text: Rights and Duties of States, contained in Assembly resolution 3281 (XXLX) of 12 December 1974, to ensure in particular that the permanent sovereignty of the colonial Territories over their natural resources is fully respected and safeguarded; 21. Calls upon the administering Powers to abolish every discriminatory and unjust wage system which prevails in the Territories under their administration and to apply in each Territory a uniform system of wages to all the inhabitants without any discrimination; 22. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake, through the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat, a sustained and broad campaign with a view to informing world public opinion of the facts con­ cerning the pillaging of natural resources in colonial Territories and the exploitation of their indigenous populations by foreign monopolies and the support they render to the colonialist and racist régimes; 23. Requests the Special Committee on the Situa­ tion with regard to the Implementation of the Decla­ ration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assem­ bly at its thirty-fourth session. 82nd plenary meeting 13 December 1978 188 33/98. Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3057 (XXVIII) of 2 No­ vember 1973, to which is annexed the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and 32/10 of 7 November 1977 on the Decade, Noting that, at the mid-term of the Programme for the Decade, the evils of apartheid, racism and racial discrimination, including the denial of the right to self-determination, continue to prevail in southern Africa and elsewhere, Convinced that the withdrawal of foreign invest­ ments and the termination of the activities of the transnational corporations in southern Africa will con­
analysis: The text appears to focus on the rights and duties of states, particularly in relation to colonial territories and the exploitation of natural resources. It highlights the importance of ensuring the sovereignty of colonial territories over their natural resources and combating racism and racial discrimination. The text also mentions the need to inform world public opinion about the pillaging of natural resources and the exploitation of indigenous populations.