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A/RES/3414(XXX) GA

The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

30
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84
Yes
17
No
27
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/L.783
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UN Document A/RES/3414(XXX) ↗

Vote Recorded VoteA/PV.2429 Dec. 5, 1975

— Abstain (27)
✗ No (17)
Absent (16)
✓ Yes (84)
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
General Aesemhly-· .. ••Thirtieth Se88ion --·--·-·------~----------------------- apartheid as a result of intensified acts of repression against the African ~pie,: by the. Go_vern~n~nt ?f South Africa and the 1llegal racist inmonty regime m Southern Rhodesi<1 (Zimbabvw), Conscious of the neod to take effective steps for the v1idest possible dissermi?ation of information relatin_g to the strnggle of the Afrnca:n poorples...£oncemed for their liberation from coloni,Jlisrn, rnci,,J cli~crimination and apartheid, Bearing in mind the positive results achieved in_ the work of the United l~ations bodies concerned as a dll'ect cpnsequence of the participation of rnpres~ntatives of the national liberation movements recogmzed by the Organization of African Unity in the r~levant proceed- ·ings of these bodies in oo observer oapaCity, I . Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General en co-operation between the United Nations an? the Organization of African Unity2:i . and oon:unends hts ef- forts in promoHng such co-operiatwn; 2. Expresses its appreciation of the outstanding con- tribution made by the Organization of African Unity in the relevant work of the United Nations bodies con- cerned, including in particular -the ,positive role played by the Administrative Secreta_ry-<?eneral amJ the ~n- eral Secretariat of ,the Orgamzat\on of Afncan Umty; 3. Reaffirms the deterrnination of the United Nations, in co-operation with the Organization of Afri-- can Unity to intensify its efforts to find a solution to the pres.e~t grave situ~tiun in southern A.frica; · 4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures t.o strengtben co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity in accordance with the relevant resolu- tions of the General Assembly, particrularly with regard to the provision of assistance to the victims of colonial- ism and apartheid in southern Africa, and, in this con- nexton, dmws attention to the Assistance Fund for the Struggle against Colonialism and Ava, 1h,·id established by the Organization of Afric;rn Unity; 5. Draws once again the attention of all United Nations bodies, in particular the Security Council, to the continued need to take effective measures to asso- ciate dosc,ly the Organjz::iti-on of /\frican Unity regu- hrly with all theit work co1H.:erning Africa, including especially the activitie~ of the r·,inrnittee on sanctions of the Council;24 6. Invites the speciialized agencies and other organ- izations concerned within the United Nations system to continue and intensify their •'(Hiperati,_111 with the Organization of 1\frican Urfrty; ' 7. Decides to invite as observers, on a regular basis and in acoordance with earlier prac6ce, representatives •Jf the national liberation movements reoognized by the Organization of African Unity to participate iu the ,'.'eleVlalllit work of the Maiin Committees of the General /\ssembly and its subsidiary organs concerned, as wcll as in conferences,, seminars and other meetings held under the auspices of the Uniited Nations which relate 1,:i their countries, 1<100 reques-ts the Secreiba.ry-General, in consultation with the Organization of African Unity, to ensure that the necessary ?n1angements are made for their effective parfo;ipation i<>,:.ludi.r•p: the requisite financ1al ,provisions; 23 b/10254 :l•l S<:c11.rity (;:,1mdl ' ·:;::n1_,1ltt,:i- , ,;t.!lM,,,tt~.d 1n pnrsurwr,-e of ;:"t:,.~0 1utio:1r1 25:··~ r ~ ~0,~i ·• - 1]'l' · ~ ~l,',<,','i 11 f::~~~ \tf [-:'tt,,utl~t;ru : ?.hodesi~~-· 8. Requests the Secre1Jary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-1irst 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 l Jn.ited Nations system. 2421 st plenary meeting 28 November 1975 .~413 (XXX). Admission of the Republic of Surinam to memhe1rship in the United Nations 1'he General Assembly, Having considered the application for membership of Council of 1 December 1975 that the Republic of Surinam should be admitted to membership in the lJni,ted Nations,25 Having considered the application for rnembership of the Republic of Surinam.26 Decides to admit the Republic of Surinam to mem- bership iu the United Nations. 