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102 General Assemhly-Twenty-eighth Session prevails in the Territories under their adrninistration and to apply in each Territory a uniform system of wages to ali the inhabitants without any discrimina- tion; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to give the widest possible publicity to the adverse eflects 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 decisions of the Special Committee and the General Assembly on this question; 12. Requests all Governments to assist the Secretary- General in the discharge of the tasks entrusted to him in paragraph 11 above and, in particular, to transrnit to him for the purpose of redissemination ali pertinent infurmation concerning the measures taken or en- visaged by them in the implementation of the present resolution; 13. Requests the Special Committee to continue to study this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session. 2198th plenary meeting 12 December 197 3 3118 (XXVIII). lmplementation of the Declara- tion on the Granting of lndependence lo Colonial Countries and Peoples hy the spe- cialized agencies and the inlernational insti- tulions associated with the United Nations The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence 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 implementation of the Declaration, contained in its rcsolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, as well as ali other rele- vant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, Taking into account with appreciation the reports submitted on the item by the Sccretary-Gcneral,38 the Economic and Social Counci\39 and the Special Com- rnittee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen- tation of the Dcclaration on the Granting of Indepen- , ':,::nce to Colonial Countries and Peoples 40 as well as (:Je related report of the United Nations Council for Narnibia,41 Taking into considera/ion the programme of action adoptcd by the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and A part- heid in Southern Africa, hcld at Oslo from 9 to 14 April 1973,42 Having heard the statements of the representatives of the national liberation movements concerned, who ; 1.Htic.ipated in an observer capacity in the Fourth is A/9051 and Add.1-5, A/9277. 39 Oflicial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/9003 and Corr.l), chap. XXVI. 40 /bid., Supp/ement No. 23 (A/9023/Rev.l ), chap. VI. 41 /bid., Supp/emerit No. 24 (A/9024). 42 A/9061, annex, sect. IV. Committee's consideration of the ítem in accordance with the decision takcn by the General Assemhly at its 2139th plenary meeting, on 3 Octobcr 1973, 43 and having been fully apprised of the !atest developmcnts in these Territories and, in particular, of the urgent and pressing need of the peoples conccrned for specific assistance from thc specialized agencies and other in- stitutions associated with the United Nations in the administration of their countries and the reconstruc- tion programmcs being undcrtakcn by their national liberation movcments, Reiterating its conviction that, having regard to their avowed rcsponsibility to combat poverty, deprivation and other basic human sufferings, it is incumbent upon the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to provide competent assis- tance to meet the urgent needs of the peoples in ali colonial Territories, particularly those of thc popula- tions in the liberated areas of the Territories, and of their national liberation movements, and convinced that, within the existing framework of their respective activities and spheres of competence, those organiza- tions are indeed in a position to providc such assistance, Recognizing thc urgency for ali specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to take further and more effective measures, within their respective spheres of competence, to ensure the ful] and specdy implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the General Assem- bly, the Security Council and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countrics and Peoples, and stressing the im- portance of the role to be played in that regard by their respective executive heads and the secretariats con- cerned, Noting with satisfaction the decisions of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi- zation, the International Labour Organisation, the International Telecommunication Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United N ations and the Inter-Governmcntal Maritime Consultative Organi- zation to grant observcr status to the national libera- tion movements, and expressing the hope that the other agencies and organizations within the United Nations system will follow their example, Expressing its appreciation to the General Secre- tariat of the Organization of African Unity for the continued co-operation and assistance extended by it to the United Nations systcm of organizations in con- nexion with the implementatio:- of the relevant decisions of the General Assembly, the Special Committee and the United Nations Council for Namibia, ancl in par- ticular for its active participation in the work of the Special Mission established by the Special Committee at its 912th meeting, on 14 May 1973,41 Noting once again with deep concern that, although severa! of the specialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system have provided con- siderable assistance to refugees from the colonial Terri- tories in Africa, many of them havc not extended their full co~opcration to the United Nations in the imple- mentat10n of thc resolutions rclating to providing assist- 43 See "Other decisions", p. 111. 