text: corporations inSouthAfrica andNamibia andcollaboration ofsuchcorporations withtheracistminority regimeinthatarea(E/C.lO/1989/8 andCorr.1) andonthe responsibilities ofhomecountries withrespect tothetransnational corporations operating inSouthAfrica andNamibia inviolation ofthedlevant resolutions and decisions oftheUnited Nations (E/C.10/1989/9). Italsoapproved theinformation programme forthepublichearings ontheroleoftransnationa1 corporations in SouthAfrica andNamibia tobeheldin1989(E/C.IO/1989/L.3, para.2)(see annexIIItothepresent report). 90.Atthe12thmeeting, on13April1989,theobserver forMalaysia, 15/on behalf oftheStates Members oftheUnitedNations thataremembers oftheGroup of77,introduced adraftresolution (E/C.10/1989/L.12) entitled "Activities of transnational corporations inSouthAfrica andNamibia". (b)Theword"adopt" wasreplaced bythewords"consider adopting" in operative paragraph 5. 92.Atthesamemeeting, theCommission adopted thedraftresolution, asorally revised, byaroll-call voteof27to3,with5abstentions (seechap.I,sect.A, draftresolution VII). Thevoting wasasfollows:(a)Inthethirdpreambular paragraph, thewords"thesustenance of9-P.2.rtheid depends toalargeextent onthe"afterthewords"I3earing __i~L!JliP.Q theface-that", weredeleted; theword "supp(n~" wasreplaced bytheword"activity"; andthewords "provide sustenance togpartheilJ" wereaddedattheendoftheparagraph;91.Atthe13thmeeting, on14April, theobserver forMalaysia orallyrevised the draftresolution asfollows: byrleir ican :ied ies i.ng lby 'icaout isa 1 inng ons ha. :1,ment ::>m nIso •errirr'Inr'r'n';!7'P'IrurrPt.rTU'nrrtlfWrll:-'"''ltrnrr' TOrwunnmen:r't1tHm,mrtnmmt'f'.!i'."mvruW'1:JtW"rt1t11trt#'tnttmM'ft'Mt,n"mSmfmftS¥1WttlwtW' ifftf'ti:tl i,'nlmh••,""........ 93.Afterthedraftresolution wasadopted, statements weremadebythe representatives ofCanada, Switzerland, Norway, theNetherlands, theUnited Kingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, France, theUnitedStatesofAmerica, the Jederal Republic ofGermany, JapanandItBlyandtheobserver forMalaysia (on behalfoftheStates Members oftheUnitedNations thataremembers oftheGroup of77). I, I II j -I \ I Jj [ ..\ ..\ I. ~ 1 j, ,, ~{ 1 1\ 1j \{ I 1 I I I j J1 IAbstaining: Canada, France, Germany, Federal Republic of,Japan,Netherlands. -38- J. JChapter VII STRENGTHENING THENEGOTIATING CAPACITY OFDEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTHEIRDEALINGS WITHTRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 94.TheCommission considered item8ofitsagendaatits9thmeeting, on 11April1989.Ithadbeforeitthereports oftheSecretary-General onthe ltivities oftheUnited Nations Centre onTransnational Corporations andthe activities ofthejQintunitsestablished with th~regional commissions (E/C.IO/1989/3) andonexperience gainedintechnical co-operation activities with respect topolicies ofdeveloping countries fortheacquisition offoreign technology (E/C.10/1989/10). Thefirstreport, whichcovered developments inthe technical co-operation programme oftheCentresincetheCommission's fourteenth session, contained information oncompleted andongoing projects, highlights ofthe programme in1988andthefinancing arrangements assocIated withit.Thesecond contained adescription oftheevolution oftechnology policies indeveloping countries, examined someofthemainfactors thatdetermined anappropriate technology policy and,finally, analysed thecritical issues andrelated contractual clauses relevant tothestructuring ofwell-balanced andbeneficial technology transfer agreements. 95.Inhisintroductory remarks, theDirector oftheAdvisory andInformation Services Division oftheCentrestressed theimportance oftechnology transfer in thecontribution oftransnational corporations tothedevelopment process. That
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia, their impact on the development process, and the role of the United Nations in regulating their activities. It also touches on the topic of technology transfer and the importance of developing countries acquiring foreign technology. Given the focus on economic development, international trade, and the activities of transnational corporations, it seems likely that the category would be related to economic development.