text: foreign monopolies and,inrespectofNamibia, thesupport theyrendertothe racistminority regimeofSouthAfrican J Cc)Inaconsensus onthequestion ofNamibia, adoptedatits1l95thmeeting, on14August (seechap.VIII,para.15,ofthepresent report), theSpecial Committee reiterated itsrequest thattheSecretary-General "further intensify his efforts, throughallavailable media,inordertomobilize worldpublicopinion against thepolicypursued bythatGovernment withrespect toNamibia, and,in particular, tointensify wor1d-wide andcontinuous dissemination ofinformation on theliberation struggle wagedbythepeopleofNamibia, undertheleadership ofthe SouthWestAfricaPeople's Organizationn• -75-I- I. ANNEXI* Statement bythesecretary-General submitted inaccordance with rule153oftherulesofprocedure oftheGeneral Assembly Administrative andfinancial implications oftherecommendations contained indocument A/AC.109/L.1386/Rev.l 1.Inparagraph 9(c)ofitsreport, theSlb-Committee onPetitions, Information andAssistance recommends totheSpecial Committee thatitrequest theDepartment ofPUblicInformation, interalia,toorganize inco-operation withtheUniton Information onDecolonization oftheDepartment ofPolitical Affairs, Trusteeship andDecolonization, aseriesofspeaking engagements inuniversity campuses across NorthAmerica. 2.Thecostoftheabove-mentioned engagements isestimated atSUS3,500. '!be provision ismadeontheassumption thatonestaffmemberoftheDepartment of Political Affairs, Trusteeship andDecolonization wouldundertake sixspeaking engagements oftwodays'duration each. '!beaverageairfareandterminal expenses foreachtripwouldamounttoSUS580. 3.Itisproposed thattheestimated costoftheabove-mentioned engagements (SUS3,500)couldbeabsorbed fromwithintheresources available tothe~partment ofPolitical Affairs, Trusteeship andDecclonization. *Previously issuedunderthesymbolA/AC.l09/L.1387. -76-2. fr to rec res 3. Ass wor bed stre adva esta 4. the miss non 5. prov memb visi the ..,.-rmation rtment ton eeship across The of ing ~xpenses lts >artment--_.~.--._----_ ...._. ,-~~.._.~_ .._-- At-'fl.1FXII* Statement bytheSecretary-General submitted inaccordance withrule153oftherulesofprocedure oftheGeneral Ass~mbly Administrative andfinancial implications oftherecommendatonscontained indocuments A/AC.I09/L.1401 andA!AC.I09/L.1402 1.Inparagraph 16C3}ofthereportcontained indocument A/AC.I09/L.1401, theSUb-Committee onPetitions~ Information andAssistance recommends thattheresources available totheunitonInformation onDecolonization, whichisasubunitoftheCo-ordination andInformation Section withintheDepartment ofPolitical Affairs, Trusteeship andDecolonization, shouldbestrengthened inordertoincrease theoutputofstudies andmonographs published intheDecolonizationseries. 2.TheSecretariat hastakennoteoftheneedtoincrease thenumberandfrequency ofthesestudies aswellastheotherinformational activities referredtointhereportoftheSub-Committee. TheSecretariat willensurethatifthisrecommendation isapproved theintention oftheCommittee willbemetwithinthe resources oftheDepartment. 3.Inthisconnexion, itshouldbenotedthat,inkeeping withtheGeneralAssembly's policyofnegative growthandhavingregardtothecurrent leveloftheworkload oftheDepartment arising fromtherelated decisions oftheUnitedNationsbodiesconcerned, ithasbeennecessary toeffectreauctions intheover-allstrength oftheDepartment. Nevertheless, theDepartment willemploytomaximumadvantage thestaffresources available toitinaccordance withtheprioritiesestablished bythepolitical bodieswhichitserves. 4.Inparagraph 4C3}Cc}ofthereportcontained indocument A!AC.I09/L.1402/theSUb-COmmittee requests authorization fromtheSpecial Cownittee tounoertake a mission inthecourseof1982forthepurpose ofholding consultations withnon-governmental organizations withheadquarters outside NewYork. 5.Thecostoftheabove-mentioned missionisestimated at$US21,200. Theprovision ismadeontheassumption thatthemission willbecomposed offivemembersoftheSub-Oommittee accompanied bytwomembers oftheSecretariat andwill visit r~neva, Prague, Brussels, TheHagueandLondon. Theestimated duration of themission willbe15days. '*Previously issuedunderthesymbolA/AC.I09/L.1415. -77-CHAPTER III* QUESTION OFSENDING VISITING MISSIONS TOTERRITORIES A.Consideration -bytheSpecial COll1mittee 1.Atits1184thmeeting, on21January 1981,byadopting thesuggestions
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international politics, specifically the efforts of the United Nations Special Committee to mobilize world public opinion against the South African government's policies regarding Namibia. The text also mentions the allocation of resources within the Department of Political Affairs, Trusteeship and Decolonization, which suggests a focus on international relations and diplomacy.