44 Oflicial Records of the General Assemb/y, Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/9023/Rev.1), chap. VI, annex I. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 103 anee to the national liberation movements and discon- tinuing ali kinds of support to the Governments of Portugal and South Africa, as well as the illegal régime in Southern Rhodesia, Mindful of the necessity to keep under continuous review the activities of the speciaJized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in tbe implementation of the various United Nations decisions relating to decolonization, l. Approves the chapter of the repo11t 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 item45 and expresses its appreciation of the work accomplished during the year by the Special Commit- tee, in particular by the W orking Group on the Imple- mentation by the Specialized Agencies ,and the Inter- national Institutions Associated with the United Nations of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and Other Relevant Resolutions of ,the United Nations and by the Special Mission established by the Special Committee at its 912th meeting, on 14 May 1973; 2. Reaffirms that the recognition by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Nations organs of the 1egitimacy of the struggle of colonial 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 peoples of the colonial Territories, including especially the popula- tions in the liberated areas of those Territories and their natiomtl liberation movements; 3. Expresses once again its appreciation to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the United Nations Educational, Scien- tific and Cultural Organization and to those otber spe- cialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system which have been co-operating in vary- ing degrees with the United Nations in the implementa- tion of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 4. Urges a1I specialized agencies and institutions associated with the United Na,tions and all States to render, as a matter of urgency, ali possible moral and material assistance to the colonial peoples in Africa struggling for their 1liberation from colonial rule and, in particular, r,ecommends that: (a) The specialized agencies and other organizations concerned should initiate and broaden contacts and co-operation with the above-mentioned peoples in con- sultation with the Organization of African Unity and, in particular, work out and implement, with the active co-operation of the Organization of African Unity and, through it, of the national liberation movements, con- crete programmes for such assistance to the peoples of Angola, Mozambique, Southern Rhodesia and Nami- bia, including, in particular, the peoples in the liberated areas of those Territories and their national liberation movements; ( b) Thc Organization of African Unity should be invited to take appropriate measures to maintain con- tinued contacts with Governments with a view to facili- tating th,: sponsoring and preparation of the necessary assistance projects in this regard; 45 lbid., chap. VI. ( c) Toe Intemational Bank for Reconstruction and Development should be requested to consider, in consul- tation witb tbe Organization of African Unity, all forms of suppor.t which the Bank might be able to extend to the Governments concemed for the purpose of assist- ing those peoples; (d) Toe Goveming Council of ,the United Nations Deve.Jopment Programme should be requested to con- sider at its seventeenth session, ínter alía, waiving the counterpart obligations normally required of the spon- soring Govemments in respect of projects beneficia! to the peoples concemed; 5. Reiterate[I its urgent request that the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, including in particular the United Nations Development Programme and the Intemational Bank for Reconstruction and Development, sbould 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 Govemments concemed in the preparation and execution of projects beneficial to those refugees, and, in that connexion, to introduce the greatest possible measure of flexibifüy in their relevant procedures, and, with a view to increasing the flow of assistance to refugees, invites the Govemments of the countries of residence to pay special attention, as far as possible, to projects carried out in co-operation with the organi- t:ations of the United Nations system whicb are bene- ficia! to the peoples concemed, as well as to grant refugees from the colonial Territories the legal status provided for under the relevant intemational instru- men ts; 6. Urges once again tbe speciaJ.ized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations sysitem, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, to take ali necessary measures to withhold any financia!, eco- nomic, technical or other assistance from the Govern- ments of Portugal and South Africa and the illegal régime in Southem Rhociesia, to discontinue all kinds of support to them until ,they renounce their policies of racial discrimination and colonial oppression and to re- frain from taking any action which might imply recog- nition of the legitimacy of those régimes' colonial and alien domination of the Territories concemed; 7. Requests the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations within the United Nations system, in con- sultation with the Organization of African Unity and the Specia:J Committee, to take a1l necessary measures to ensure that the peoples of the colonial Territories in Africa are represented by their national liberation move- ments, in an appropriate capacity, wben dealing with matters