text: UNITED NATIONS A GeneralAssembly Distr. GENERA.L A./SPC/44/3* 7September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session SPECIAL POLJ.TICAL CO~1ITTEE LETTER DATED 4SEPTEMBER 1990FROMTHEPRESIDENT OFTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESSED TOTHECHAIRMAN OFTHESPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE Ihavethehonour toenclose aletter, dated28August 1990,addressed tome bytheChairman oftheSpecial Committee against Apartheid, indicating thathehas received several requests fromnon-governmental organizations wishing tobeheard intheSpecial Political Committee atthetimewhentheAssembly willresumeits consideration ofthereport oftheSecretary-General onthe"Progress madeinthe implementation oftheDeclaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences in Southern Africa", Inthisconnection Ishouldliketorecallthat ~heAssembly, atitsthird plenary meeting, decided thatitem28(Policies ofapartheid oftleGovernment of SouthAfrica) should beconsidered directly inplenary meeting, "onthe understanding that,.,organizations andinjividuals having aspecial interest in thequestion wouldbepermitted tobeheardbytheSpecial Political Committee". Int~lelightofthatdecision, Iwouldappreciate itifyoucouldconvene ameeting oftheSpecial Political Committee on11September 1990. Thelistoforganizations andindividuals thathaveexpressed thedesire tobe heardbytheSpecial Political Committee willbetransmitted toyou ~ssoonasit isreceived, (Signed) Joseph N.GAR5A *Reissued fortechnical reasons. 90-21764 1804e(E) /".A/SPC/44n English Page2 LETTER DATED 28AUGUST 1990FROMTHECHAIRMAN OF~HESPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHIED ADDRESSED TOTHEPRESIDENT OF THEGENERAL ASSEMBLY Ihavethehonour torefertothedecision takenbytheGeneral Assembly on 20July1990thatitmeetfrom12to14September 1990tocon~ider indepththe reportoftheSecretary-General onthe"Progrp.ss madeintheimplementation ofthe Declaration on~rtheid anditsDestructive Consequences inSouthern Africa." Inthisconnection, theSpecial Committee against Apartheid hasreceived a number ofrequests fromnon-governmental organizations, having aspecial interest inthequestion ofapartheid, tobeheardbytheSpecial Political Committee at thattime. Iwouldtherefore appreciate ifyoucouldrequest theCh~irman ofthe Special Political Committee toconvene ameeting oftheCommittee sothatrequests fromnon-governmental organizations andindividuals having aspecial interest in thequestion, canbeheard. By6September 1990,Ishallbeforwarding toyoua listofthoseorganizations andindividuals whohaveexpressed thedesire tobe heardbytheCommittee. (Signed) Ibrahim GAMBARI Chairman Special Committee against Apartheid 3
analysis: The text appears to be related to a United Nations General Assembly meeting, specifically the consideration of a report on apartheid and its consequences in Southern Africa. The document mentions the Special Committee against Apartheid and the Special Political Committee, which suggests that the topic is related to human rights and international relations rather than a specific economic or environmental issue.