarJgtlon," "gpingF "Eooth Aff icg RepoJt 9f the Secretary-General L. Xn paragraph 9 of resolution 36rlt?2 D entit,led "Comprehensive and mandatorysanct'ions againsb South Africa'f, adopted on 17 December l98L, the General Assernblyexpressed serious concern that the InternationaL Monetary F\rnd (IMF) and the WorldBank had not taken steps to terminate Loans and credits to south Africa and tosuspend South Africa from membership. fn paragrah l0 of the resolution, theAssenbJ-y reguested the Secretary-General to undertake urgent consultat,ions wibh IMFand the World Bank in order to persuade them to respect Lhe repeated resolutions ofthe united Nations on colLaboration with the aparttreig r6gime Lf soutr, Africa, andto report to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session. 2" Accordlngl-y, on behalf of the secretary-GeneraL, the under-secretary-Generalfor Folltical and Security Council Affairs addressed Letters dated 16 Felruary I9g2to the l{anaglng Director of Il'lF and to the President of the world Bank, drawingtheir attentlon to paragraph t0 of resolution 36rlJ.72 D and reguesllng theappointrnent of rePresengatives to start the consultations as reguired by theresolut ion. 3' On 10 February L982, the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apq{.t,heidaddressed a letter to the secretary-@neraL, conveying the concern of th;E!ffiCommittee over a Press report that South Africa haO alranged to borrow222.6 millton rand from rMF. He stated that the special Committee considered thegranting of na large credit to the South African rdgime by the IMF, so soon afterthe General Assenbly resolution, fwasl a serious matternr orrd reguested thesecretary-General to take approprlate actlon in bhe light of the reeclr;tj.$ns of tlieAssembly. 82-26202 0584c (E)td37 /474English Page 2
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the economic and political implications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's lending practices towards South Africa, a country with a history of apartheid. The focus is on the potential consequences of granting large credits to the South African government, which is seen as a regime that is not in compliance with the United Nations' resolutions. The text also mentions the International Assembly's resolutions and the Secretary-General's efforts to persuade the IMF and the World Bank to reconsider their lending practices. Given this context, it seems likely that the category would be related to economic development, international trade, and/or humanitarian aid and relief.