A/RES/2508(XXIV) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 67 tion on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to keep the situation in the Territories under review. 1816th plenary meeting, 21 November 1969. 2508 (XXIV). Question of Southern Rhodesia The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Southem Rho- desia, Hav;.ng heard the statement of the petitioner,4 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Recalling further all previous resolutions conceming the question of Southem Rhodesia adopted by the General Assembly and by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, and particularly its resolutions 232 (1966) of 16 December 1966 and 253 (1968) of 29 May 1968, in which the Council determined that the situation constituted a threat to intemational peace and security, Deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Southem Rhodesia resulting from the introduction by the illegal racist minority régime of new measures aimed at entrenching itself as well as repressing the African people in violation of resolution 1514 (XV), and about the continued presence of South African forces in the Territory, Deeply concerned also about the persistent threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbour- ing African States resulting from the existing situation in Southem Rhodesia and the presence of South African forces in the Territory, Bearing in mind that the Govemment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northem lreland, as the administering Power, has the primary responsibility far putting an end to the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia and transferring effective power to the people of Zimbabwe on the basis of majority rule, 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Zimbabwe to freedom and independence and the legiti- macy of their struggle to attain that right in conformity with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 2. Declares illegal all measures taken by the racist minority régime to deprive the people of Zimbabwe of their legitimate rights and to entrench its policies of apartheid in Southem Rhodesia; 3. Condemns the failure and refusal of the Gov- ernment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, to take effective measures to bring down the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia and to transfer power to the people of Zimbabwe on the basis of majority rule in accordance with all the relevant reso- lutions of the General Assembly; 4 /~id., Twenty-fourth Session, Fourth Committee, 1822nd meetmg. 4. Condemns the intervention of South African armed forces in Southem Rhodesia, which constitutes an act of aggression against the people and territorial integrity of Zimbabwe, and calls upan the United Kingdom, as the administering Power, to ensure the immediate expulsion of all South African forces from Southem Rhodesia; 5. Condemns the policies of the Governments of South Africa and Portugal and other Govemments which continue to have political, economic, military and other relations with the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia in contravention of the relevant United Nations resolutions, thereby violating their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations; 6. Condemns the policies of those Statcs which make it possible far their nationals to emigrate to Southern Rhodesia in violation of Security Council resolution 253 (1968); 7. Calls upon the Government of the United King- dom, in fulfilment of its responsibility as the admin- istering Power, to take effective measures. including the use of force, to put an immediate end to the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia and to transfer all powers to the people of Zimbabwe on the basis of majority rule; 8. Calls upon the administering Power to ensure the immediate release of the African nationalists who are in detention and to prevent further assassination and imprisonment of African nationalists in Southem Rhodesia; 9. Calls upon all States which continue to maintain political, economic, military and othcr relations with the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia to bring them to an immediate end; 10. Calls upon all States, specialized agencies and other international organizations concerned to extend ali moral and material assistance to the national libera- tion movements of Zimbabwe, in co-operation with the Organization of African Unity; 11. Calls upon the Government of the United King- dom, in view of the armed conflict in the Territory and the inhuman treatment of prisoners, to ensure the application to that situation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War11 and of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War,6 both dated 12 August 1949; 12. Draws the attention of the Security Council to the gravity of the situation arising from the inten- sification of suppressive activities against the people of Zimbabwe and from armed attacks perpetrated against neighbouring States in violation of intema- tional peace and security; 13. Reaf]irms its conviction that the sanctions will ~ot put an end to _the illegal racist minority régime m Southern Rhodes1a unless they are comprehensive, mandatory, effectively supervised, enforced and com- plied with, particularly by South Africa and Portugal; 14 .. Further draws the at~ention of the Security Co~ncil to the urge!}t necess1ty of applying the fol- lowmg measures env1saged under Chapter VII of the Charter: 6 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75 (1950), No. 972. 6 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75 (1950), No. 973. 