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134 General Assembly-Thirty-first Session corporations, whether public or private, operate in Namibia of the illegality of such operations and the position of the Council in this regard; 8. Authorizes the United Nations Council for Na- mibia to contact administering and managing bodies of foreign corporations operating in Namibia, with par- ticular emphasis on those which are not under direct governmental control, to warn them of the illegal basis on which they are operating in Namibia and of the position of the Council in this regard; 9. Calls upon those States which have resident or non-resident consular representation in Namibia, whether ordinary or honorary, to terminate such rep- resentation. 105th plenary meeting 20 December 1976 31/149. Action hy intergovernmental and non- governmental organizations with respect to Namibia The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia91 and the relevant chapters of 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,92 Recalling its resolution 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967, by which it established the United Nations Council for Namibia with the responsibility of administering N ami- bia until independence, Recalling further the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, and the programme of action for the full imple- mentation 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 the statements of the represen- tative of the South West Africa People's Organization,93 who participated in an observer capacity in the consid- eration of the item by the Fourth Committee, and con- scious of the urgent and pressing need of Namibians outside Namibia for concrete assistance from the spe- cialized agencies and other institutions within the United Nations system, Reaffirming the responsibility of the specialized agen- cies and other organizations within the United Nations system to take all effective measures, within their re- spective spheres of competence, to ensure the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly in the provision of moral and material assistance, on a priority basis, to the peoples of colonial Territories and their national liberation movements, 1. Requests all specialized agencies and other or- ganizations within the United Nations system to pre- pare, in consultation with the United Nations Council 91 Ibid., Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/31/24). 92Jbid., Supplement No. 23 (A/31/23/Rev.l), chaps. I, VI, VII and IX. 93 Jbid., Thirty-first Session, Fourth Committee, 30th and 45th meetings. for Namibia and within their respective spheres of competence, programmes of assistance to the people of Namibia and their liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization; 2. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Development Programme for the indicative planning figure granted to Namibia and requests it to continue to co-operate with the United Nations Council for Namibia in the elaboration of programmes of assistance to Namibians; 3. Requests all specialized agencies and other or- ganizations and conferences within the United Nations system to consider granting full membership to the United Nations Council for Namibia so that it may participate in that capacity as the Administering Au- thority for Namibia in the work of those agencies, or- ganizations and conferences; 4. Requests the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations within the United Nations system to con- sider favourably granting a waiver of the assessment of Namibia during the period in which Namibia is represented by the United Nations Council for Na- mibia; 5. Requests all intergovernmental and non-govern- mental organizations, bodies and conferences to ensure that the rights and interests of Namibia are protected and to invite the United Nations Council for Namibia to participate, in its capacity as the Administering Authority for Namibia, whenever such rights and in- terests are involved; 6. Requests the United Nations Council for Na- mibia to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty- second session. 105th plenary meeting 20 December 197 6 31/150. Dissemination of information on Na- mibia The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia94 and the relevant chapters of 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, 95 Recalling its resolutions 2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966 and 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967, as well as subsequent resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council relating to the question of Na- mibia, Stressing the urgent need to arouse world public opinion on a continuous basis with a view to assisting effectively the people of Namibia to achieve self- determination, freedom and independence in a united Namibia and, in particular, to intensify the widespread and continuous dissemination of information on the struggle for liberation being waged by the people of Namibia, guided by their liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization, 94 Jbid., Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/31/24). 