A/RES/2873(XXVI) GA

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 ). 108 General Assembly-Twenty-sixth Session Reiterating its conviction that any economic or other activity which impedes the implementation of the Declaration and obstructs efforts aimed at the elimina- tion of colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa and other colonial Territories violates the political, economic and social rights and interests of the people in those Territories and is therefore incompatible with the purposes and principies of the Charter, Noting with deep concern the intensified activities of those foreign econornic, financia! and other interests in those Territories which contrary to the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, are directly and indirectly assisting the Govemments of South Africa and Portugal, as well as the illegal racist mino!ity régime in Southern Rhodesia, and impeding the reahza- tion by the peoples of the Territories of their legitimate aspirations for self-determination and independence, l. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of dependent Territories to self-determination and inde- pendence and to the enjoyment of the natural resources of their Territories, as well as their right to dispose of those resources in their best interests; 2. Affirms that the activities of foreign economic, financia! and other interests operating at present in the colonial Territories of Southern Rhodesia and Namibia, as well as in those under Portuguese domination, con- stitute a major obstacle to political independence and to the enjoyment of the natural resources of those Territories by the indigenous inhabitants; 3. Approves the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this question; 4. Reiterates its declaration that any administering Power, by depríving the colonial peoples of the exer- cise of their rights ar by subordinating them to foreign economic and financia! interests, violates the obligations it has assumed under Chapters XI and XII of the Charter of the United Nations; 5. Condemns the present activities and operating methods of those foreign economic and other interests in the Territories under colonial domination which are designed to perpetuate the subjugation of depen- dent peoples; 6. Deplores the support given by the colonial Pow- ers and other States to those foreign economic and other interests engaged in exploiting the natural and human resources of the Territories without regard to the welfare of the indigenous peoples, thus violating the political, econornic and social rights and interests of the indigenous peoples and obstructing the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration in respect of those Territories; 7. Condemns the construction of the Cabora Bassa project in Mozambique and the Cunene River Basin project in Angola, which are designed to entrench further colonialist and racialist domination over the Territories of southern Africa and which are a source of international tension; 8. Deplores the policies of those Governments which have not yet prevented their nationals and bodies corporate under their jurisdiction from participating in the Cabora Bassa and the Cunene River Basin projects, and urgently requests the Governments concerned to take all the necessary measures to terminate this parti- cipation and to have them w:ithdraw immediately from all activities related to those projects; 9. Calls upan the adrninistering Powers to abolish every discriminatory and unjust wage system which prevails in the Territories under their administration and to apply in each Territory a uniform system of wages to all the inhabitants without any discrimination; 10. Calls upon the colonial Powers and States con- cerned to take legislative, administrative and other measures in respect of their nationals who own and operate enterprises in colonial Territories, particularly in southern Africa, which are detrímental to the inter- ests of the inhabitants of those Territories, in order to put an end to such enterprises and to prevent new investments which run counter to the interests of the inhabitants; 11. Requests all States to take effective measures to end the supply of funds and other forros of assistance, including military equipment, to those régimes which use such assistance to repress the national liberation movements; 12. Requests the Special Committee to continue to study this question, including in particular the efforts being made by non-governmental organizations to acquaint world public opinion with the role of foreign economic and other interests in impeding the imple- mentation of the Declaration, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to render ali possible assistance to the Special Committee in the preparation of the study and to give the widest possible publicity to that study when it is completed, as well as to previous studies and any other related aspects of the question. 2028th plenary meeting, 20 December 1971. 2874 (XXVI). lrnplernentation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations The General Assembly, Having considered the itero entitled "Iropleroenta- tion of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence 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 Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, and the programme of action for the full impleroenta- tion of the Declaration, contained in its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, Recalling further its resolutions 2311 (XXII) of 14 December 1967, 2426 (XXIII) of 18 December 1968, 2555 (XXIV) of 12 Decerober 1969 and 2704 (XXV) of 14 December 1970, as well as other relevant resolutions, Taking into account the relevant resolutions of the Security Council on southem Africa, in particular reso- lution 277 (1970) of 18 March 1970 on the question of Southern Rhodesia and resolution 283 (1970) of 29 July 1970 on the question of Namibia, Taking into account with appreciation the reports submitted on the itero by the Secretary-General, 42 the 42 A/8314 and Add.1-6 and A/8480.

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