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82 General Assembly-Twenty-sixth Session United Nations, to consider, as a matter of highest priority: (a) The further action that it might itself take with a view to the speedy elimination of racial discrimina- tion throughout the world; ( b) The action that it might suggest to its subsidiary organs, to States and to international and national bodies for this purp0se; (e) The follow-up measures required to ensure full and effective implementation of its decisions in this matter; 6. Endorses the invitation addressed by the Eco- nomic and Social Council to the lnternational Labour Organisation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to provide the Commission on Human Rights with reports on the nature and effect of any racial discrimination of whose existence they have knowledge in their sphere of com- petence and requests that such reports should be submitted annually, and also endorses the invitation ad- dressed by the Council to the non-governmental or- ganizations in consultative status referred to in para- graph 5 above which have a special interest in the elimination of racism and racial discrimination to com- municate biennially to the Council, and for the infor- mation of any interested organ of the United Nations, their endeavours and progress in the struggle against racism, apartheid and racial discrimination in all its forms; 7. Requests the Secretary-General: (a) In conformity with the conclusions stated in paragraphs 52 and 57 of bis report on the review and reappraisal of United Nations information policies and activities, 9 to study information programmes on all questions relating to racial discrimination, taking into account the views of the Economic and Social Council and its competent subsidiary bodies with a view to in- tensifying the realization of such programmes; ( b) To pursue, as a majar fe ature of action to combat racism and racial discrimination after the Inter- national Year, a world-wide programme intended to build up public opinion, especially through radio and television broadcasts, and the distribution of appro- priate literature such as the Statement on Race and Racial Preiudice, 10 adopted by a committee of experts on the subject convened by the United Nations Educa- tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization in París in September 1967, and the special study on racial dis- crimination in the political, economic, social and cul- tural spheres, prepared by the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 11 with a view to eradicat- ing once and for ali false racial beliefs based upan dis- tortion or lack of scientific knowledge and showing how the different races complement one another; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session a re- port on the measures taken by United N ations organs, which would make possible a detailed assessment and formulation of further new methods and measures to combat racism, racial discrimination and apartheid. 9 A/C.5/1320/Rev.1. 2001st plenary meeting, 6 December 1971. 10 UNESCO document SHC/CS/122/8, appendix 4. 11 Racial Discrimination (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.71.XIV.2). 2786 (XXVI). Draft convention on the suppres- sion and punishment of the crime of apartheid The General Assembly, Firmly convinced that apartheid constitutes a total negation of the purposes and principies of the Charter of the United Nations and is a crime against humanity, Recognizing the need to take further effective meas- ures with a view to the suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid, Recognizing that the conclusion of a convention on the suppression and punishment of the crime of apart- heid under the auspices of the United Nations would be an important contribution to the struggle against apartheid, racism, economic exploitation, colonial dom- ination and foreign occupation, Considering that there has been no opportunity at the current session of the General Assembly to consider fully the draft convention submitted to the Third Com- mittee, 12 l. Invites the Secretary-General to transmit to the Commission on Human Rights the draft convention on the suppression and punishment of the crime of apart- heid, together with the relevant records of the discus- sion; 2. Recommends that the Commission on Human Rights at its twenty-eighth session and the Economic and Social Council at its fifty-second session should con- sider this item, in co-operation with the Special Com- mittee on Apartheid, as a matter of priority, and should submit the text of the draft convention on the suppres- sion and punishment of the crime of apartheid to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session. 2001 st plenary meeting, 6 December 1971. 2787 (XXVI). lmportance of the universal reali- zation of the right of peoples to self-determi- nation ami of the speedy granting of inde- pendence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights The General Assembly, Rea.ffirminf{ its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, 1803 (XVII) of 14 December 1962, 1904 (XVIII) of 20 November 1963, 2200 (XXI) of 16 December 1966, 2535 B (XXIV) of 10 December 1969, 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, 2649 (XXV) of 30 November 1970 and 2672 C (XXV) of 8 De- cember 1970 and resolution VIII adopted by the Inter- national Conference on Human Rights held at Teheran in 1968,13 Solemnly reaffirming that the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and colonial exploita- tion is a violation of the principle of self-determination as well as a denial of basic human rights and is con- trary to the Charter of the United Nations, Concerned that many peoples continue to be denied the right to self-determination and are living under conditions of colonial and foreign domination, e Of]icial Rccords of thc General Assemblv, Twenty-sixth Session, A nnexes, agenda ítem 54, document Ai8542, para. 32. 13 Final Act of the lnternational Conference on Human RiRhts (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.68.XIV.2), p. 9.

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