A/RES/2980(XXVII) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 81 Reaffirming that the administering Powers, in ac- cordance with Chapters XI and XII of the Charter of the United Nations, have the obligation to ensure the political, economic, social and educational advanc~- ment of the inhabitants of the Territories under their administration and to protect the human and natural resources of those Territories against abuses, 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 peoples of the Territories and is therefore incom- patible with the purposes and principles of the Charter, Deeply disturbed by the increasingly intensified activi- ties of those foreign economic, financial and other interests in the Territories which, contrary to the rele- vant resolutions of the General Assembly, assist the Governments of Portugal and South Africa, as well as the illegal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia, and impede the realization by the peoples of the Ter- ritories of their legitimate aspirations for self-determina- tion and independence, 1. 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. Reaffirms that the activities of foreign economic, financial 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 Ter- ritories by the indigenous inhabitants; 3. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this question; 4. Declares once again that any administering Power, by depriving the colonial peoples of the exercise of their rights or by subordinating them to foreign economic and financial interests, violates the obliga- tions it has assumed under Chapters XI and XII of the Charter of the United Nations; 5. Condemns the policies of the colonial Powers and other States which continue to support those for- eign economic and other interests engaged in exploit- ing the natural and human resources of the Territories without regard to the welfare of the indigenous peoples, thus violating the political, economic and social rights and interests of the indigenous peoples and obstructing the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration in respect of those Territories; 6. Strongly condemns the continuation of the con- struction of the Cabora Bassa project in Mozamhique and the Cunene River Basin project in Angola, which are designed further to entrench colonialist and racialist domination over the Territories in Africa and are a source of international tension; 7. Comiemns 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 Cunene River Basin projects, and urgently requests the Governments concerned to take all the necessary measures to terminate this par- ticipation and to have them withdraw immediately from all activities related to the projects; 8. 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 Africa, which are detrimental to the interests of the inhabitants of those Territories, in order to put an end to such enterprises and to prevent new investments that run counter to the interests of the inhabitants; 9. Requests all States to take effective measures to, end the supply of funds and other forms of assistanc&;' including military supplies and equipment, to those regimes which use such assistance to repress the peo- ples of the colonial Territories and their national libera- tion movements; 10. Calls upon the administering Powers to abolish every discriminatory and unjust wage system which pre- vails in the Territories under their administration and to apply in each Territory a uniform system of wages to all the inhabitants without any discrimination; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to give the widest possible publicity to the adverse effects of the activities of foreign economic and other interests in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia, the Territories under Portuguese domination and all other colonial Terri- tories, as well as to the decisions of the Special Com- mittee and the General Assembly on this question; 12. Requests the Special Committee to continue to study this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth ,session. 2110th plenary meeting 14 December 1972 2980 (XXVII). Implementation of the Declara- tion on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples hy the spe- rialized agencies and the international insti- tutions associated with the United Nations The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Implementa- tion of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence 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 implementa- tion of the Declaration, contained in its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, as well as all other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, Taking into account with appreciation the reports submitted on the item by the Secretary-General,22 the Econornic and Social Council23 and the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoplcs,24 c:· \18647 and Add.I and 2, A/8862. ~:: Sec Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty- se1•e111h S1•Hion, Supplrment No. 3 (A/8703), chap. XVI. ~-1 /hid. Supplement No. 23 (A/8723/Rev.l), chap. VII. 82 General A■sembly-Twenty-aeventh SeHion Bearing in mind the conclusions and recommenda- tions of the Special Mission of the Special Committee which visited the liberated areas of Guinea (Bissau) in April 1972,25 Mindful of the views and suggestions put forward by the representatives of the Organization of African Unity and the national liberation movements concerned dur- ing the meetings at the Seew'ity Council26 and the Spe- cial Committee27 he1d in. Africa in 1972, in particular their request for assistance from the specialized agencies and other international institutions, Conscious of the urgent and pressing need of the peoples in alli oolonial Territories, par,ticularly of the national liberation. movements and