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II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 21 agencies, where appropriate, with the efforts of the Or- ganization of African Unity to promote social and economic development and to advance intra-African co- operation in this vital field; 8. Reaffirms the determination of the United Nations to work closely with the Organization of African Unity towards the establishment of the new interna- tional economic order in accordance with the resolu- tions adopted by the General Assembly and, in that re- gard, to take full account of the Lagos Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Monrovia Strategy for the Economic Development of Africa in the implementa- tion of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade; 27 9. Reiterates its appreciation to the Secretary- General for his efforts, on behalf of the international community, to organize and mobilize special economic assistance programmes for African States experiencing grave economic difficulties, in particular fot newly in- dependent African States and the front-line States, to help them to cope with the situation caused by the acts of aggression committed against their territories by the apartheid regime of South Africa; 10. Calls upon all Member States, regional and in- ternational organizations and organizations within the United Nations system to participate actively in the im- plementation of those special economic assistance pro- grammes; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Organization of African Unity informed periodically of the response of the international community to those programmes and to co-ordinate efforts with all similar programmes initiated by the Organization of African Unity; 12. 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; 13. 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 Organiza- tion of African Unity in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, particularly with regard to the provision of assistance to the victims of colonialism and apartheid in southern Africa, and in this connexion draws once again the attention of the inter- national community to the need to contribute to the As- sistance Fund for the Struggle against Colonialism and Apartheid established by the Organization of African Unity; 14. Calls upon all Member States and organizations within the United Nations system to increase their as- sistance to the · African States affected by natural or other disasters by mobilizing special economic and emergency assistance programmes; 15. Further calls upon all Member States and re- gional and international organizations, in particular the specialized agencies, and non-governmental organi- zations to increase their aid to refugees in Africa; 16. Requests the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat and all the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to generate publicity and intensify the dissemination of in- formation on social and economic development matters concerning Africa; "See sect. V, resolution 35/56, annex. 17. 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: 18. Urges the specialized agencies and other organi- zations concerned within the United Nations system to continue and expand their co-operation with the Or- ganization of African Unity and, through it, their as- sistance to the liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity: 19. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth 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 with- in the United Nations system. 90th plenary meeting JO December 1980 35/118. Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples The General Assembly, Having decided to hold a special commemorative meeting'' on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolu- tion 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Convinced that the Declaration has played and will continue to play an important role in assisting the peo- ples under colonial domination in their struggle for free- dom and independence, and in mobilizing world public opinion for the complete elimination of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations, Reaffirming that all peoples have the right to self- determination and independence and that the sub- jection of peoples to alien domination constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights and is a serious im- pediment to the maintenance of international peace and security and the development of peaceful relations among nations, Reaffirming also the relevant provisions of the Declaration on Principles of International Law con- cerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.'" Deeply conscious of the fact that twenty years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples the system of colonialism continues to exist in several areas of the world. Mindful of the courageous struggle being carried out by the peoples of southern Africa for freedom, self- determination, independence and equal rights, Noting with satisfaction the achievement of indepen- dence in the last twenty years by a number of Trust '"Official Records of the General Assemb/_1·, Thirty-fifth Session, Plenary Meetings, 93rd meeting. "Resolution 262'i (XXV) annex. 22 (;eneral Assembly-Thirty-fifth Session Territories and Non-Self-Governing Territories, most recently Zimbabwe and Vanuatu, Bearing in mind the important work accomplished by the United Nations and the international community with a view to securing the effective and complete im- plementation of the Declaration and other resolutions of the United Nations on the question of decoloniza- tion, Reiterating the importance of publicity as an instru- ment for furthering the aims and purposes of the Declaration and of the role played in this connexion by a number of non-governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization, Recalling its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full implementation of the Declaration, Determined to take all necessary measures leading to the complete elimination of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations without further delay, 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of all peoples un- der colonial domination to self-determination and in- dependence in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 2. Declares that the continuation of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations, including racism, apartheid and the exploitation by foreign and other in- terests of economic and human resources, is incompati- ble with the Charter of the United Nations, the Dec- laration a, d the principles of international law; 3. Reaffirms that the policy of apartheid of the South African regime and its illegal occupation of Namibia violate the principles enshrined in the Charter