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VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 141 and to keep it currently informed of these assistance activities. 98th plenary meeting 8 December 1977 32/117. Implementation of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development The General Assembly, Reaffirming the importance of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development, contained in its reso- lution 2542 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969, for the formulation and implementation of national policies and measures conducive to rapid social and economic progress, Recalling its resolution 2543 (XXIV) of 11 De- cember 1969 on the implementation of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development and other United Nations documents bearing on socio-economic devel- opment, in particular the Declaration on the Establish- ment of a New International Economic Order, con- tained in its resolution 3201 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, and the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, contained in its resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, Convinced that in conformity with the Declaration on Social Progress and Development the primary task of all States and international organizations is to elimi- nate all obstacles to social progress, in particular such evils as inequality, exploitation, war, colonialism and racism, Conscious of the fact that further social development contributes to peaceful coexistence, detente and the strengthening of international peace and security, Recalling that 1979 will mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration, 1. Urges all Governments to take due account of their ultimate responsibility of ensuring the social pro- gress and well-being of their people, inter alia by ad- hering to the principles espoused in the Declaration on Social Progress and Development; 2. Recommends that international organizations and agencies concerned with development should con- tinue to consider the Declaration as an important inter- national document in the formulation of strategies and programmes designed to achieve social progress and development; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare and submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session, through the Commission for Social Develop- ment and the Economic and Social Council, essentially from the information already available, a comprehensive report, in lieu of an annex to the 1978 Report on the World Social Situation as provided for in Assembly resolution 2543 (XXIV), on the implementation of the Declaration during the period 1969-1979 by Gov- ernments, international organizations and agencies con- cerned with development; 4. Decides, in order to mark the tenth anniversary of the Declaration, to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session a separate item entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development". 105th plenary meeting 16 December 1977 32/118. Protection of human rights in Chile The General Assembly, Emphasizing its commitment to foster universal re- spect for, and observance of, human rights and funda- mental freedoms for all in accordance with the prin- ciples of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights40 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,41 everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person and the right not to be subjected to arbitrary arrest, deten- tion or exile, or to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Recalling the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punish- ment, unanimously adopted in its resolution 3452 (XXX) of 9 December 1975, Reaffirming once more its condemnation of all forms of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treat- ment or punishment, Considering that both the General Assembly in its resolution 31/124 of 16 December 1976 and the Com- mission on Human Rights in its resolution 9 (XXXIII) of 9 March 1977 expressed profound indignation that constant and flagrant violations of human rights have taken place and continue to take place in Chile, in particular the institutionalized practice of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, the disappearance of persons for political reasons, arbitrary arrest, detention, exile and cases of deprivation of Chilean nationality, Considering that its efforts and those of the Eco- nomic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Dis- crimination and Protection of Minorities, the Interna- tional Labour Organisation, the World Health Organi- zation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for the restoration of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile have not met with the response that their authority and unanimity of purpose demand, Bearing in mind Commission on Human Rights reso- lutions 8 (XXXI) of 27 February 1975, 3 (XXXII) of 19 February 1976 and 9 (XXXIII) of 9 March 1977, in which the Commission established the Ad Hoe Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile and extended its mandate, Welcoming the steps taken by the Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to im- plement General Assembly resolution 31 / 124, Noting that the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-fourth session will be considering reports on the consequences of the various forms of aid extended to the Chilean authorities and on a voluntary fund to re- ceive contributions and distribute, under the authority of an independent board of trustees, humanitarian and financial aid to those detained or imprisoned in Chile and their relatives, Having considered the reports of the Ad Hoe Work- ing Group42 and of the Secretary-General43 under this 40Resolution 217 A (III). 41 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. l2 A/32/227. 1:~ A/32/234, A/C.3/32/7. 