text: with South Africa; the application of visa regulations had been strengthened; it had been decided to increase humanitarian aid to refugees and liberation movements and also to the victims and opponents of apartheid; and it had been decided to increase development assistance to the front-line States and to the other developing countries of southern Africa, to which Nordic development assistance amounted to 35 per cent of those countries' total bilateral assistance. 12. The extreme case of South Africa should not divert the international community's attention from the discrimination practised in other countries against ethnic and minority groups, indigenous peo­ ples and migrant workers. Many countries represent­ ed in the Council guaranteed racial equality in accordance with the letter of the law, thus escaping criticism, but the law was far from being implement­ ed in practice. Fortunately, that situation was chang­ ing as a result of the implementation of the Conven­ tion on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1-an essential instrument, even though it might not be perfect; the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, entrusted with monitoring the implementation of the Convention, should therefore not be impeded in its work. 13. If States parties wished to demonstrate their commitment to racial equality, they should fulfil 8th meeting-! May 1986 35 their financial obligations, which over half of them 18. The Palestinian people were the victims of had failed to honour. The problem in question would repression by zionism on their own national territo- have to be dealt with so that the Committee could ry. Zionism was to the Middle East what apartheid meet in the summer. At the same time, the Commit- was to southern Africa, in other words, a foreign tee should shoulder its responsibilities and agree on element that caused tension, committed human-
analysis: The text discusses the international community's efforts to address racial discrimination and apartheid, particularly in South Africa. It also touches on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the financial obligations of states parties. The text does not specifically mention economic development, natural resources, or other categories related to economic or industrial activities. Instead, it focuses on humanitarian aid, international relations, and human rights.