and con- stitute a threat to international peace and security; 4. Reaffirms the inherent right of peoples under colonialism in all its forms and manifestations to struggle by all means at their disposal against those colonial and racist regimes which suppress their aspira- tions for freedom, self-determination and indepen- dence; 5. Categorically rejects any agreement, arrange- ment or unilateral action by colonial and racist Powers which ignores, violates, denies or conflicts with the in- alienable right of peoples under colonial domination to self-determination and independence; 6. Adopts the Plan of Action for the Full Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples set forth in the annex to the present resolution. ANNEX 92nd plenary meeting I I December I 980 Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples I. Member States shall do their utmost to promote. in the linited Nations and the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, effective measures for the full imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly res- olution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960. in all Trust Territories and Non-Self-Governing Territories and other colonial Territories. irre- spective of their size, including the adoption by the Security Council of necessary measures against Governments and regimes that engage in any form of repression of colonial peoples which would seriously im- pede the maintenance of international peace and security. 1 Member States shall render all necessary moral and material as- sistance to the peoples under colonial domination in their struggle to exercise their right to self-determination and independence. J. Member States shall intensify their efforts to promote the im- plementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council relating to Territories and countries under colonial domination. 4. Member States shall intensify their efforts to end all political, military. economic and other forms of collaboration with South Africa. particularly in the nuclear field, including the supply of nu- clear material and equipment or components thereof, the transfer of nuclear technology and financial, technical or other assistance to the nuclear programme of South Africa. the sale of uranium enrichment facilities to, and the purchase of uranium from, South Africa, and shall take measures to prevent such collaboration and purchases by corporations. institutions and other bodies or individuals within their jurisdiction. .\ Member States shall endeavour to adopt, both individually and collectively. measures to achieve the cessation of all new foreign in- vestments in and financial loans to South Africa. 6. Member States shall continue to wage a vigorous and sustained campaign against activities and practices of foreign economic, finan- cial and other interests operating in colonial Territories which are detrimental to the interests of the population of those Territories and shall adopt legislative, administrative or other measures to bring about the discontinuance of such activities and practices on the part of their nationals and companies within their jurisdiction. 7. Member States. as well as the organizations within the United Nations system. having regard to the relevant provisions of the Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order. contained in General Assembly resolution 3201 (S-Vl) of I May 1974, and the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States. contained in Assembly resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, shall ensure that the permanent sovereignty of the countries and Territories under colonial, racist and alien domination over their natural resources shall be fully respected and safeguarded. 8. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to dis- courage or prevent the systematic innux of outside immigrants and settlers into Territories under colonial domination, which disrupts the demographic composition of those Territories and may constitute a major obstacle to the genuine exercise of the right to self- determination and independence by the people of those Territories. 9. Member States shall oppose all military activities and arrange- ments by colonial and occupying Powers in the Territories under colonial and racist domination. as such activities and arrangements constitute an obstacle to the full implementation of the Declaration, and shall intensify their efforts with a view to securing the immediate and unconditional withdrawal from colonial Territories of military bases and installations of colonial Powers. I 0. Member States shall also adopt the necessary measures to pre- vent the recruitment, financing and training of mercenaries in their ter- ritories for use against the national liberation movements struggling for their freedom and independence from the yoke of colonialism, racism and apartheid. I I. Member States shall recognize that armed conflicts in which peoples are fighting against colonial and racist domination and occupation in exercise of their right to self-determination are interna- tional armed conflicts as provided for by Additional Protocol I"' to the Ueneva Conventions of 1949." The legal status envisaged to apply to the combatants in the 1949 Geneva Conventions shall apply to persons engaged in armed struggle against colonial and alien domination and racist regimes. Those persons captured as prisoners shall be accorded the status of prisoners of war and their treatment shall be in ac- cordance with the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. of 12 August 1949.'-' 12. Member States and the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system shall intensify their moral and material assistance to the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity. 1.1. All States shall undertake measures aimed at enhancing pub- lic awareness of the need for active assistance to bring about the com- "'A/32/ 144, annex I '' Lnited Nations, Treatr Series. vol. 75. Nos. 970-973. ''/hid .. No. 972. p. 11'-. II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committ,,,, 2J plete eradication of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations, including racism and apartheid. through the exercise of the right to self- determination. In particular, States shall endeavour to create satisfac- tory conditions for activities by national and international non- governmental organizations in support of the peoples under colonial domination. 14. All States shall co-operate fully with the United Nations Council for Namibia, the legal Administering Authority of the Terri- tory until independence, in discharging the mandate entrusted to it un- der the terms of General Assembly resolution 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967 and subsequent resolutions of the Assembly. 