2428th plenary meeting 4 December 1975 3414 (XXX). The situation in the Middle East The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East", ' t' Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and resolutions of the United Nations as well as those principles of international law which prohibit the occupation or acquisition of territory by the use of force and which consider any military occupation, however temporary, or any forci- ble annexation of such territory, or part thereof,, as an act of aggression, Gravely concerned at the continuation of the Israeli occupation of Arab territories and ilsrael'~ persistent denial of the -inalienable national rights of the Pales- tinian people, Recalling relevant resolutions of the General Assem- bly and the Security Council, particularly those oon- cerning the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people and its right to participate in any efforts for roeace, Convinced that the early reconvening of the Peace Conference on the Middle East with the participation of a:11 the parties concerned,· including the Palestine Liberation Organization, is essential for the realization of a just and lasting settlement in the region, Convinced that the present situation prevailing in the Middle East continues to constitute a serious threat to international peace and security, and that urgent meas- ures should be taken in order to ensure Israel's full compliance with relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council on the questions of Palestine and the Middle East, Recognizing that peace is indivisible and that a just and lasting settlement of the question of the Middle East must be based on a oomprehensive solution under - the auspices of the United Nat.ions, which takes into consideration all aspects of the Middle East oonfl.ict, 211 Otlicial Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Annexes, agenda item 22, document A/10413. '16 A/103811-S/1188,!. For the printed text, see Of!icial Records ('/ the S1:cutlty Cm1t1dl, Thirrfr:th J!",eur, Supplement for Oc- f.•·•,,,r, j•J'o11en.1be1 ,m,.i Vec,;H.i(,,.,,. .Hrl'/5. including, in particular, the enjoyment by the Pales-- tinian people of its inalienable national rights, as vvell as the total withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied since Jun,\ 1967, I. Reaffirms that the ac,]11isition nf territory by force is inadmissible and therdore all territories thus occupied must be returned; 2. Condemns Israel's continued occupation of Arab territories in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of international law and repeated United Nations resolutions; 3. Requests all States to desist from supplying Israel with any military or economic aid as long as it con- tinues to occupy Arab territories and deny the inalien- able national rights of the Palestinian people; 4. Requests the Security Council, in the exercise of its responsibilities under the Charter, to take all neces- sary measures for the speedy implementation, accord- ing to an appropriate time-table, of all relevant resolu- tions of the General Assembly and the Security Council aiming at the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the region through a comprehensive settlement, worked out with the participation of all parties con- cerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization, and within the framework of the United Nations, which ensures complete Israeli withdrawal from all the oecu- pied Arab territories as well as full recognition of the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people and the attainment of those rights; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to inform all con- cerned, including the Co-Chairmen of the Peace Con- ference on the Middle East, and to follow up the implementation of the present resolution and report thereon to the Seeurity Council and to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session. 