A/RES/2872(XXVI) GA

106 General Assemhly-Twenty-sixth Session (b) To refrain from all direct or indirect relations, (a) To represent Namibia whenever it is required; economic or otherwise, with South Africa, where those ( b) To continue its consultations, at United N ations relations concern Namibia; Headquarters, in Africa or elsewhere, with the rel?re- (c) Not to recognize as legally valid any rights or sentatives of the Namibian people and the Orgamza- interests in Namibian property or resources purportedly tion of African Unity; acquired from the South African Government after (e) To assume responsibility for the urgent ~stab- 27 October 1966; lishment of a short-term and long-term co-ordmated (d) To take effective economic and other measures designed to ensure the immediate withdrawal of the South African administration from Namibia, thereby making possible the implementation of General As- sembly resolutions 2145 (XXI) and 2248 (S-V); 7. Invites the Security Council to take effective measures, in conformity with the relevant provisions. of the Charter to secure the withdrawal by South Afnca of its illeg~l administration from Namibia, and the implementation of the resolutions of the General As- sembly and the Security Council designed to enable the people of Namibia to exercise their right to self- determination; 8. Calls once again upon South Africa to treat Namibians captured during their struggle far freedom as prisoners of war in accordance with th~ Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Pnsoners of War, of 12 August 1949,34 and to co~ply wi~h. !he Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civihan Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,35 and, in this regard, invites the International Committee of the Red Cross to exercise its good offices to secure South Africa's compliance with those Conventions; 9. Requests all States and the specialized agencies and other organizations . within the ~ni~ed Natio~s system, in co-operation w1th the . ~rgamzat10n of Afn- can Unity, to render to the Nam1bian people_ all mor~l and material assistance necessary to contmue their struggle for the restoration of their inalienable right to self-determination and independence, and to work out, in active co-operation with t~e l!nited Nati~ms CouJ?cil for Namibia and the Orgamzatlon of African Uruty, concrete programmes of assistance to Namibia; 10. Invites the specialized agencies to give full publicity, through all media, to the question of Nami- bia and to the conditions prevailing in the Territory to which their respective spheres of competence are related; 11. Recommends the report of the United Nations Council for N amibia86 to all States and to the sub- sidiary organs of the General Assembly and other competent organs of_ the United Natio1;s, _as we~I ~s the specialized agencies and other organ~zatlons. w1th!n the United Nations system, for appropnate act10n, m conformity with the relevant resolutions of the Gen- eral Assembly and the Security Council; 12. Reaffirms the direct responsibility of the United Nations in regard to the Territory of Namibia and its obligation to lead the Namibian people to self- determination and independence; 13. Requests the United Nations Council for Nami- bia in accordance with the provisions of the relevant ' . resolutions of the General Assembly, to contmue to discharge its functions and responsibilities, and in particular: 34 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 15 (1950), No. 972. 85 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 15 (1950), No. 973. 86 O/ficial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/8424). programme of technical and financia! assistance to Namibia, as explained in the report of t~e Secretary- General,37 in line with the relevant provis1ons of Gen- eral Assembly resolution 2248 (S-V); 14. Notes with appreciation the recognition by a large number of States of the identity certificates and travel documents issued to Namibians by the United Nations Council for Namibia38 and once again calls upon all other States which have not yet done so to recognize those documents; 15. Calls upon all States to co-operate fully with the United Nations Council for Namibia in its efforts to discharge its responsibilities; 16. Requests the Secretary-General, bearing in mind the recommendation of the United Nations Council for Namibia concerning the enlargement of its membership with a view to ensuring broader representation on the Council,39 to hold consultations among the permanent members of the Security Council and other regional groups not represented on the United Nations Council for Namibia and to report thereon to the General Assembly; 17. Urges the Secretary-General, in view of the recommendation of the United Nations Council for Namibia, to undertake the necessary consultations to nominate as soon as possible a full-time United Nations Commissioner for Namibia; 18. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the necessary assistance and facilities to the United Nations Council for Namibia and to the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia for the discharge of their respective duties and functions; 19. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to intensify publicity relating to Nami- bia, and to issue a series of United Nations commemo- rative postage stamps to publicize the direct respon- sibility of the United Nations for Namibia; 20. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the present resolution to the competent subsidiary organs of the General Assembly, other organs of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions within the United Nations system; 21. Further requests the Secretary-General to re- port to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session on the implementation of the present reso- lution. 