15. All States shall also co-operate fully with the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in the performance of its mandate. 16. The General Assembly draws the attention of the Security Council to the need to continue to give special attention to those situa- tions where the denial of the right of peoples to self-determination, as defined in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), poses a threat to international peace and security and, in particular, the need: (a) To consider imposing mandatory economic sanctions against South Africa, under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. including in particular a mandatory embargo on the supply of petrol- eum and petroleum products to South Africa; (b) To reinforce the arms embargo against South Africa by adopt- ing comprehensive mandatory measures to end all military and nu- clear collaboration with the apartheid regime of South Africa. 17. The Special Committee shall continue to examine the full com- pliance of all States with the Declaration and with other relevant res- olutions on the question of decolonization. Questions of territorial size, geographical isolation and limited resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Declaration. Where General Assem- bly resolution 1514 (XV) has not been fully implemented with regard to a given Territory, the Assembly shall continue to bear responsi- bility for that Territory until all powers are transferred to the people of the Territory without any conditions or reservations and the people concerned have had an opportunity to exercise freely their right to self- determination and independence in accordance with the Declaration. The Special Committee is hereby directed: (a) To continue to seek the most suitable ways for the speedy and total application of the Declaration to all Territories which have not yet attained independence and to propose to the General Assembly specific measures for the complete implementation of the Declara- tion; (b) To undertake a thorough review of the list of Trust and Non- Self-Governing and other Territories which have not yet attained in- dependence to which the Declaration applies and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session: (c) To continue to send visiting missions to the colonial Terri- tories at periodic intervals in order to enable the Special Committee to obtain first-hand information on conditions in those Territories; (d) To continue to examine the views expressed, orally or in writ- ;ng, by the peoples of the colonial Territories as well as by representa- tives of non-governmental organizations and individuals with know- ledge of conditions in those Territories. Particular consideration shall be given to oral petitions and written communications regarding the Territories on which information is not being transmitted as provided for by Article 73e of the Charter or to which the Special Committee is denied access; (e) To assist the General Assembly in making arrangements, in co- operation with the administering Powers. to secure a United Nations presence in the colonial Territories to enable it to participate in the elaboration of the procedural arrangements for the implementation of the Declaration and to observe or supervise the final stages of the pro- cess of decolonization in those Territories. 18. The United Nations shall intensify its efforts in disseminating information by all available means, including publications, radio and television, on the struggle of peoples for self-determination, in- dependence and equal rights and against colonial domination, 011 the activities of the United Nations in the field of decoloni1.ation and on the role of the national liberation movements. 19. The specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nation~ system shall render, or cont111uc to render. all poss,- hie moral and material assistance to the peoples of the colonial Terri- tories and to their national liberation movements. 20. Those non-governmental organizations with a special interest in the field of decolonization and actively opposed to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations are requested to intensify their activities in co-operation with the Secretary-General and the relevant organs nf the United Nations. 35/119. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples The General Assembly, Having examined 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," Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the pro- gramme of action for the full implementation of the Declaration, Recalling all its previous resolutions concerning the implementation of the Declaration, in particular resolu- tion 34/94 of 13 December 1979, as well as the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Condemning the continued colonialist and racist re- pression of millions of Africans, particularly in Namibia, by the Government of South Africa through its persistent, illegal occupation of the international Ter- ritory and its intransigent attitude towards all efforts be- ing made to bring about an internationally acceptable solution to the situation obtaining in the Territory, Deeply conscious of the urgent need to take all neces- sary measures to eliminate forthwith the remaining vestiges of colonialism, particularly in respect of Namibia where desperate attempts by South Africa to perpetuate its illegal occupation have brought untold suffering and bloodshed to the people, Strongly deprecating the policies of those States which, in defiance of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, have continued to collaborate with the Government of South Africa in its domination of the people of Namibia, Conscious that the su,cess of the national liberation struggle and the resultant international situation have provided the international community with a unique opportunity to make a decisive contribution towards the total elimination of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations in Africa. Welcoming warmly the achievement of independence by the people of Zimbabwe and Vanuatu and mindful of the imperative need to assist the Governments of the two countries in their respective efforts to achieve national reconstruction and economic development. Noting with satisfaction the work accomplished by the Special Committee with a view to securing the effective and complete implementation of the Declaration and the other relevant resolutions of the United Nations. Noting also with satisfaction the co-operation and ac- tive participation of the administering Powers con- cerned in the relevant work of the Special Committee, as well as the continued readiness of the Governments con- "Official Records of the General Assemhly, "/hirt_1•)ifih Ses.,ion ,·,,,-, plemenr Vo. 23 (A/.15/2:1/Rev I).

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