2429th plenary meeting 5 December 1975 3481 (XXX), impfomentation of the DecLn-am tion on the G,·anting of Independence to Colonial Countiries and Peoples The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the Special Commit- tee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,2·; Having reviewed, on the occasion of the fifteenth an- niversary of its adoption, the implementation of the historic Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in Gen- eral Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, by which the Assembly affirmed that the subjec- tion of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constituted a denial of fundamental human rights and was contrary to the Charter of the United Nations. Aware that the principles i:ODshrined in the Declara- tion have continued to serve as an important source of encouragement and inspiration to the peoples under colonial and alien do;nination in their strnggle to aehieve their inalienable right to self--0etermination and inde- pendence, Noting with satisfaction that, since the adofJtJ0,1 of the Declaration, a nm,:iber of Tci,ito1it8 have achieved self-government and iudr:pcrnd,,ncc: and f,,anv havt .. ,ince 27 Official R.ffotds .,ion, Supplc.111oix r,r,; the (J,r~nc· ,J'JJ ,/1.1:s~'?r.,11.1;·/:;;, '.i'"'hJ; J'{,:.:/.;\ ' ' '!(;,,,., -~ 'ii,· j) 7 joined the i Jnited Natwns ,;y,;tlclll of organizations, ;111d welcoming the positive de,1, l;11Hm'nl :; 1 owat ds full irn ,:r-- nal self-government and ind,':_p<.'.mk,we in tlw mmair:ing colonial Territories, Condemning the oontinnc;J colonialist and racist n~pression of millions of Africans, m Namibia by ihe Government of South Africa, resulting from its per- sistent, illegal occupation of the intnnational Territory, and in Zimbabwe by the illegal racist minority regime, Deeply conscious of the pressing need to take all the necessary measures to bring about the speedy and C:(llll pletc elimination of the last vestiges of co!oni,tiism, JMl· ticularly with respect to Namibia and Zimbahwe, wh,.,re millions of Africans continue to be subjugated 11111kr the oppressive rule of the racist minority regimes, Strongly deprecating the policies of those States whi,:h, in defiance of 1he relevant resoluti,ms of the United Nations, continue to collaborate with the Government of South Africa and with the ilkgal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia, thus perpetuating their domination of the peoples in the Territories concerned,, Noting that the success of the national !ibcrmion struggle and the resultant international situation have created favourable conditions for the complete elimina- tion of colonialism, racial discrimination and apa:rtheirl in southern Africa, Noting with appreciation the work accomplish1'.d the Special Committee with a view to st'curing 1he effective and complete implementation of the Dedaia- tion and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, in particular the constructive results achieved as a coI1 · sequence of the visiting missions it had dispatcheu, Noting with satisfaction the increased co-operalio11 and the active partieipation of the administering Powers eonc:erncd in the relevant work of the Special Commit- tet;., as well as the oontinued readiness of the Gove1u- ments of Australia, New Zealand, Portugal and t,l,'. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Iwlaud to receive Unikd Nations visiting mi~,ions ic the Territories under their administration, and deeply .t,>- ploring the negative attitude of those :1dminist,'.nPg, Powers which, despite the repeated appeals addr :s,,:d to them by the General Assemblj• and tlw Spccnl Committee, nersist in their refusal Ill c<>-operntc "'11.h the Special Committee in the dischai"gl' of ,he maoo:,11 tmtrusted to it by the Assembly, Reiterating its conviction that till' tot;d ,:radic:;il of racial discrimination, apartheid and vinlatinns : f i basic human rights of the peopk:s in onlon1a! i'c;, .• torics will be achieved with the greatest "PC"d by ; i,e faithful and complete implementation of the r:>c','larafo .. ,,, 1. Reaffirms its resolutions 15 14 ( XV) uf l ,1 Dec:ember 1960 and 2621 (XXV) of 12 Octoh1~1 19 10 and all other resolutions on decolonizat 1nR ,m,-' Ci.l!S upon the administering Powers, m accordance ,\,1th those resolutions, to take all the ncccssarv ~:tq,,, In enable the dependent peoples of tlw Tcrri1oricc. con cerned to exercise fully and without furtl·,q ,il'iay dwi, inalienable right to self determination :rnd 1rn.iopcnd,'1,, , 2. Declares tlut the conti1rnatic,,, of •'nk-:,ialis,,t all iu, fonns ,11,J manifestations-- inclnr!1n1' r;h:isi,:, apartheid and the .1ctivities of forrign ,. on't,-mic ;,•,.,; other intf':rcsts wh1,h c;.;_p!,iit co•lomal pcqJlcs. a:; w, :i ,ls the rnaging ,}f cll!o-nial wa,s to s11pprest· th,: :1,,;::nn,,i hhaal·inn i·,,c,,\'ifo',,1:: ,,f ih,- colonial '·'e1TitnnL": l,.l,1c;i 1~; 1.,,·"11iJ,:.Jt1L1, •11l1 i, t 'lia,kJ -.if :h,: lJm·,, ._, J ~::!i;,,i-,•. iit\· ! !1U 1 <J{ ('t',-:Ld·1~IL1U ,:f ~--P.:":,ff1U.U. \ iL. t',i ,'!,,', d~ -11 n· .. , 'l~;·~:1·dr,, 'nc!,
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