text: and reappraisal of United Nations information policies and activities,8 analysing the relationship of United Nations public information activities to the achieve­ ment of the substantive goals of the United Nations, including the elimination of apartheid, racial discrimi­ nation and colonialism, and stressing the need, within the principles of universality and objectivity, of a United Nations information programme more directly geared to the support of these goals, Noting the measures that have been taken and the progress that has been achieved to date in the imple­ mentation of the programme for the observance of the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination by Governments, United Nations organs, specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and the national and international non­ governmental organizations concerned, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Governments, United Nations organs, specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations which have acted in good faith without political motivation and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and contributed positively to the observance of the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination; 2. Further expresses its appreciation to the Secre­ tary-General for the effective co-ordination of the measures and activities undertaken to date in connexion with the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and for the infor­ mative progress reports he has submitted thereon to the General Assembly; 3. Recommends that the measures and activities undertaken on the occasion of the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimina­ tion by Governments, United Nations organs, special­ ized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations genuinely con­ cerned with the elimination of racism and racial dis­ crimination be continued, developed and enlarged, and that the initiatives which have emerged from the observance of the International Year should serve as 
analysis: This text appears to be related to the United Nations and its efforts to combat racism and racial discrimination. It discusses the importance of public information activities and the need for a more focused approach to support the elimination of apartheid, racial discrimination, and colonialism. The text also acknowledges the progress made during the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and recommends continued efforts to combat these issues.