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16 General Assembly-Thirty-fourth Session programmes and to co-ordinate efforts with all similar pr~grammes initiated by the Organization of African Uruty; 11. Requests the Secretary-General and the organi- zations within the United Nations system to ensure that adequate facilities continue to be made available for the provision of technical assistance to the General Secre- tariat of the Organization of African Unity as required; 12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to strengthen co-operation at the political, economic, cultural and administrative levels between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity in accordance with the relevant resolu- tions of the General Assembly, particularly with regard to the provision of assistance to the victims of colonial- ism and apartheid in southern Africa, and in this con- nexion draws once again the attention of the international community to the need to contribute to the Assistance Fund for the Struggle against Colonialism and Apartheid established by the Organization of African Unity; 13. Calls upon the organizations within the United Nations system to come promptly to the aid of African States affected by natural or other disasters by mobiliz- ing special economic assistance programmes; 14. Further calls upon all Member States and re- gional and international organizations, in particular the specialized agencies, to increase their aid to refugees in Africa; 15. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Administrative Secretary-General of the Organ- ization of African Unity, to arrange for a meeting to be held in Africa, before the thirty-fifth session of the Gen- eral Assembly, between representatives of the Organiza- tion of African Unity and the organizations within the United Nations system to study means of effective imple- mentation of programmes of mutual concern, including assistance to liberation movements; 16. Calls upon United Nations bodies, in particular the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, the Special Committee against Apartheid and the United Nations Council for Namibia, to continue to associate closely the Organization of African Unity with all their work concerning Africa; 17. Reiterates its invitation to the specialized agen- cies and other organizations concerned within the United Nations system to continue and expand their co-operation with the Organization of African Unity and, through it, their assistance to the liberation move- ments recognized by the Organization of African Unity; 18. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution and on the development of co-operation between the Organization of African Unity and the organizations concerned within the United Nations system. 61 st plenary meeting 9 November 1979 34/22. The situation in Kampuchea The General Assembly, Noting with great concern that the armed conflict in Kampuchea has escalated and is seriously threatening the peace and stability of South-East Asia, Deeply regretting the armed intervention by outside forces in the internal affairs of Kampuchea, Gravely alarmed that the present conflict may spill over to neighbouring countries and increase the danger of further involvement by outside Powers, Deeply distressed by the widespread hardship and deprivation and the large-scale famine being suffered by the people of Kampuchea, Seriously disturbed that these developments have re- sulted in a continuing large exodus of people from Kampuchea to neighbouring countries, thereby causing them severe problems, Noting with deep appreciation the roles played by the United Nations and other national and international humanitarian organizations in rendering relief assistance to the civilian population of Kampuchea, and the initi- ative of the Secretary-General in convening the Pledging Conference for Emergency Humanitarian Relief to the People of Kampuchea, held on 5 November 1979, as well as the pledges made by the various countries at that Conference, 11 Convinced that a political solution which will ensure the sovereignty and independence of Kampuchea is es- sential for bringing about durable peace and stability in the region, Reaffirming the right of all peoples to determine their own future free from outside interference, Emphasizing that all States shall refrain, in their inter- national relations, from the threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or independence of any State, and strictly adhere to the principles of peace- ful settlement of disputes and non-interference m the internal affairs of other States, 1. Strongly appeals to all States and national and international humanitarian organizations to render, on an urgent and non-discriminatory basis, humanitarian relief to the civilian population of Kampuchea, including those who have sought refuge in neighbouring countries; 2. Calls upon all States to take urgent measures to resettle from those countries the displaced Kampucheans; 3. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Secretary- General to co-ordinate relief assistance and to ensure its distribution to those for whom it is intended; 4. Urges all parties to the conflict to co-operate in every possible way to facilitate the humanitarian relief efforts; 5. Calls upon all parties to the conflict to observe fully the fundamental principles of human rights; 6. Further calls upon all parties to the conflict to cease all hostilities forthwith; 7. Calls for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from Kampuchea and calls upon all States to re- frain from all acts or threats of aggression and all forms of interference in the internal affairs of States in South- East Asia; 8. Urges all parties to the conflict to settle their dis- putes by peaceful means in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; 9. Appeals to all States to refrain from any inter- ference in the internal affairs of Kampuchea in order to enable its people to decide their own future and destiny free from outside interference, subversion or coercion, and to respect scrupulously the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Kampuchea; 10. Resolves that the people of Kampuchea should be enabled to choose democratically their own govern- 11 See SG/CONF.1/SR.1 and 2. D, Resolutlo• adopted without nfereace to a Main Committee 17 ment, without outside interference, subversion or coer- by the General Assembly and endorsed by the Security cion; Council in its resolution 365 (1974) of 13 December 11. