A/RES/2991(XXVII) GA

8 General Assembly-Twenty-seventh Session Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mongolia Morocco Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Viet-Nam Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tunisia Uganda United Arab Emirates United Republic of Tanzania Upper Volta Western Samoa Yemen Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia B. LIST OF STATES INDICATED IN SECTION II, PARAGRAPH 4 (b) Australia Austria Belgium Canada Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany, Federal Republic of Greece Holy See Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal San Marino Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America C. LIST OF STATES INDICATED IN SECTION II, PARAGRAPH 4 (c) Argentina Barbados Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela D. LIST OF STATES INDICATED IN SECTION II, PARAGRAPH 4 (d) Albania Bulgaria Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Romania Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 2962 (XXVII). Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2011 (XX) of 11 October 1965, 2193 (XXI) of 15 December 1966, 2505 (XXIV) of 20 November 1969 and 2863 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971 on co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, Noting with satisfaction the further development of co-operation between the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, especially in their efforts to solve the grave situation in southern Africa, Noting in particular the results of the meetings held by the Security Council in Addis Ababa, from 28 January to 4 February 1972,13 in response to the in- vitation of the Organization of African Unity, l. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity14 and commends his efforts in promoting such co-operation; 2. Reiterates the firm intention of the United Na- tions, in co-operation with the Organization of African Unity, to intensify its efforts to find a solution to the present grave situation in southern Africa; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to intensify co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Gen- eral Assembly, particularly with regard to the provi- sion of assistance to the victims of colonialism and apartheid in southern Africa and the dissemination of information on the present grave situation in that region; 4. Invites the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations concerned within the United Nations sys- tem, particularly the United Nations Development Programme, to continue and intensify their co-oper- ation with the Organization of African Unity; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, at its twenty-eighth session, a report on the implementation of the present resolution and on the development of co-operation between the Or- ganization of African Unity and other organizations concerned within the United Nations system. 2108th plenary meeting 13 December 1972 2991 (XXVII). Report of the Security Council The General Assembly, Having received the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period from 16 June 1971 to 15 June 1972,15 submitted in accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, Having also received the report of the Secretary- General16 submitted in accordance with General As- 13 See Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty- seventh Year, 1627th to 1639th meetings. 14 A/8859. 15 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-seventh. Session, Supplement No. 2 (A/8702). lGA/8847 and Add.I. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 9 sembly resolution 2864 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971, in accordance with Article 25 of the Charter of the United Nations; Taking note of the views and suggestions contained in the report of the Secretary-General and in the replies of Member States annexed to that report, 1. Takes note of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period from 16 June 1971 to 15 June 1972, as well as the report of the Secretary-General submitted in accordance with Assembly resolution 2864 (XXVI); 2. Calls upon Member States to ensure the strict application of the decisions of the Security Council • 3. Appeals to Member States which have not yet expressed their views on ways and means of enhancing the effectiveness of the Security Council in accord- ance with the principles and provisions of the Charter to do so by 30 June 1973 at the latest; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a re- port to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth ses- sion. 2111th plenary meeting 15 December 1972 • • Other decisions Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations (Item 7) At its 2037th plenary meeting, on 23 September 1972, the General Assembly took note of the communication dated 20 September 1972 from the Secretary- General to the President of the General Assembly.17 Adoption of the agenda (Item 8) At its 2035th, 2036th, 2037th, 2047th, 2070th and 2081st plenary meetings, on 22, 23 and 29 September, 20 October and 9 November 1972, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the General Committee,18 adopted the agenda for the twenty-seventh session. At its 2035th and 2036th plenary meetings, on 22 and 23 September 1972, the General Assembly decided, on the recommendation of the General Commit- tee, 111 to include the following items in the provisional agenda of the twenty- eighth session: Measures to be taken against ideologies and practices based on terror or on incitement to racial discrimination or any other form of group hatred. Declaration on Universal Participation in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Question of issuing special invitations to States which are not Members of the United Nations or members of any of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice to become parties to the Convention on Special Missions. Amendment to Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (Seat of the Court) and consequential amendments to Articles 23 and 28. Question of Korea: report of the United Nations Commission for the Uni- fication and Rehabilitation of Korea. Creation of favourable conditions to accelerate the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (Item 10) At its 2108th plenary meeting, on 13 December 1972, the General Assembly took note of the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization.20 17 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-seventh Session, Annexes, agenda item 7, document A/8816. · 18/bid., agenda item 8, documents A/8800/Rev.l and Add.I and 2. For the allocation of agenda items, see above pp. v-xi. 19 Jbid., document A/8800/Rev.1, paras. 15 and 16. 2o Ibid., Twenty-seventh Session, Supplement No. I (A/8701 and Corr.I) and Supple- ment No. JA (A/8701/Add.1).

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