text: • REPORT OFTHESPECIAL COMMITTEE ONTHESITUATION WITHREGARD TOTHEIMPLEMENTATION OFTHEDECLARATION ONTHEGRANTING OFINDEPENDENCE TOCOLONIAL COUNTRIES ANDPEOPLES GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.23(A/36/23/Rev.1) UNITEDNATIONS,-( L I .UNITEDNATIONS ~ewYork,1982GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.23(A/36/23/Rev.1)REPORT OFTHESPECIAL COMMITTEE ONTHESITUATION WITHREGARD TOTHEIMPLEMENTATION OFTHEDECLARATION ONTHEGRANTING OFINDEPENDENCE TOCOLONIAL COUNTRIES ANDPEOPLESeWE t_.._~-",-::':.:::':.::":'" ===:.==:=: LETTER Chate NOTE SymbolsofUnitedNationsdocuments arecomposed ofcapitalletterscombined with figun~s.Mention ofsuchasymbolindicates areference toaUnitedNations document. ThepresentversionofthrreportoftheSpecialCommittee isaconwlidation of thefollowing documents astheyappeared inprovisional form:A/36123 (l"artI)of11 November 1981andA/36123 (Part1)/Add.1of19November 1981,A/36/23 (Part11) of29October1981,A/36123 (PartIll)of17September 1981,A/36123(Part IV)of23 September 1981,A/36/23 (PartV)of29September 1981,A/36123 (PartVI)of25 September 1981andA/36/23 (PartVII)of11November 1981.I. E F G H I J K L M N o. P.[Original: English] CONTENTS Paragraphs Page LETTER OFTRANSMITTAL Chapter•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~••••• e••••• 0viii I.ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION ANDACTIVITIES OFTHESPECIAL COMMITTEE (A/36/23 (PartI)andAdd.l)••••••••••••••••••••• A.Establishment oftheSpecial Committee •••••••••••••••• B.Opening oftheSpecial Committee's meetings in1981••• c.~9anization ofwork•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• D.Meetings oftheSpecial Ot)mmittee anditssubsidiary bodies G•••• "•••••••••••• Cl••••••••••• E.Consideration ofTerritories •••••••••••••••••••••••••• F.Question ofthelistofTerritories towhichthe Declaration isapplicable ••••• ~••••••••••••••••••••••• G.Participation ofnational liberation movements inthe workoftheUnitedNations•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• H.Matters relating tothesmallTerritories ••••••••••••• I.WeekofSolidarity withtheColonial Peoples of Southern AfricaFighting forFreedom, Independence andEqualRights•••••••••••••••••••••••• e•••••••••••••1 -185 1 -14 15-42 43-51 52-67 68-69 70-87 88-93 94-96 97-1021 1 10 15 23 26 27 33 34 35 liI J.StatusoftheInternational Convention onthe Elimination ofAllFOrmsofRacialDiscrimination..... 103-105 36 K.StatusoftheInternational Convention onthe Suppression andPunishment oftheCrimeofApartheid..106-108 37 L.Relations withotherUnitedNations bodiesand international institutions associated withthe unitedNations ••••••••••••••• '"••••••••••••••••• g•••••• 109-125 37 !. M.Co-operation withtheOrganization ofAfrican Unity 126-130 41I ... N.Co-operation withnon-governmental organizations...... 131-136 42 o.Consideration ofothermatters........................ 137-159 43 P.Reviewofwork....................... '.................. 160-170 51 -iii-ChapterCONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Q.Futurework ••••••••• 11••••••••••• 0••••••••••••••••••••• 171-183 59 R.Conclusion of1981session •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 184-185 64 II. DISSE.~INATION OFINFORMATION ONDECOLONlZATION 11.Statement bytheSecretary-General submitted inaccordance with rule153oftherulesofprocedure oftheGeneralAssembly........ 77II.Statement bytheSecretary-General submitted inaccordance with rule153oftherulesofprocedure oftheGeneral Assembly........ 76(A/36/23 (PartII»••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A.Consideration bytheSpecial Committee •••••••••••••••• B.Decisi.ons oftheSpecial Committee •••••••••••••••••••• Ill.QUESTION OFSENDING VISITING MISSIONS TOTERRITORIES (A/36/23 (PartII»•••••••••••••••••••••••• w•••••••••••••• A.Consideration bytheSpecial Committee •••••••••••••••• B.Decision oftheSpecial Committee •••••••••• a•••••••••• ANNEX1 -27 1 -19 20-27
analysis: This text appears to be a report from the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The report discusses the establishment and activities of the Special Committee, its consideration of various territories, and its cooperation with other organizations. The text also touches on the status of international conventions and the review of the committee's work. The overall tone is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the report is a serious and official document.