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the 197 4, and of the subsequent resolutions of the Assembly situation closely and to exercise his good offices in order and the Council on Cyprus, which provide the valid basis to contribute to a peaceful solution of the problem; for the solution of the problem of Cyprus; 12. Also requests the Secretary-General to explore 5. Demands the immediate withdrawal of all foreign the possibility of holding an international conference on armed forces and foreign military presence from the Kampuchea as one of the means for implementing the Republic of Cyprus; present resolution; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to 13. Further requests the Secretary-General to sub- provide his good offices for the negotiations between the mit to Member States a report on the situation at the representatives of the two communities; earliest appropriate opportunity; 7. Calls for respect of the human rights of all Cyp- 14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of riots and the instituting of urgent measures for the its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "The situation in voluntary return of the refugees to their homes in Kampuchea". safety; 67th plenary meeting 8. Calls for the urgent resumption in a meaningful, 14 November 1979 result-oriented and constructive manner of the negotia- 34/30. Question of Cyprus18 The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Cyprus, Recalling its resolution 3212 (XXIX) of 1 November 1974 and its subsequent resolutions on the question, Mindful of the principle of the inadmissibility of ac- quisition of territories by force, Recalling the idea of holding an international con- ference on Cyprus, Greatly concerned at the prolongation of the Cyprus crisis, which poses a serious threat to international peace and security, Deeply regretting that the resolutions of the United Nations on Cyprus have not yet been implemented, Welcoming the ten-point agreement of 19 May 1979,19 Expressing deep concern at the lack of progress in the intercommunal talks, Deploring the continued presence of foreign armed forces and foreign military personnel on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and the fact that part of its territory is still occupied by foreign forces, Deploring also all unilateral actions that change the demographic structure of Cyprus, Mindful of the need to settle the question of Cyprus without further delay by peaceful means in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, 1. Reiterates its full support for the sovereignty,· in- dependence, territorial integrity, unity and non-align- ment of the Republic of Cyprus and calls once again for the cessation of all foreign interference in its affairs; 2. Expresses its support for the ten-point agreement of 19 May 1979, concluded under the auspices of the Secretary-General; 3. Affirms the right of the Republic of Cyprus and its people to full and effective sovereignty and control over the entire territory of Cyprus and its natural and other resources and c. Ils upon all States to support and help the Government of Cyprus to exercise the above- mentioned rights; 4. Demands. the immediate and effective implemen- tation of resoluti-: 1 3212 (XXIX), unanimously adopted 1• See also sect. I, foot-note S, and sect. X.B.3, decision 34/408. 1t A/34/620 and Corr.I, annex V. tions under the auspices of the Secretary-General be- tween the representatives of the two communities, to be conducted freely on an equal footing on the basis of the agreement of 19 May 1979, with a view to reaching, as early as possible, a mutually acceptable agreement based on their fundamental and legitimate rights; 9. Calls upon the parties concerned to refrain from any unilateral action which might adversely affect the prospects of a just and lasting solution of the problem of Cyprus by peaceful means and to co-operate fully with the Secretary-General in the performance of his task under the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council as well as with the United Na- tions Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus; 10. Welcomes the proposal for the total demilitariza- tion of Cyprus; 11. Reiterates its recommendation that the Security Council should examine the question of the implementa- tion, within a specified time-frame, of its relevant resolu- tions and consider and adopt thereafter, if necessary, all appropriate and practical measures under the Charter of the United Nations for ensuring the speedy and effective implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations on Cyprus; 12. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly by 31 March 1980 on the progress achieved in the negotiations between the two communi- ties on the basis of the agreement of 19 May 1979; 13. Authorizes the President of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly, in the event of the Secretary-General reporting lack of progress in the above-mentioned negotiations, to appoint an ad hoe committee composed of no more than seven Member States; 14. Requests the ad hoe committee to maintain contact with the Secretary-General in his task of facili- tating the successful conclusion of the negotiations be- tween the two communities; 15. Further requests the ad hoe committee, in con- sultation with the Secretary-General, to recommend steps for and promote the implementation of all the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly on Cyprus; 16. Decides to include the item entitled "Question of Cyprus" in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session and requests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation of the present resolution and to re- port on all its aspects to the General Assembly at that session. 74th plenary meeting 20 November 1979

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