the populations in the liberated ,¥* of some of those Territories, for assistance froltt the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, espe- cially in the fields of education, training, health and nutrition, Having invited, in consultation with the Or~aniza- tion of African Unity and through it, representatives of the national liberation movements of the colonial Ter- ritories in Africa to participate in an observer capacity in its consideration of the Territories concerned, and having heard the statements of the leaders of those liberation movements relating, in particular, to the reconstruction programmes being undertaken by •their organizations in the liberated areas of the Territories, Recognizing the urgent need for further and more effective measures for the full and speedy implementa- tion of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Special Committee by all the organizations of the United Nations system within their respective spheres of com- petence, Noting with growing concern that, while several of the specialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system have provided considerable as- sistance to refugees from the colonial Territories in Africa, many of them have not extended their full co- operation to the United Nations in the implementation of the relevant resolutions relating •to providing as- sistance to the national liberation movements and d• continuing all collaboration with the Governments of Portugal and South Africa, as well as the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia, Noting with appreciation that some of the organiza.. tions have taken or are taking steps to formulate, M consultation with the Organization of African Ullfcr, concrete programmes for providing assistance, witlm their spheres of competence, to the peoples of tic colonial Territories in Africa striving to liberate the• selves from colonial domination, Taking into account the views expressed by the Organization of African Unity on the question of pro- cedures for the participation of representatives of the national liberation movements of the colonial Terri- tories in Africa in conferences, seminars and other regional meetings convened by the specialized agencies, Mindful of the necessity to keep under continuous review the activities of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in the implementation of the various United Nations decisions relating to decolonization, 211 Ibid., chap. X, para. 36. 26 See Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty- seventh Year, 1627th to 1639th meetings. 27 See A/AC.109/SR.847 to 870. 1. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the item;28 2. Reaffirms that the recognition by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Na- tions bodies of the legitimacy of the struggle of co- lonial peoples to achieve freedom and independence entails, as a corollary, the extension by the United Nations system of organizations of all the necessary moral and material assistance to the national liberation movements of the colonial Territories, including espe- cially the liberated areas of those Territories; 3. Expresses its appreciation to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the lUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and to those other specialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system which have been co-operating in varying degrees with the United Nations in the implementation of the Decla- ration and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 4. Reiterates its urgent appeal to all specialized aa,mies and other organizations within the United Nelliens system and to all States to render, as a matter of lll!gency, all possible moral and material assistance to tie colonial peoples in Africa stru&gling for their liberation from colonial rule, to initiate or broaden colffllcts •and co-operation with them in consultation wid\, the Organization of African Unity and, in par- ticdlr, to work out and implement, with the active co- operation of the Organization of African Unity and, through it, of the national liberation fbovements, con- crete programmes for such assistanctf to the peoples of Angola, Guinea (Bissau) and Cape Verde, Mozam- bique, Southern Rhodesia and Namibia, including in particular the peoples in the liberated areas of those Territories and their national liberation movements; 5. Reiterates its urgent request tl., the specialized agencies and other organizations wi11fnn the United Nations system, including in particular the United Na- tions Development Programme and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, should take measures, within their respective spheres of com- petence, to increase the scope of their assistance to refugees from colonial Territories, including assistance to the Governments concerned in the preparation and execution of projects beneficial to those refugees, and in that connexion to introduce the greatest possible measure of flexibility in their relevant procedures; 6. Urges once again the specialized agencies and ot~r organizations within the United Nations system, in accordance with the re.Jevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Counci.J, to take all necessary measures to withhold any financial, eco- nomic, technical and other assistance from the Gov- ernments of Portugal and South Africa and the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia, and to discontinue all collaboration with them until they renounce their policies of racial discrimination and colonial oppression; 7. Requests the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations within the United Nations system, in con- sultation with the Organization of African Unity, to ensure the representation of the colonial Territories in 28 01/icial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/8723/Rev.1), chap. VII. Rc,olulions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Commiti.