95 Jbid., Supplement No. 23 (A/31/23/Rev.1), chaps. I, II, VI, VII and IX. VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 135 Reiterating the importance of publicity as an instru- ment for furthering the mandate given by the Ge~e~al Assembly to the United Nations Council for Namibia, and mindful of the pressing need for the Office of Pub- lic Information of the Secretariat to intensify its efforts to acquaint world public opinion with all aspects of the question of Namibia, l. Requests the United Nations Council for Na- mibia to send a mission to the headquarters of the specialized agencies and non-gove~nme1;1.tal. organi~a- tions to discuss the question of d1ssemmat1on of m- formation and assistance to Namibians; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to direct the Office of Public Information of the Secretariat, in co- operation with the United Nations Council for Na- mibia: (a) To acquire and distribute appropria_te_ films _on Namibia, including the new film on Namibia which was shown at United Nations Headquarters on Na- mibia Day, 26 August 1976; ( b) To prepare, in consultation with the South West Africa People's Organization, a film on the con- temporary situation inside Nami~ia an~ the. struggle of the Namibian people for genume nat10nal mdepen- dence; (c) To continue publicity through television, radio and other media; (d) To continue to give publicity to the United Nations Council for Namibia and the South West Af- frica People's Organization on tt:levision in the Uni!ed States of America and other ma1or Western countries, in order to mobilize support in those countries for the genuine national independence of Namibia; 3. Requests Member States and the United Nations Postal Administration to issue commemorative stamps on Namibia until genuine national independence for Namibia is achieved; 4. Further requests the Secretary-General to direct the Office of Public Information to continue to make every effort to generate publicity and disseminate in- formation with a view to mobilizing public support for the independence of Namibia; 5. Decides to make adequate budgetary provtsion in order to meet the additional costs required to ex- pand the circulation of the Namibia Bulletin and to add German to the languages in which it is published; 6. Decides to observe the week of 27 October as a week of solidarity with the people of Namibia and its liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization, as proposed by the President of Senegal at the Dakar International Conference on Namibia and Human Rights,96 and requests the United Nations Council for Namibia to prepare a commemorative pro- gramme for that purpose; 7. Requests the Secretary-General urgently to un- dertake, in consultation with the United Nations Coun- cil for Namibia, the preparation of a comprehensive United Nations map of Namibia reflecting therein the territorial integrity of the Territory of Namibia; 8. Further requests the United Nations Council for Namibia to follow the implementation of the present 96 Ibid., Supplement No. 24 (A/31/24 ), vol. II, annex II, para. 25. resolution and to report thereon to the General Assem- bly at its thirty-second session. 105th plenary meeting 20 December 1976 31/151. United Nations Fund for Namibia The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966, by which the United Nations decided to terminate the Mandate of South Africa over Namibia and assume direct responsibility for the Territory until its inde- pendence, and resolution 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967, by which it established the United Nations Council for Namibia, Recalling further its resolution 3112 (XXVIII) of 12 December I 973, by which it appointed the United Nations Council for Namibia trustee of the United Nations Fund for Namibia, Reaffirming its determination to continue to discharge its responsibility with regard to the Territory in ac- cordance with resolution 2248 (S-V) and subsequent resolutions of the General Assembly, Mindful that, by assuming direct responsibility for Namibia, the United Nations accepted a solemn obliga- tion to grant all possible support to the Namibian people in their struggle for self-determination, freedom and national independence in a united Namibia, Convinced of the need to grant all possible material assistance to Namibians and their dependants who are victims of South Africa's repressive and discriminatory policies, Having examined the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia on the United Nations Fund for Namibia,97 1. Takes note of the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia on the activities of the United Nations Fund for Namibia and approves the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;98 2. Expresses its appreciation to all those who have made voluntary contributions to the United Nations Fund for Namibia; 3. Decides to allocate to the United Nations Fund for Namibia the sum of $US 300,000 from the regular budget of the United Nations for 1977; 4. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations Council for Namibia to continue to appeal to Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and private individuals for generous vol- untary contributions to the United Nations Fund for Namibia; 5. Invites Governments to appeal once more to their national organizations and institutions for volun- tary contributions to the United Nations Fund for Na- mibia; 6. Appeals to all States, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations sys- tem, as well as other organizations having a special in- terest in Namibia, to make financial contributions to the United Nations Institute for Namibia through the United Nations Fund for Namibia; i>7 Ibid., vol. II, annex XIII. ~8 Ibid., annex XIII, paras. 89-106.

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