A/RES/2955(XXVII) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 63 3. Recommends that the Commission on Human Rights should consider the question of the exploitation of labour through i11icit and clandestine trafficking at its next session, as provided in Economic and Social Council resolution 1706 (LIil), as a matter of priority; 4. Invites the International Labour Organisation to continue the studies it has begun on illicit trafficking in foreign labour, which is a form of exploitation, and to strengthen international machinery for the protection of migrant workers; 5. Urges the Governments which have not yet done so to give high priority to the ratification of the Con- vention of the International Labour Organisation con- cerning Migration for Employment (Revised 1949), in the context of their efforts to eliminate illicit traf- ficking in foreign labour. 2085th plenary meeting 15 November 1972 2921 (XXVII). Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the third year of its activities,~ submitted under article 9, para- graph 2, of the International Convention on the Elimi- mtion of A11 Forms of Racial Discrimination, 6 l. Takes note of the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; 2. Urgently requests all States which are not yet parties to the International Convention on the Elimi- nation of All Forms of Racial Discrimination to ratify or accede to the Convention, if possible by 10 De- cember 1973, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adop- tion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 3. We/comes the adoption of the new procedure for the consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 9 of the Convention, which in- cludes an invitation to States parties to be present at, and take part in. the Committee's discussions when their reports are under consideration, as suggested in paragraphs 5 and 6 of General Assembly resolution 2783 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971. 2085 th plenary meeting 15 November 1972 2922 (XXVII). Draft Convention on the Sup- pression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2786 (XXVI) of 6 De- cember 1971, Reaffirming its firm conviction that apartheid con- stitutes a total negation of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and is a crime against humanity, Recognizing the urgent need to take further effective measures with a view to the suppression and punish- ment of apartheid, 5 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/8718). 6 Resolution 2106 A (XX). Reaffirming again that the conclusion of an inter- national convention on the suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid would be an important con- tribution to the struggle against apartheid, racism, eco- nomic exploitation, colonial domination and foreign occupation, Noting with satisfaction the efforts made in order to elaborate an international document on the sup- pression and punishment of the crime of apartheid, l. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Special Committee on Apartheid and to States the revised draft Convention on the Suppression and Pun- ishment of the Crime of Apartheid7 and the amend- ments thereto8 for their comments and views; 2. Invites the Economic and Social Council to request the Commission on Human Rights at its twenty- ninth session to consider as a priority item the revised draft Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid and the amendments thereto, and to submit the results of its consideration thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session. 2085th plenary meeting 15 November 1972 2955 (XXVII). Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self- determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial eountries ancl peoples for the effective guarantee and ob- servance of human rights The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self- determination and of the speedy granting of indepen- dence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights", Recalling resolution 2787 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971, in which the General Assembly urged the Security Council as well as States Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies to take effective steps to ensure the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, Reaffirming the inalienable right of all peoples under colonial and alien domination to self-determination, freedom and independence in accordance with the De- claration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, and with Assembly resolutions 2649 (XXV) of 30 November 1970 and 2787 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971, Disturbed at the continued reluctance of the colonial and racist Powers, such as Portugal and South Africa, to recognize and to apply the right to self-determina- tion and independence for the peoples of the Territories under their control, Deeply concerned at the negative attitude of certain Member States to the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General 7 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-seventh Session. Annexes, agenda item 50, document A/8880, para. 42. 8 fbid., para. 43. 