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20 General Assembly-Thirty-third Session ance on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis, in the ;trengthening of the economies of those Territories; 12. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for the immediate and full implementation of General Assembly resolution 1_514 (XV) in all Territories which have not yet attamed independence and, in particular: (a) To formulate specific proposals for the eli!lli- nation of the remaining manifestations of coloniahsm and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session; ( b) To make concrete suggestions which could assist the Security Council in considering appropriate measures under the Charter with regard to develop- ments in colonial Territories that are likely to threaten international peace and security; ( c) To continue to examine the compliance of Member States with the Declaration and with other relevant resolutions on decolonization, particularly those relating to Namibia and Southern Rhodesia; (d) To continue to pay particular attention to the small Territories, including the sending of visiting mis- sions thereto, as appropriate, and to recommend to the General Assembly the most suitable steps to be taken to enable the populations of those Territories to exercise their right to self-determination, freedom and independence; ( e) To take all necessary steps to enlist world- wide support among Governments, as well as national and international organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization, in the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and in the imple- mentation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly as concerns the oppressed peo- ples of Namibia and Zimbabwe; 13. Calls upon the administering Powers to con- tinue to co-operate with the Special Committee in the discharge of its mandate and, in particular, to permit the access of visiting missions to the Territories in order to secure first-hand information and ascertain the wishes and aspirations of their inhabitants; 14. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the facilities and services required for the implementation of the present reso- lution, as well as of the various resolutions and de- cisions on decolonization adopted by the General Assembly and the Special Committee. 82nd plenary meetinf? 13 Decemher 1978 33/45. Dissemination of information on (le- colonization The General Assembly, Having examined the chapter 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 relating to the question of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization,26 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting 26 Ibid., chap. II. of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations concerning the dissemination of information on decolonization, including in particular General Assembly resolution 32/ 43 of 7 December 1977, Reiterating the importance of publicity as an instru- ment for furthering the aims and purposes of the Declaration and mindful of the continuing pressing need for taking all possible steps to acquaint world public opinion with all aspects of the problems of decolonization with a view to assisting effectively the peoples of the colonial Territories to achieve self- determination, freedom and independence, A ware of the increasingly important role being played in the widespread dissemination of relevant information by a number of non-governmental or- ganizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization, 1 . Approves the chapter 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 relating to the question of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization; 2. Reaffirms the importance of effecting the widest possible dissemination of information on the evils and dangers of colonialism, on the determined efforts of the colonial peoples to achieve self-determination, freedom and independence and on the assistance being provided by the international community towards the elimination of the remaining vestiges of colonialism in all its forms; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, having regard to the suggestions of the Special Committee and of the International Conference in Support of the Peo- ples of Zimbabwe and Namibia, held at Maputo from 16 to 21 May 1977, 27 to continue to take concrete measures through all the media at his disposal, in- cluding publications, radio and television, to give widespread and continuous publicity to the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization and, inter alia: (a) To continue, in consultation with the Special Committee, to collect, prepare and disseminate basic material, studies and articles relating to the problems of decolonization and, in particular, to continue to publish the periodical Objective: Justice and other publications, special articles and studies and to select from among them appropriate material for wider dis- semination by means of reprints in various languages; ( h) To seek the full co-operation of the ad- ministering Powers concerned in the discharge of the tasks referred to above; ( c) To intensify the activities of all information centres, particularly those located in Western Europe; ( d) To maintain a close working relationship with the Organization of African Unity by holding periodic consultations and by systematically exchanging relevant information with that organization; ( e) To enlist the support of non-governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization in the dissemination of the relevant information; 27 See A/32/109/Rev.1-S/12344/Rev.l. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-second Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1977. II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 21 (f) To report to the Special Committee on the measures taken in the implementation of the present resolution; 4. Invites all States, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization to undertake or intensify, in co-operation with the Secretary-General and within their respective spheres of competence, the large-scale dissemination of the information re- ferred to in paragraph 2 above; 5. Requests the Special Committee to follow the implementation of the present resolution and report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session. 82nd plenary meeting 13 December 1978 33 / 46. National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 32/123 of 16 December 1977 on the observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in which it suggested that a special seminar within the programme of advisory services should be organized in 1978 at Geneva, at a world-wide level, on the subject of national and local institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 23 (XXXIV) of 8 March 1978,28 in which the Com- mission decided that the seminar on national and local institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, to be held in September 1978, should, as a part of its task, suggest certain possible guide- lines for the structure and functioning of national institutions, based on the provisions of that resolution and the annex thereto, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report on the Seminar on National and Local Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights,29 which took place at Geneva from 18 to 29 Septem- ber 1978; 2. Requests Member States to comment on the guidelines for the structure and functioning of na- tional institutions, as suggested by the Seminar and circulated by the Secretary-General in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 23 (XXXIV); 3. Invites Member States to communicate their comments to the Secretary-General, together with all relevant information relating to their own experience in the functioning of national and local institutions in the field of human rights, before the thirty-fifth session of the Commission on Human Rights; 4. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to consider the guidelines suggested by the Seminar in its report for the structure and functioning of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights; 5. Further requests the Commission on Human Rights to send its recommendations in this regard to 28 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Coun- cil, 1978, Supplement No. 4 (E/1978/34), chap. XXVI, sect. A. 29 ST/HR/SER.A/2 and Add.I. the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session, through the Economic and Social Council, which could then be made available to Governments of Member States for their assistance in setting up national insti- tutions for the promotion and protection of human rights; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the participation of Member States in seminars or- ganized at a world-wide level is based on the prin- ciple of equitable geographical representation; 7. Also requests the Secretary-General to transmit the present resolution to all Member States, drawing their attention to paragraphs 2 and 3 above. 83rd plenary meeting 14 December 1978 33/107. Admission of the Commonwealth of Dominica to membership in the United Nations The General Assembly, Having received the recommendation of the Security Council of 6 December 1978 that the Commonwealth of Dominica should be admitted to membership in the United Nations,30 Having considered the application for membership of the Commonwealth of Dominica,81 Decides to admit the Commonwealth of Dominica to membership in the United Nations. 87th plenary meeting 18 December 1978 33/182. Question of Namibia:12 A SITUATION IN NAMIBIA RESULTING FROM THE ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF THE TERRITORY BY SOUTH AFRICA The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia38 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, 34 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Recalling, in particular, its resolutions 2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966 and 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967 and subsequent resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council relating to the question of Namibia, as well as the advisory opinion of the Inter- 3o Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Annexes, agenda item 25, document A/33/442. 3t A/33/404-S/12942. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-third Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1978. 32 See also sect. I, foot-note 3, and sect. X.B.6, decision 33/407. 33 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/33/24). B4 /bid., Supplement No. 23 (A/33/23/Rev.l ), vol. I, chaps. I, II, IV and V, and vol. II, chap. VIII.

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