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172 General Assembly-Thirty-second Session other measures in respect of their nationals and the bodies corporate under their jurisdiction who own and operate enterprises in colonial Territories, particularly in Africa, which are detrimental to the interests of the inhabitants of those Territories, in order to put an end to such enterprises and to prevent new investments that run counter to the interests of the inhabitants of those Territories; 9. Requests all States to refrain from making any investments in, or extending loans to, the minority racist regimes in southern Africa and to refrain from any agreements or measures to promote trade or other economic relations with them; 10. Expresses its conviction that the scope of the sanctions adopted against the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia should be expanded to cover all the measures contemplated in Article 41 of the Charter and expresses the hope that the Security Council will envisage adopt- ing appropriate measures to this end; 11. Condemns all violations of the mandatory sanctions imposed by the Security Council against the illegal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia, as well as the continued failure of certain Member States to enforce those sanctions, as being contrary to ,the obligations assumed by them under Article 25 of the Charter; 12. Requests all States to take effective measures to end the supply of funds and other forms of assistance, including military supplies and equipment, to those regimes which use such assistance to repress the peo- ples of the colonial Territories and their national libera- tion movements; 13. Calls once again upon all States to discontinue all economic, financial or trade relations with South Africa concerning Namibia and to refrain from entering into economic, financial or other relations with South Africa, acting on behalf of or concerning Namibia, which may lend support to iits continued illegal occupa- tion of that Territory; 14. Requests all oil-producing or oil-exporting countries which supply crude oil and petroleum prod- ucts to the racist regime of South Africa to cease fo11th- with all exports of crude oil and petroleum products to the racist regimes in southern Africa and to take the necessary measures against oil companies which, in violation of the United Nations resolutions on sanctions, continue to deliver oil to those regimes; 15. Strongly condemns the racist minority regime of South Africa which, in violation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and in open contra- vention of iits specific obligations under Article 25 of the Charter, continues to collaborate with the illegal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia, and calls upon that Government to cease immediately all forms of collaboration with the illegal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia; 16. Invites all Governments and organizations within the United Nations system, having regard to the relevant provisions of the Declaration on the Establish- ment of a New International Economic Order, con- tained in General Assembly resolution 3201 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, and of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, contained in Assembly resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, to ensure in particular that the permanent sovereignty of the colonial Territories over their natural resources is fully respected and safeguarded; 17. Calls upon the administering Powers to abolish every discriminatory and unjust wage system which prevails in the Territories under their administration and to apply in each Terri,tory a uniform system of wages to all the inhabitants without any discrimination; 18. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake, through the Office of Public Information of the Sec- retariat, a sustained and wide campaign with a view to informing world public opinion of the facts concerning the pillaging of natural resources and the exploitation of the indigenous populations by foreign monopolies and the support they render to the colonialist and racist regimes; 19. Requests the Special Committee on the Situa- tion with regard to the Implementation of the Declara- tion on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session. 83rd plenary meeting 28 November 1977 32/36. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institu- tions 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 implementa- tion of the Declaration, contained in its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, as well as all other rele- vant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council on this subject, including in par- ticular Assembly resolution 31 /30 of 29 November 1976, Having examined the reports submitted on the item by the Secretary-General, 53 the Economic and Social Council04 and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,"" as well as the !'elated report of the United Nations Council for Namibia/H Taking into account the Maputo Declaration in Sup- port of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and the Programme of Action for the Liberation of Zimbabwe 53 A/3:!/87 and Add.1-3 and A/32/286; see also A/AC.109/ L.1174. 5-i Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/32/3), chap. VII, sect. E. 55 Ibid., Supplement No. 23 (A/32/23/Rev.1), vol. I, chap. VI 56 Ibid., Supplement No. 24 (A/32/24), vol. I, part two, chaps. II and V, and vol. II, annexes III, IX and X. VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 173 and Namibia,57 adopted by the International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia, held at Maputo from 16 to 21 May 1977, as well as the Lagos Declaration for Action against Apartheid,58 adopted by the World Conference for Action against Apartheid, held at Lagos from 22 to 26 August 1977, Convinced that the struggle of the peoples of Zim- babwe and Namibia for self-determination and inde- pendence has entered its final and most crucial stage and that it is therefore incumbent upon the entire inter- national community to intensify concerted action in support of the peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and their national liberation movements for the attainment of this goal, Deeply conscious of the critical need of the peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and of other colonial Terri- tories for concrete assistance from the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations in their struggle for liberation from colonial rule and in their efforts to consolidate their national independence, Reaffirming the responsibility of the specialized agen- des and other organizations within the United Nations system to take all effective measures, within their re- spective spheres of competence, to ensuve the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration on the Grant- ing of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly in the provision of moral and material as- sistance, on a priority basis, to the peoples of the co- lonial Territories and their national liberation move- ments, Noting with concern that, although there has been progress in the extension of assistance to refugees from the colonial Territories in Africa, the actions taken hitherto by the organizations concerned in providing assistanc,e to the peoples of the Territories through their national liberation movements continue to remain inadequate to meet the urgent needs of these peoples, Expressing its confident hope that closer contacts and consultations between the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system and the Organization of African Unity and the national liberation movements of the colonial Territories will help to overcome procedural and other difficulties which have impeded or delayed the implementation of some assistance programmes, Welcoming with satisfaction the report of the mission dispatched by the United Nations Council for Namibia to specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system with headquarters in Eu- rope59 and the 11ecommendations contained therein, to which reference is made in the Maputo Declaration, Expressing its appreciation to the General Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity for the continued co-operation and assistance extended by it to the organi- zations within the United Nations system in connexion with the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, 57 A/32/109/Rev.l-S/12344/Rev.1, annex V. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty- second Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1977. 