142 General Assembly-Thirty-second Session item, as well as the observations and documents sub- mitted by the Chilean authorities,44 Commending the Chairman and the members of the Ad Hoe Working Group for the thorough and objective manner in which the report was prepared, in spite of the difficulties arising from the persistent refusal of the Chilean authorities to permit the Group to visit the country in accordance with its mandate, Deeply deploring the destruction of the democratic institutions and constitutional safeguards formerly en- joyed by the Chilean people, Gravely concerned by the fact that, in spite of the appeals by the General Assembly, the Secretary-Gen- eral, private institutions and citizens of Chile, the Chilean authorities have consistently failed to give a satisfactory account for missing persons, Concluding that constant and flagrant violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms continue to take place in Chile, notwithstanding recent develop- ments, mainly due to the continuous efforts of the Chilean people and the international community, which, according to the report of the Ad Hoe Working Group, indicate a decrease in the number of political prisoners and in the number of detainees under the state of siege, l. Reiterates its profound indignation that the Chilean people continue to be subjected to constant and flagrant violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, to lack adequate constitutional and judicial safeguards of their rights and liberties and to suffer as- saults on the freedom and integrity of their persons, in particular by methods of systematic intimidation, including torture, disappearance of persons for political reasons, arbitrary arrest, detention, exile and depriva- tion of Chilean nationality; 2. Expresses its particular concern and indignation at the continuing disappearance of persons, which is shown by the available evidence to be attributable to political reasons, and the refusal of the Chilean author- ities to accept responsibility or to account for the large number of such persons, or even to undertake an ade- quate investigation of cases drawn to their attention; 3. Deplores, in this connexion, the unsatisfactory way in which the Chilean authorities have sought to fulfil their undertakings to the Secretary-General, acting under the mandate of General Assembly resolution 3 l I I 24, and relating to the disappeared relatives of the Chileans who drew attention to their plight by engaging in a hunger strike at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America at Santiago; 4. Further deplores the failure of the Chilean au- thorities to comply with their own repeated assurances to allow the Ad Hoe Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile to visit the country in accord- ance with its mandate; 5. Calls once more upon the Chilean authorities to restore and safeguard, without delay, basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and fully to respect the provisions of the relevant international instruments to which Chile is a party and, to this end, to implement paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 31/124; 6. Demands that the Chilean authorities put an im- mediate end to practices of inadmissible secret arrests and subsequent disappearance of persons whose de- 44 A/C.3/32/6 and Corr. I. tention is systematically denied or never acknowledged, and clarify forthwith the status of such persons; 7. Reiterates its invitation to Member States. United Nations agencies and other international organi- zations to inform the Secretary-General of steps taken to implement paragraph 4 of General Assembly reso- lution 31 / 124 in order to allow him to submit further reports to the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-fourth session and the Assembly at its thirty- third session; 8. Invites the Commission on Human Rights: (a) To extend the mandate of the Ad Hoe Work- ing Group, as presently constituted, so as to enable it to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session and to the Commission at its thirty-fifth session, with such additional information as may be necessary; (b) To submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session, through the Economic and Social Council, specific recommendations on possible humani- tarian, legal and financial aid to those arbitrarily ar- rested or imprisoned, to those forced to leave the country and to their relatives; ( c) To submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session, through the Economic and Social Council, a progress report on action taken in com- pliance with paragraph 5 (c) of Assembly resolu- tion 31/124; 9. Requests the President of the thirty-second ses- sion of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General to assist in any way they may consider appropriate in the re-establishment of basic human rights and funda- mental freedoms in Chile. 105th plenary meeting 16 December 1977 32/119. Assistance to South African student refugees The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/126 of 16 December 1976, in which it requested the Secretary-General to take immediate steps to organize and provide emer- gency financial and other appropriate forms of assist- ance for the care, subsistence and education of South African student refugees, Recalling also Security Council resolution 417 (1977) of 31 October 1977, in which the Council, inter alia, requested all Governments and organizations to con- tribute generously for assistance to the victims of violence and repression, including educational assistance to South African student refugees, Noting the appointment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as co-ordinator of assistance within the United Nations system to South African student refugees, Expressing deep concern that the Government of South Africa continues to take more and more repres- sive measures against students in that country, Noting with concern the continuing influx of South African refugees, including in particular students into neighbouring countries, ' Concerned over the pressure on the educational sys- tems of the three host countries-Botswana, Lesotho

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