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VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 93 4. Reaffirms that the States and organizations which give assistance to the colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa are accomplices in the inhuman prac- tices of racial discrimination, apartheid and colonialism perpetrated by those regimes; 5. Invites the Security Council to impose a total embargo on sales, gifts and the transfer of arms or any other kind of military supplies to South Africa; 6. Calls upon all States scrupulously to observe the sanctions imposed on the illegal minority regime in Southern Rhodesia; 7. Calls upon all States, specialized agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to offer all possible assistance to the liberation move- ments of southern Africa that are recognized by the Or- ganization of African Unity and the United Nations; B. Invites the Economic and Social Council, in collaboration with the Commission on Human Rights, to examine the question of the consequences of the use of the veto by the above-mentioned three permanent members of the Security Council on the enjoyment of human rights by the oppressed peoples of southern Africa and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to give the Special Rapporteur the assistance he needs to complete his study; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the preliminary report of the Special Rapporteur to the Spe- cial Committee against Apartheid and to the United Nations Council for Namibia; 11. Decides to consider this item at its thirty-third session as a matter of priority in the light of any rec- ommendation by the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, the Com- mission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council, as well as by the Special Committee against Apartheid and the United Nations Council for Namibia. 83rd plenary meeting 30 November 1976 31/34. Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determina- tion and of the speedy granting of inde- pendence to colonial countries and peo• pies for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2649 (XXV) of 30 No- vember 1970, 2955 (XXVII) of 12 December 1972, 3070 (XXVIII) of 30 November 1973, 3246 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974 and 3382 (XXX) of 10 No- vember 1975, Recalling also its resolutions 2465 (XXIII) of 20 De- cember 1968, 2548 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969, 2708 (XXV) of 14 December 1970, 3103 (XXVIII) of 12 December 1973 and 3314 (XXIX) of 14 De- cember 1974 on the use and recruitment of mercenaries against national liberation movements and sovereign States, Reaffirming its faith in General Assembly resolu- tion 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Co- lonial Countries and Peoples, Reaffirming the importance of the universal realiza- tion of the right of peoples to self-determination, na- tional sovereignty and territorial integrity and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples as imperatives for the enjoyment of human rights, Affirming that bantustanization is incompatible with genuine independence, unity and national sovereignty and would have the effect of perpetuating the power of the white minority and the racist system of apart- heid in South Africa, Reaffirming the obligation of all Member States to comply with the principles of the Charter and the reso- lutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples under co- lonial and alien domination, Welcoming the independence of Seychelles, Reiterating the need to respect the independence and to maintain the territorial integrity of the Comoros, Indignant at the continued violations of the human rights of the peoples still under colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation, the continuation of the illegal occupation of Namibia and the perpetuation of the racist minority regimes in Zimbabwe and South Africa, 1. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the peoples' stru~le for independence, territorial integrity, national umty and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation by all available means, including armed struggle; 2. Calls upon all States to implement fully and faithfully the resolutions of the United Nations regard- ing the exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples under colonial and alien domination; 3. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe, of the Palestinian people and of all peoples under alien and colonial domination to self-determination, independence and sovereignty with- out external interference; 4. Condemns the policy of bantustanization and reiterates its support for the oppressed people of South Africa in their just and legitimate struggle against the racist minority regime in Pretoria; 5. Condemns any interference in the internal affairs of the Comoros and demands the immediate withdrawal of the French Administration from the Comorian island of Mayotte; 6. Reiterates that the practice of using mercenaries against movements for national liberation and inde- pendence constitutes a criminal act and that the mer- cenaries themselves are criminals, and calls upon the Governments of all countries to enact legislation declar- ing the recruitment, financing and training of mer- cenaries in their territory and the transit of mercenaries through their territory to be punishable offences and prohibiting their nationals from serving as mercenaries; 7. Condemns the policies of those members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and of other coun- tries whose political, economic, military or sporting relations with the racist regimes in southern Africa and elsewhere encourage these regimes to persist in their suppression of the aspirations of peoples for self- determination and