64 (;cneral Asscmbly-Twcnty-,cvcnth Session Assembly on decolonization, racism and self-determi- nation, Strongly deploring the intensification of armed re- pre,sion and wanton slaughter of peoples under co- lonial and alien domination and acts of aggression committed by colonialists and alien forces against a number of sovereign States and peoples struggling for their self-determination, which obstruct the full enjoy- ment of human rights, Noting the urgent need, in accordance with the pro- visions of the Charter of the United Nations, for pro- viding maximum material, humanitarian and moral assistance to the peoples of the liberated areas, colonial territories and territories under alien subjugation, I. Reaffirms the right of all peoples, notably of those mentioned i11 General Assembly resolution 2787 (XXVI), to self-determination, freedom and indepen- dence, as well as the legitimacy of their struggle for liberation from colonial and alien domination and foreign subjugation by all available means consistent with the Charter and the resolutions of the United Nations; 2. Strongly condemns all those Governments, par- ticularly the Governments of Portugal and South Africa, which persistently refuse to implement General Assem- bly resolution 1514 (XV) and other pertinent resolu- tions; 3. Strongly condemns the policies of those States members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other Powers which assist Portugal and other racist regimes in Africa and elsewhere in their sup- pression of peoples' aspirations for, and enjoyment of, human rights; 4. Decides to examine concrete wavs and means of extending maximum humanitarian and material assist- ance to the peoples of the liberated areas, colonial territories and territories under alien subjugation; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a re- port to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session, indicating the present scope and nature of assistance being provided to colonial countries and peoples, as well as those in the liberated areas, from relevant existing voluntary funds and other forms of assistance by relevant organs of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, regional intergovernmental organiza- tions and relevant non-governmental organizations after consultation with the Council Committee on Non-Gov- ernmental Organizations, in order to assist in the examination of areas and of ways and means of further promoting humanitarian and material assistance, ac- count being taken of the need for co-ordination; 6. Invites the aforementioned organizations to co- operate with the Secretary-General in the implementa- tion of paragraph 5 above. 2107th plenary meeting 12 December 1972 2956 (XXVII). Report of the United Nations Iliµ-h Conuuiia;;.ioner for Refuµ-res A The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the tTnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees concerning his current activities9 and having heard his statement, 10 Commending the results obtained by the High Com- missioner in the accomplishment of his humanit:1rian task of providing internation::il protection t(1 refugees with111 his mandate and promoting permanent solutions to their problems, Noting with appreciation the manner in which the High Commissioner has, at the request of the Secretary- General and in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly, co-ordinated, or participated in, essential humanitarian actions undertaken by the organiz:1tion, in the United Nations system, Recognizing the importance of voluntary repatriation as a permanent solution to the refugee problem and the useful role that United Nations bodies and non- governmental agencies have been playing in racilitating the rehabilitation of groups of refugees who have volun- tarily returned to their countries of origin. Considering the increasing and fruitful en-operation between the High Commissioner and other member·, of the United Nations svstem in the field of rural settk- ment, education and training of refugees, particularly in Africa, which results in better co-ordination of action and greater efficiency, Noting with satisfaction the increasing number of Governments contributing to the High Commissioner's assistance programme and the substantial increase in some of those contributions, Commending the growing number of accessions to the Convention relating to the Status of Rcfuµees of 195 l1 1 and the Protocol relating to the Status of Ref- ugees of 1967,1 ~ 1. Expresses its deep satisfaction at the efficient manner in which the United Nations High Commis- sioner for Refugees and his staff continue to accom- plish their humanitarian task; 2. Requests the High Commissioner to continue to participate, at the invitation of the Secretary-General, in those humanitarian endeavours of the United Na- tions for which his Office has particular expertise and experience; 3. Requests the High Commissioner to pursue his efforts, in co-operation with Governments, United Na- tions bodies and voluntary agencies, to promote per- manent and speedy solutions to the problems of refugees who are his concern through \'O!untary re- patriation, integration in countries of asylum or res:'ttlc- ment in other countries; 4. Requests the High Commissioner tll continue to provide international protection and assistance tn ref- ugees who are his concern, in accordance with the r;levant resolutions of the General Assemblv and the directives of the Executive Committee of -the High Commissioner's Programme; 5. Urges Governments to continue to lend their sup- port to the High Commissioner's humanitarian action by: (a) Facilitating his efforts in the field of interna- tional protection; !l Ibid., Twc1111·-.1·c1·e11tli Scs.,ion, S11pr•lc111(·111 Xo. 12 (A/8712) and S11ppleme11t No. 12A (A/87J21Add.1). 10 Ibid., Twenty-seventh s~ssion, Third Commitfre, 1954th meeting. 11 United Nations, Treaty Series. vol. I 89, No. 2545, p. 137. 12 lbid., vol. 606, No. 8791, p. 267.

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