58 A/CONF.91/9 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.77.XIV.2 and corrigendum), sect. X. 59 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/32/24), vol. II, annex III. Mindful of the necessity to keep under continuous veview the activities of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in the implementation of the various decisions relating to decolonization, I. Approves the chapter of the report of the Spe- cial Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the item;60 2. Reaffirms that the recognition by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Na- tions organs of the legitimacy of the struggle of co- lonial peoples to achieve freedom and independence entails, as a corollary, the extension by the organizations within the United Nations system of all the necessary moral and material assistance to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liberation move- ments; 3. Reiterates the appeal contained in the Maputo Declaration in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and the Programme of Action for the Liberation of Zimbabwe and Namibia to the interna- tional community to redouble its assistance to the peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and their national liberation movements during this crucial phase in their struggle for freedom and independence; 4. Expresses its appreciation to certain specialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system which have continued to co-operate in varying degrees with the United Nations in the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 5. Expresses its concern that the assistance extended so far by the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions within the United Nations system to the colonial peoples, particularly those of Zimbabwe and Namibia, and to their national liberation movements is far from adequate in relation to the actual needs of the peoples conoemed; 6. Regrets that the World Bank and the Interna- tional Monetary Fund have not yet taken the necessary measures towards the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, deplores in particular the fact that those agencies continue to maintain co-operation with the colonialist racist minority regime of South Africa and urges the executive heads of those agencies to draw the particular attention of their governing organs to the present resolution with a view to formulating spe- cific programmes beneficial to the peoples of the co- lonial Territories, particularly Zimbabwe and Namibia; 7. Requests the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations within the United Nations system to render o_r continue to render, as a matter of urgency, all pos- sible moral and material assistance to the colonial peoples in Africa struggling for their liberation from colonial rule; 8. Requests once again the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to continue to provide all moral and material assistance to the newly independent and emerging States; 9. Recommends that the organizations concerned should initiate or broaden contacts with the colonial GO Ibid., Supplement No. 23 (A/32/23/Rev.l), vol. J, chap. VJ 174 General A1sembly-Thirty-second Session peoples in consultation with the Organization of Afri- can Unity, review their procedures. with respect to the formulation and preparation of assistance programmes and projects and introduce greater flexibility in these procedures so as to be able to extend the necessary assistance without delay to help the colonial peoples and their national liberation movements in their struggle to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with General As- sembly resolution 1514 (XV); 10. Urges those specialized agencies and organiza- tions within the United Nations system which have not already done so to include in the agenda of the regular meetings of their governing bodies a separate item on the progress made by those organizations in their im- plementation of the Declaration and other relevant reso- lutions of the United Nations; 11. Urges once again the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Gen- eral Assembly and the Security Council, to take all necessary measures to withhold any financial, economic, technical or other assistance from the Government of South Africa and the illegal regime in Southern Rho- desia, to discontinue all support to them until they restore to the peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe their inalienable right to self-determination and independence and to refrain from taking any action which might imply recognition of, or support for, the legitimacy of the domination of the Territories by those regimes; 12. Notes with satisfaction the arrangements made by several specialized agencies and organizations within the United Nations system which enabl,e representatives of the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity to participate fully as observers in the proceedings relating to matters con- cerning their respective countries, and calls upon those agencies and organizations which have not yet done so to follow this example and to make the necessary ar- rangements without delay; 13. Recommends that all Governments should in- tensify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system of which they are members to ensure the full and effec- tive impl'ementation of the Declaration and other rele- vant resolutions 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 libera- tion movements; 14. Urges the executive heads of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, having regard to the recommendations contained in paragraph 9 above, to formulate with the active co-operation of the Organization of African Unity and to submit, as a matter of priority, to their governing and legislative organs concrete proposals for the full implementation of the relevant United Nations decisions, in particular specific programmes of assist- ance to the peoples in the colonial Territories and their national liberation movements; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to assist the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in working out ap- propriate measures for implementing the present reso- lution and to prepare for submission to the relevant bodies with the assistance of those agencies and other organi;ations, a report on the action taken sin~ the circulation of his previous report in implementat10n of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, including the present resolution; l 6. Requests the Economic and Social Council to continue to consider, in consultation with the Special Committee. appropriate measures for co-ordination of the policies and activities of the specializ·ed agencies and other organizations within the United Nations sys- tem in implementing the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 17. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine this question and to report to the General As- sembly at its thirty-third session. 83rd plenary meeting 28 November 1977 32/37. United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions on the United Nations Edu- cational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, in particular resolution 31/31 of 29 November 1976, Recalling further its resolution 31/ 126 of 16 De- cember 197 6 on emergency assistance for South African refugee students, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the Programme for 1976/77,61 Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on emergency assistance for South African student refugees, 62 Recognizing that, because of the continuing influx of refugee students from southern Africa into neigh- bouring States and the significant increases in the cost of educational and training awards, additional funds are essential if the Programme is to continue in opera- tion at a satisfactory level, Reaffirming that the Programme has been a signifi- cant and worthwhile effort of the international com- munity and that its continuation and expansion during this crucial period are desirable, I. Expresses its appreciation to all those who have made voluntary contributions to the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa; 2. Commends the Secretary-General and the Ad- visory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa for the work they have accomplished in strengthening and ex- panding the Programme; 3. Appeals once again to all States, organizations and individuals to make generous contributions to the Programme in order to ensure its continuation and expansion in the light of the increased needs. 61 A/32/283. 62 A/32/65 and Add. I. 83rd plenary meeting 28 November 1977

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