A/RES/31/12 GA

20 General Assembly-Thirty-first Session 2. Welcomes the important steps taken during t~e year by the International Atomic Ei:iergy Agency 1~ concluding safeguards agreements with many States, 3. Urges all States to continue to co-operate with the International Atomic Energy Agency and to take all necessary measures to enhance the r~cognized _efforts of the Agency in the fulfilment of its tas~s m the various fields of the peaceful uses of atonuc energy, in accordance with its statute; 4. Commends the International Atomic Energy Agency on the role it played in the preparatio!1 of the latest survey of uranium resources, product10n and demand and urges that this survey should be kept under constant review; 5 Notes with appreciation the efforts of the Inter- nati~nal Atomic Energy Agency in connexion with its work regarding the physical protection of nuclear 1!1ate- rials and its detailed study of the concept of regional fuel cycle centres; 6. Requests the International Atomic_ En~rgy Agency to inform the General Assembly at its th1rty- second session of the results of the Salzburg conference; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to trans~it to the Director General of the International Atomic En- ergy Agency the records of the thirty-first se~sion _of the General Assembly relating to the Agency s activ- ities. 61st plenary meeting JO November 1976 31/12. Question of Cyprus32 The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Cyprus, Deeply concerned over the prolongation of the Cy- prus crisis, which endangers international peace and security, Reiterating its full support for the sovereignty, inde- pendence, territorial integrity a~d non-align~ent of the Republic of Cyprus, and callmg once agam for the cessation of all foreign interference in its affairs, Deeply regretting that the United Nations resolutions on Cyprus have not yet been implemented, Mindful of the need to solve the problem of Cyprus without further delay by peaceful means in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, 1. Reaffirms its resolutions 3212 (XXIX) of 1 No- vember 1974 and 3395 (XXX) of 20 November 1975; 2. Demands the urgent implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions; 3. Calls upon all parties concerned to co-operate fully with the Secretary-General in this regard; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide his good offices for the negotiations between the representatives of the two communities; 5. Expresses the hope that the Security Council will consider appropriate steps for the implementation of its resolution 365 (1974) of 13 December 1974; 32 See 2.lso sect. I above, foot-note 7, and sect. X.B.2 below, decision 311403. 6. Requests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation of the present resolution and report thereon to the Gcncr:ll Assembly at its thirty-second SeSSH>n; 7. Decides to include the item entitled "Question of Cyprus" in the provisional agenda of its thirty-second session. 65th plenary meeting 12 November 1976 :{ I 13. Co.operation hetwcen the United Nation!I and thP Or~anization of African Unity The General Asse,n/;/y, Recalling all its previous resolutions on co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, including in particular resolution 3280 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974, Taking note of the relevant resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its thirteenth ordinary session, held at Port Louis from 2 to 6 July 1976, Taking into account the statement made by the cur- rent Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at the 31 st plenary meeting of the General Assembly on 14 October 1976,:1~ A ware of the important role which the Organization of African Unity is playing in helping to achieve the objectives of the United Nations in the world in general and on the African continent in particular, Noting with smisfaction the continued efforts of the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to help solve the serious problems which principally affect southern Africa, A ware of the urgent need to give increased assistance to the victims of colonialism, racial discrimination and apartheid resulting from the intensified acts of repres- sion against the African peoples by the Government of South Africa and the illegal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Conscious of the need to take effective steps for the widest possible dissemination of information relating to the struggle of the African peoples concerned for their liberation from colonialism, racial discrimination and apartheid, Bearing in mind the positive results achieved in the work of the United Nations bodies concerned as a direct consequence of the participation of representa- tives of the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity in the relevant proceedings of these bodies in an observer capacity, I . Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African UnityH and commends his ef- forts in promoting such co-operation; 2. Again expresses its appreciation of the outstand- ing contribution made hy the Organization of African :::: Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Scs- ·°'io11. P/cnarv Meetings. 31 st meeting, paras. 74-97. :ii A/31/217.

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