A/RES/2426(XXIII) GA

Resolutiona adopted on the reporta of the Foarth Committee 61 2424 (XXIII). Question of Oman Recalling that the administering Powers have the obligation "to ensure the politica], eco~omic, social and Tl1e General Assembly, Having considercd the question of Oman, Having e.rnmined the statement of the petitioner,6 Rccalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 ami other relevant resolutions, Deploring the refusal of the United_ Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to 1mplement the relevant General Assembly resolutions concerning Oman, l. Reafjirms its resolutions 2238 (XXI) of 20 De- cember 1966 and 2302 (XXII) of 12 December 1967; 2. Ca/Is upon the Government of the United Ki~g- dom of Great Britain and N orthern Ireland to tm- plement fully General Asse?1bly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolut10ns; 3. Req11ests the Special Committee on the Situat~on with regard to füe lmplementation of the D_eclarat1on on the Granting of Independence to Colomal _Coun- tries and Peoples to follow the developments m the Territory of Ornan and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session. 2425 1747th plenary meeting, 18 December 1968. (XXIII). Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in ali other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa The General Assembly, H aving considercd the item entitled "Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are imped- ing the implementation of the _Declaratio~ on the Grant- ing of Independence to Col01y~l Countries. an1 Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Nam1b1a and Terntones under Portuguese domination and in ali other T~n:itories un- der colonial domination and efforts to ehmmate colo- nialism. apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa", H aving e.i-amined the report of the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementa- tion of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this question, 7 Recal/ing its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of In- dependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in par- ticular the eighth preambular paragraph thereof, and its resolution 2288 (XXII) oí 7 December 1967, Convinced that any economic or other activity which impedes the implementation of resolution 1514 (XV) ancl which obstructs efforts aimed at the elimination of colonia)ism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa and other colonial Territories is in- compatible with the purposes and principies of the Charter of the United Nations, a A/C.4/717. 7 Official Records of the General Assembly, "[wenty-third Ses- sion, Annexes, agenda ítem 68, documents A/1320 and Add.L educational advancement of the mhabttants of the Ter- ritories under their administration and to protect the population and the natural resources of_ these Ter- ritories against abuses, in accordance wtth Chapters XI and XII of the Charter, l. Approves the report of the Special Com1:1ittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementat10n of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this ques- tion; 2. Reafjirms the inalienable right of the peoples of dependent Territories to self-determination and in- dependence and to the natural resourc~s of their Ter- . ritories, as well as their right to d1spose of these resources in their best interest; 3. Declares that any administering Power, by depriv- ing the colonial peoples of the exercise of these_ rights or by subordinating them to for~ign_ eco~orrnc and financia! interests, violates the obhgat10ns 1t has as- sumed under Chapters XI and XII of the Charter of the United Nations and impedes the implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 4. Condemns the exploitation of the colonial Ter- ritories and peoples and the methods practised in the Territories under colonial domination by those foreign economic, financia! and other interests which are designed to perpetuate colonial rule ; 5. Deplores those policies of the administering Powers aimed at encouraging the systematic inflow of foreign immigrants to colonial Territories whi~h jeopardize the rights and interests of the colonial peoples of these Territories; 6. Deplores the refusal of the States concerned to implement the provisions of paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 of General Assembly resolution 2288 (XXII) ; 7. Reqiiests the administering Powers to take im mediate measures to put an end to ali practices which exploit the Territories and peoples under their ad- ministration and consequently violate the political, eco nomic and social rights of the peoples ; 8. Requests ali States to take practica! m@asures to ensure that the activities of their nationals involved in económic, financia! and other concerns in dependeut Territories do not run counter to the rights and in·- terests of the colonial peoples, in conformity with th,: objectives of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions; 9. Requests the Special Committee to continue lo study this question and to report thereon to the Ge11 eral Assembly at its twenty-fourth session; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to use ali the facilities at his disposal to render assistance to thc Special Committee in the pursuit of this study. 1747th plenary meeting, 18 December .1968. 2426 (XXIII). lmplementation of the Declara- tion on the Granting of lndependence 1o Colonial Countries and Peoples by the spt!