2028th plenary meeting, 20 December 1971. 2872 (XXVI). United Nations Fund for Namibia The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966, by which the United Nations decided to termín- ate the Mandate of South Africa over Namibia and 87 A/8473. 38 See O{!icial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty- sixth Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/8424), annex I. 89 /bid., Supplement No. 24 (A/8424), para. 197. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 107 assume direct responsibility for the Territory until its independence, Reatfirming its resolve to discharge that responsibil- ity in regard to the Territory, Mindful that, by assuming direct responsibility for Namibia, the United Nations incurred a solemn obliga- tion to assist and prepare the people of the Territory for self-determination and independence, Recalling further its resolution 2679 (XXV) of 9 December 1970, whereby it decided to establish a United Nations Fund for Namibia to provide com- prehensive assistance to the people of the Territory, Recognizing that South Africa's continued illegal occupation of Namibia at present prevents the United Nations from furnishing needed large-scale assistance within the Territory, H aving examined the report of the Secretary- General4º on the development, planning, execution and administration of a comprehensive programme of assist- ance to Namibians in various fields, Having considered the recommendations set out in that report and having noted that the assistance envis- aged consists of: (a) Short-term and intermediate-term assistance to those Namibians who are at present accessible to international aid, ( b) Toe drawing up of a plan of co-ordinated intemational assistance to be implemented within Namibia following the withdrawal of South Africa from the Territory, Bearing in mind that the scope of the programme, as well as its financing and administrative machinery, will be subject to review by the General Assembly when South Africa's illegal occupation of Namibia is ter- minated, l. Expresses its appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General and the conclusions and recom- mendations contained therein; 2. Reaffirms its previous decision, contained in resolution 2679 (XXV), to establish a United Nations Fund for Namibia for the purpose of putting into effect the comprehensive programme of assistance to Nami- bians outlined in the report of the Secretary-General; 3. Decides, as a transitional measure, to allocate to the Fund the sum of $50,000 from the regular budget of the United Nations for 1972; 4. Authorizes the Secretary-General to appeal to Govemments for voluntary contributions to the Fund; 5. Invites Govemments to appeal to their national organizations and institutions for voluntary financia! contributions to the Fund; 6. Authorizes the Secretary-General to implement the short-term and intermediate-term measures con- tained in his report as soon as the necessary funds are available; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements for the administration of the Fund and for the comprehensive programme, in con- formity with the proposals and suggestions set out in paragraphs 77 to 85 of the report;40 8. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the specialized agencies and other organi- zations within the United Nations system to render all necessary assistance to the Secretary-General in 40 A/8473. carrying out the tasks assigned to bim under the present resolution; 9. Decides, pending the entry into full operation of the comprehensive programme, that Namibians shall continue to be eligible for assistance through the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southem Africa and the United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake a study of tbe economic, social and cultural needs of Namibia, with a view to the formulation of a con- tingency plan of co-ordinated intemational and tech- nical assistance, to be implemented in Namibia follow- ing the withdrawal of South Africa from the Territory; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution. 2028th plenmy meeting, 20 December 1971. 2873 (XXVI). Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the im• plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Coun• tries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Na- mibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in ali other Territories un- der colonial domination and efforts to elimi- nate colonialism, apartheid and racial dis- crimination in southern Africa The General Assembly, Having considered the ítem entitled "Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are imped- ing the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Terri- tories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southem Africa", Having examined the report of tbe Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementa- tion of the Declaration on the Granting of Independ- ence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this question,41 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full imple- mentation of the Declaration, Recalling further its previous resolutions on the item, in particular resolution 2703 (XXV) of 14 De- cember 1970, Reaffirming that the administering Powers, in accord- ance with Chapters XI and XII of the Charter of the United Nations, have the obligation to ensure the political, economic, social and educational advance- ment of the inhabitants of the Territories under their administration and to protect the human and natural resources of those Territories against abuses, 41 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 23A (A/8423/Rev.1/ Add. l ).

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