pertaining to those Territories; 8. Recommends tbat all Governments should in- tensíf y their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system of which they are members to ensure tbe fuH and effective implementation of the Declaration and other relcvant rcsolutions of the United Nations and, in that connexion, should accord priority to the question of providing assistance on an emergency basis to peoples in the colonial Territories and to ,their national liberation movements; 9. Urges the executive heads of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, with a view to facilitating the imple- mentation of paragraph 8 above, to formulate :md 104 General Assembly-Twenty-eighth Session submit to their respective governing bodies or legisla- tive organs, as a ma_tter of priority and with ,the active co-operation of the Organization of A frican Unity, concrete proposals for the full implementation of the re]evant United Nations decisions, in particular specific programmes of ali possible assistance to the peoples in colonial Territories and their national liberation move- ments, together with a comprehensive analysis of the problcms, if any, confronted by these agencies and organizations; 10. 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 sys- tem in working out appropriate measures for imple- menting the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session; 11. Draws the attention of the Economic and Social Council to the present resolution as well as to the re- Iated discussions in the Special Committee and the relevant documentation on the item, particularly ihe reports submitted by the Working Group on the Im- plementation by the Specialized Agencies and the Inter- national Institutions Associated with the United Nations of the Declaration on the Granting of Indepcndence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and Other Rclevant R~so_Iutions of_ the United Nations and by the Special M1ss1on estabhshed by the Special Committee at its 912th meeting, on 14 May 1973; 12. Requests the Economic and Social Council to contin~e to consider, in consultation with the Special Comm,ttec, 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; 13. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question and to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session. 2198th plenary meeting 12 December 1973 3119 (XXVIII). United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Sourhern Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions on the United Nations Edu- cational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, in particular resolution 2981 (XXVII) of 14 December 1972 in which it expressed its firm conviction that the provision of assistance for the education and training of persons from the Territories concerned is as essential as ever and should not only continue but also be expanded, T aking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the Programme for 1972/73,48 46 A/9240. Taking note with satisfaction of the further increase in contributions to the Programme and the corre- sponding incrcase in assistance, in the form of indi- vidual awards, to persons from the Territories con- cerned to further their education, Recognizing. however, that additional funds are re- quired if the Programmc is to continue in operation and be expanded, 1. Expresses its appreciation to all those who have made voluntary contributions to the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southcrn Africa; 2. Once again urgently appeals to ali States, organi- zations and individuals to make generous contributions to the Programme; 3. Commends the Secretary-General and the Ad- visory Committec on the United Nations Educational and Training Programmc for Southem Africa, estab- lished 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 connexion with the Programme; 4. Takes note with approval of the further cfforts made to strengthen co-operation between the Pro- gramme and the United Nations High Commissioner for Ref~gees, the specialized agencies, the Organization of Afncan Unity and other agencies assisting persons from southem Africa, and hopes that those efforts will be continued with a view to the co-ordination of their activities in the field of education and training for per- sons from the Territories concerned; 5. Decides that, as a further transitional measure provision shall be made, under the regular budget of the Unitcd Nations for .the financial year 1974. for an amount of $100,000 to ensure continuity of the Programme pending the receipt of adequate voluntary contributions; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Ge~~ral Assembly at its twenty-ninth session on the act1v1ty and progress of •the Programme. 2198th p/enary meeting 12 December 1973 3120 (XXVIII). Offcrs hy l\lember States of study arnl trainin~ facilities for inhabitant11 of Non-Self-Governing Territories The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2982 (XXVII) of 14 De- cember 1972, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on offcrs by Mcmber States of study and training fa- cili~ies _for inhabitants of Non-Sclf-Governing Terri- tones,4' prepared under General Assembly rcsolution 845 (]X) of 22 November 1954, Bearing in mind the need to providc increased edu- cational and training facilities at all levels for thc inhabi- tants of Non-Self-Governing Territories, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 2. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which havc made scholarships available to the inhabi- tants of Non-Sclf-Goveming Territories; 41 A/9241 and Add.l.

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