• cialized agencies and the international insti- tutions associated with the United Nation11 The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Implementatw,i of the Declaration on the Granting of Independenet: 62 General A11embly-Twenty-third Se11ion to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations", Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of lnde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 De- cember 1960, Recalling its resolution 2311 (XXII) of 14 December 1967 and other relevant General Assembly resolutions, Talling into account the relevant reports submitted by the Secretary-General,8 the Economic and Social Councilº and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples10 concerning the implementation of the Declaration by the specialized agencies and interna- tional institutions associated with the United Nations, Bearing in mind that the national liberation move- ments in sever~l colonial Territories, and particularly in Africa, require the urgent assistance of the special- ized agencies, especially in the field of education, health and nutrition, in their strnggle to attain freedom and independence, N oting with regret that some of the specialized agencies and international institutions associated with the United Nations, and in particular the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund, have not so far imple- mented General Assembly resolution 2311 (XXII) and other relevant resolutions, Considering that, by virtue of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular Chapters IX and X, the U nited N ations shall make recommendations for the co-ordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies, l. Reiterates its appeal to the specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the inter- national institutions associated with the United Nations to extend their full co-operation to the U nited N ations in the achievement of the objectives and provisions of General Assembly rescilution 1514 (XV) and other releYant resolutions; 2. E).·presses its appreciation ,to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and to those specialized agencies and the international in- stitutions which have co-operated with the United Nations in the implementation of the relevant General Assembly resolutions; 3. Recommends that the specialized agencies and international institutions concerned should assist the peoples struggling for their liberation from colonial rule and, in particular, should work out, within the scope of their respective activities and in co-operation with the Organization of African Unity and, through it, with the national liberation movements, concrete programmes for assisting the oppressed peoples of Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and the Territories under Portuguese domination ; 4. Appeals once again to ali the specialized agencies and international institutions, and in particular the International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- ment and International Monetary Fund, to take all 8 !bid., agenda item 69, A/7301. 9[bid., Twenty-third Sessio11, S11pplement No. 3 (A/7203), chapter XVI, section C; ibid., Supp/ement No. 3A (A/7203/ Add.1), chapter VII, section A. 10 ]bid., Twenty-tltird Session, Annexes, addendum to agenda item 23 (A/7200/Rev.l), chapter III. necessary steps to withhold from the Governments of Portugal and South Africa financia!, economic, tech- nical and other assistance until they renounce their policies of racial discrimination and colonial domina- tion; 5. Recommends that the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development should withdraw the loans and credits it has granted to the Governments of Portugal and South Africa, which are being used by those Governments to suppress the national liberation movement in the Portuguese colonies and in Namibia, and against the African population of South Africa; 6. Requests al! States, through action in the special- ized agencies and international institutions of which they are members, to facilitate the ful! and speedy implementation of the relevant General Assembly resolutions; 7. Req11ests the Economic and Social Council to consider, in consultation with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, appropriate meas- ures for the co-ordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies in implementing the relevant General Assembly resolutions; 8. I n·vites the Secretary-General: (a) To continue to assist the specialized agencies and international institutions concerned in working out appropriate measures for implementing the relevant General Assembly resolutions and to report thereon to the Assembly at its twenty-fourth session; ( b) To obtain and transmit to the Special Commit- tee for its consideration concrete suggestions from the specialized agencies and international institutions con- cerrted regarding the best ways and means of achieving the full and speedy implementation of the relevant resolutions; 9. Req11ests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question lind to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session. 1747th plenary meeting, 18 December 1968. 2427 (XXIII). Queation of Papua and the Tnut Territory of New Guinea The General Assembly, H aving examined the report of the Trusteeship Council covering the period from 1 July 1967 to 19 June 196811 and the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Grantin2 of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,1'1 Recalling the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Recalling further its resolutions 2112 (XX) of 21 December 1965, 2227 (XXI) of 20 December 1966 and 2348 (XXII) of 19 December 1967, 11 /bid., Twe11ty-third Session, Supplement No. 4 (A/7204). 12 lbid., Twenty-third Session, Anneres, addendum to agenda item 23 (A/7200/Rev.l), chapter XXIII.

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