68 General Aaembly-Twenty-fourth SeHion (a) The scope of the sanctions against the illegal racist minority régime should be widened to include a1l the measures laid down in Article 41 of the Charter; ( b) Sanctions should be imposed on South Africa and Portugal, the Governments of which have bla- tantly refused to carry out the mandatory decisions of the Security Council; 15. Requests the Special Committee on the Situa- tion with regard to the Implementation of the Decla- ration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to keep the situation in the Territory under review; 16. Calls upon the administering Power to report to the Special Committee on its action in the imple- mentation of the present resolution. 1816th plenary meeting, 21 November 1969. 2517 (XXIV). Question of Namibia The General Assembly,_ Recalllng its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, 2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966, 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967, 2498 (XXIV) of 31 October 1969 and its other relevant resolutions on the question of Namibia, as well as Security Council resolution 264 (1969) of 20 March 1969, Recalling further Security Council resolution 269 (1969) of 12 August 1969, in particular paragraph 5 in which the Council called upon the Government of South Africa to withdraw its administration from Na- mibia immediately and in any case before 4 October 1969, . Deeply concerned about the situation in Namibia, which constitutes a threat to intemational peace and security and which has been further aggravated by South Africa's occupation of the Territory and that country's defiant refusal to comply with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, · Considering that the basic condition required, on the oiie hand, to enable the Namibian :people to exercise *ir right to self-determination and mdependence and, on tlle other hand, to enable the United Nations to fulfil its responsibilities towards Namibia is the appli- tjltion, of effective measures to bring to an end im- DlC(liately the illegal presence of South Africa in the ']f erritory, Gtavely concerned that the refusal of South Africa to comply with the decisions of the Security Council and the General Assembly seriously undermines and epcroaches on the authority of the United Nations, Mindful ot the obligations of Member States under 4rticle 25 of the Charter of the United N ations, : Noting with appreciation the report of the United llfations Council for Namibia,7 • 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Namibia to self-determination and independence, in cpnformity with General Assembly resolution 1514 (?{V), and the legitimacy of their struggle against the '-:>reign occupation of their territory; 2. Expresses solidarity with the people of Namibia i4 their legitimate struggle against foreign occupation abd requests all States to provide increased moral and material assistance to them; · T Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fourth S11sion, Supplement No. 24 (A/7624/Rev.l). 3. Condemns the Government of South Africa for its persistent refusal to withdraw its administration from the Territory and for its policies and actions designed to destroy the national unity and territorial integrity of Namibia, thus persistently violating the principies and obligations of the Charter of the United Nations; 4. Draws the attention of the Security Council to the need for taking appropriate nfoasures in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter to solve the grave situation that has arisen as a result of South Africa's refusal to withdraw its administration from Namibia; 5. Commends the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia to all States and to the sub- sidiary organs of the General Assembly and other competent organs of the United Nations, as well as to the specialized agencies and other intemational organizations concerned, for appropriate action, acting in conformity with the relevant resolutions of the Gen- eral Assembly and the Security Council; 6. Requests the United Nations Council for Na- mibia to continue to discharge, by every available means, the functions entrusted to it in the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the necessary assistance and facilities to the United Nations Council for Namibia to discharge its duties and functions; 8. Calls upon all States to co-operate with the United Nations Council for Namibia in carrying out the tasks entrusted to it. 1819th plenary meeting, 1 December 1969. 2518 (XXIV). Petition8 concerning Namibia The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the United Nations with regard to Namibia, including in particular those set out in General Assembly resolu- tions 2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966, 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967, 2325 (XXII) of 16 December 1967 and 2403 (XXIII) and 2404 (XXIII) of 16 December 1968, N oting that the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples has received and examined during 1969 ten petitions conceming Namibia, in accordance with paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 1805 (XVII) of 14 December 1962 and within the context of the implementation of the Declaration, Noting further that these petitions relate, inter alía, to the general situation and recent developments con- cerning Namibia, to the refusal by South Africa to implement General Assembly resolutions 2145 (XXI) and 2248 (S-V) and, in particular, to the continued implementation by South Africa of the recomm.enda- tions of the Odendaal Commission, 8 including the par- titioning of the Territory into "self-goveming home- lands" and the removal of Africans from their an- cestral lands, ~ s Commission of Enquiry into South West Africa Affairs, established in 1962 by the Government of South Africa under the chairmanship of Mr. F. H. Odendaal.

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