•c 83 Africa by the national liberation movements con- cerned, in an appropriate capacity, when dealing with matters pertaining to those Territories; 8. Recommends that all Governments should in- tensify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system of which they arc members to ensure the full and effec- tive implementation of the Declaration and other rel- evant resolutions of the United Nations, and in that connexion should accord priority to the question of providing a:,sistance, on an emergency basis, to peoples in the colonial Territories and to their national libera- tion movements; 9. Recommends that the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, with a view to facilitating the implementation of para- graph 8 above, should request their executive heads to formulate and submit to their respective governing bodies or legislative organs, as a matter of priority and with the act,ive co-operation of the Organization of African Unity, concrete proposals for specific pro- grammes of all possible assistance to the peoples in colonial Territories and their national liberation move- ments, together with a comprehensive analysis of the problems, if any, confronted by these agencicf; and organizations; 10. Requests the Economic and Socia·] Council to continue to consider, in consultation with the Special Committee, appropriate measures for co-ordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in implementing the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 11. Requests the Secretary-General: (a) To prepare for submission to the relevant bodies concerned with related aspects of the present item. with the assistance of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, a re- port on the action taken since the circulation of his previous report in implementation of the relevant reso- lutions of the United Nations, including the present resolution; (b) To continue to assist the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in working out appropriate measures for im- plementing the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session; 12. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question and to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session. 2110th plenary meeting 14 December 1972 2981 (XXVII). United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa The General Assembly, RecaJ.ling its resolution 2349 (XXII) of 19 Decem- ber 1967, whereby it established an integrated educa- tional and tmining programme for Namibians, South Africans, Southern Rhodesians and persons from Ter- ritories under Portuguese administration, Recalling its decision, contained in paragraph 7 of resolution 2349 (XXII), that the United Nations Edu- cational and Training Programme for Southern Africa should be financed from a trust fund made up of Vlll1111tary contributions. J'a/,.ing nute of the report of the Secretary-General on thL· Programme for 197 1 /72, ~" Tiding note with satisfaction of the increase in con- trihulions during the period under review and the Cllrr,·spumling increase in assi,tance, in the form of individual awards, to persons from the Territories con- cernL'd to further their education, Rccogni:)ng, however, that the funds made available have thereby been expended to provide such assistance and that :1dditional funds arc required if the Pro- gramme is to continue in l,pcration, L'.1pressing i1.1· firm conviction that the provision of assi,tance for the cducat ion and training of persons from the Territories concerned is as essential as ever and should not only continue, but also be expanded, 1. Expresses its appreciation to all those who have rnadL' voluntary contributions to the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa; 2. Once again urgently appeals to all States, organ- izations and individuals to make generous contributions tu thl' Programme so that it might not only continue in nperation, but also be strengthened and expanded; 3. necides that, as a further transitional measure, provi,ion shall be made, under the regular budget of the United Nations for the financial year 1973, for an amount of $100,000 to ensure continuity of the Pro- gramme pending the receipt of adequate voluntary con- tributions; 4. J"a/,.es note with approval of the further efforts made to strengthen co-operation between the Pro- gram me and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the specialized agencies, the Organization of African Unity and other agencies assisting persons from southern Africa, and hopes that these efforts will be continued with a view to the co-ordination of their activities in the field of education and training for per- suns from the Territories concerned; 5. h,"xpresses its appreciation to the Secretary-Gen- eral and to the members of the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Pro- gramme for Southern Africa, established in pursuance of paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 2431 ( XXIII) of 18 December 1968, for the work they have accomplished during the period under review in con- nexion with the Programme; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session on the activity and progress of the Programme. 2110th plenary meeting 14 December 1972 2982 (XXVII). Offers hy Member States of study and training facilities for inhahitants of Non-SPH-Governing Territories The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2876 (XXVI) of 20 De- cember 1971, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on offers by Member States of study and training facili- ties for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Tcrritories,:i0 211 A/8850 and Add. I. 30 A/8855.

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