independence; 8. Strongly condemns all Governments which do not recognize the right to self-determination and in- 94 General Assembly-Thirty-first Session dependence of all peoples still under colonial and for- eign domination and alien subjugation, notably the peoples of Africa and the Palestinian people; 9. Strongly condemns the massacres of innocent and defenceless people, including women and children, by the racist minority regimes of southern Africa in their desperate attempt to thwart the legitimate demands of the people; 10. Demands full respect for the basic human rights of all individuals detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination and indepen- dence, and strict respect for article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights under which no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrad- ing treatment, 4 and their immediate release; 11. Notes with appreciation the material and other forms of assistance that peoples under colonial and alien regimes continue to receive from Governments, United Nations agencies and intergovernmental and non-gov- ernmental organizations and calls for a maximization of this assistance; 12. Keenly awaits the conclusion of the following studies by the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Dis- crimination and Protection of Minorities: (a) Historical and current development of the right to self-determination on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations and other instruments adopted by United Nations organs, with particular reference to the promotion and protection of human rights and fun- damental freedoms; (b) Implementation of United Nations resolutions relating to the right of peoples under colonial and alien domination to self-determination; 13. Decides to remain seized of this item at its thirty-second session on the basis of reports that Govern- ments, United Nations agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are requested to submit concerning the strengthening of assistance to colonial Territories and peoples under alien domination and foreign subjugation. 83rd plenary meeting 30 November 1976 31/35. Report of the United Nations High Com• missioner for Refugees The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 5 transmitted by the Economic and Social Council under its resolution 2011 (LXI) of 2 August 1976, and having heard his state- ment,6 Recalling its resolutions 3454 (XXX) and 3455 (XXX) of 9 December 1975 relating to the activities of the High Commissioner for the benefit of refugees and displaced persons, Recognizing the importance of the essential humani- tarian tasks which the High Commissioner is called 4 Resolution 217 A (III). 5 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Ses- sion, Supplement No. 12 (A/31/12), Supplement No. 12A (A/31/12/A?d.1) and Supplement No. 12B (A/31/12/Add.2). 6 lbtd., Th1rty-fir~t. Sessio1;, Third C?mmittee,. 49th meeting, paras. 1-12; and 1b1d., Third Committee, Sesswnal Fascicle corrigendum. ' upon to perform and for which his Office has acquired particular expertise and experience, Bearing in mind the increasingly useful co-operation between the High Commissioner and other members of the United Nations system, resulting in better co-ordina- tion of action and greater efficiency, Recognizing the need for further strengthening the international protection of refugees, l. Endorses Economic and Social Council resolu- tion 2011 (LXI) on the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; 2. Commends the High Commissioner and his staff for the efficient manner in which they continue to dis- charge their manifold activities on behalf of refugees and displaced persons; 3. Requests the High Commissioner to intensify his efforts, in co-operation with Governments, United Nations bodies and voluntary agencies, to promote per- manent and speedy solutions to the problems facing his Office through voluntary repatriation and assistance in rehabilitation of returnees, integration in countries of asylum or resettlement in other countries as needed; 4. Further requests the High Commissioner to con- tinue his humanitarian assistance on behalf of refugees and displaced persons in Africa and urges the fullest co-operation of all concerned for this purpose; 5. Urges Governments to strengthen further their support for the humanitarian activities which the High Commissioner is carrying out in accordance with per- tinent resolutions of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council by: (a) Facilitating his efforts in the field of inter- national protection by means of accession to interna- tional instruments relating to refugees and respect for the rights of refugees; (b) Co-operating in the promotion of permanent and speedy solutions to the problems faced by his Office; ( c) Providing the necessary financial means to at- tain the objectives of his humanitarian assistance pro- grammes. 83rd plenary meeting 30 November 1976 31/36. Question of the establishment, in accord- ance with the Convention on the Reduc- tion of Statelessness, of a body to which persons claiming the benefit of the Con- vention may apply The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3274 (XXIX) of 10 De- cember 1974, Having considered the report of the United Nations High CoI?mission~r for Refugees: on the question of the establishment, m accordance with the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961,8 of a body to which persons claiming the benefit of the Convention may apply, Noting_ that th~ High Commissioner is carrying out the fu1;1ct1?ns r_equ_rred under the Convention without any financial 1mphcat10ns for the United Nations ' 7 Ibid., Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 12B (A/31/12/ Add.2). s A/CONF.9/15, 1961.

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