text: UNITED NATIONS @ Generar AssembrvDi str . GENERAL A/ 40 / 416 23 September 1985 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fortieth session Agenda item 88 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAI\4ME OF ACTION FOR THE SECOND DECADE TO COMBAT RACIS}I AND RACIAL DISCRIIqINATION frnplementati.on of General Assernblv resolution 39l16 Report of the Secretary-General t. The General Assembly, in its resolutiot 39/16 of 23 Novenber, emphasized the necessity of attaininq the objectives of the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and appeal to alI Governments and international and non-governmental organiza!ions to increase and intensity their actrvities to combdt racism, racial discrimination and apartheid and to provide relief and assistance to victims of these evils. Operative paragraphs of the resolution read as follows: "The General Assembly, tl " 1. Resolves once again that all f orns of raci.sn anci racial discrimination, parti.cularty in their lnstitutionali"ed forin, such as apartheid or resulting frorn official <ioctrines of racial superiorit.y or exclusivity, are among the most serious violations of human rights in Che contemporary r.rorld and must be combated by all availab],e means; "2. Decides that the j.nternational cornmunrty, in general, and the United Nations, i.n particular, should continue to give the highest Priorrty to programnes for combating racism, racial discriminatron and apartheid and tc) intensify its own eftorts, during the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimj-nation, to proviCe assi.stance and relief to the victims of raci.sm and all forms of racial di.scriminatir:n and apartheid, especially in South Africa and Namibia and in occupied terrltorles and territcries under alien domination; 85-25889 18871 (E) A/ 40/ 416 Enqlish Page 2 "6. Invites the Secretary-General to proceed immediately with theimplementat,ion ot the activities outlined in his report, on the plan ofactivities for the period 1985-1999;
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the elimination of racism and racial discrimination, with a specific emphasis on apartheid and its impact on human rights. The resolution also mentions providing relief and assistance to victims of these evils. Given the humanitarian and human rights focus, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to humanitarian aid and relief, as well as human rights.