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VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 203 against the oil companies that supply crude oil and petroleum products to the racist regime of South Africa; 14. Requests all States that have not yet done so to take effective measures to end the supply of funds and other forms of assistance, including military supplies and equip- ment, to the regimes that use such assistance to repress the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liber- ation movements; 15. Condemns all military activities and dispositions of a military character in Namibia and other colonial Territories which are prejudicial to the interests of the peoples of those Territories and to their right to self-determination and independence; 16. Calls upon South Africa and the colonial Powers corn:erned to end the military activities and dispositions of a military character in Namibia and other colonial Territories and to eliminate the military bases in accordance with the provisions of the pertinent resolutions of the General As- sembly, in particular paragraph 9 of the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting oflndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 35/118; 17. Reiterates that the exploitation and plundering of the natural resources of Namibia by South African and other foreign economic interests, in violation of the relevant res- olutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council and of Decree No. I for the Protection of the Natural Re- sources of Namibia, enacted by the United Nations Council for Namibia on 27 September 1974,36 are illegal and con- tribute to the maintenance of the illegal occupation regime; 18. Strongly condemns South Africa for its continued exploitation and plundering of the natural resources of Na- mibia, in complete disregard of the legitimate interests of the Namibian people, and for its illegal extension of the territorial sea and its proclamation of an economic zone off the coast of Namibia; 19. Calls once again upon all States to discontinue all economic, financial and trade relations with South Africa concerning Namibia and to refrain from entering into eco- nomic, financial or other relations with South Africa, acting on behalf of or concerning Namibia, which may lend support to its continued illegal occupation of that Territory; 20. Invites all Governments and organizations of the United Nati_ons system, having regard to the relevant pro- visions of the Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, contained in General Assem- bly resolution 3201 (S-VI) of I May 1974, and of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, contained in As- sembly resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, to ensure that the permanent sovereignty of the colonial Ter- ritories over their natural resources is fully respected and safeguarded; 21. Requests the United Nations Centre on Transna- tional Corporations to prepare from available sources a reg- ister indicating the profits that transnational corporations derive from their activities in colonial Territories and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session; 22. Calls upon the administering Powers to abolish ev- ery discriminatory and unjust wage system prevailing in the Territories under their administration and to apply an equitable system of wages; 23. Requests the Secretary-General to continue, through the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat, a sustained and broad campaign with a view to informing world public opinion of the facts concerning the pillaging 36 Ibid., vol. I, annex II. of natural resources in colonial Territories and the exploi- tation of their indigenous populations by foreign monopolies and the support they render to the colonialist and racist regimes; 24. Appeals to all non-governmental organizations to continue their campaign to mobilize international public opinion for the enforcement of economic and other sanctions against the Pretoria regime; 25. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration 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-seventh session. 70th plenary meeting 24 November 1981 36/52. 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 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 Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, and the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declaration, contained in the annex to its resolution 35/118 of 11 De- cember 1980, as well as all other relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly on this subject, in par- ticular resolution 35/29 of 11 November 1980, Recalling also its resolution ES-8/2 of 14 September 1981 on the question of Namibia, Taking into account the relevant decisions adopted by the Conference of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Non-Aligned Countries, held at New Delhi from 9 to 13 February 1981, 37 by the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity at its thirty-sixth ordinary session, held at Addis Ababa from 23 February to I March 1981, by the Extraor- dinary Ministerial Meeting of the Co-ordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Countries on the Question of Namibia, held at Algiers from 16 to 18 April 1981, 38 by the United Nations Council for Namibia at its extraordinary plenary meeting held at Panama City on 5 June 198139 and by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its eighteenth ordinary session, held at Nairobi from 24 to 27 June 1981, 40 Having examined the reports submitted on the item by the Secretary-General,41 the Economic and Social Counci142 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,43 37 See N36/ 116 and Corr. I, annex. 38 See N36/222-S/14458 and Corr. I, annex. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-sixth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1981. 39 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 24 (N36/24), para. 222. 40 See N36/534, annex. 4 ' N36/154 and Add.1-3; NAC.109/L. 1389. 42 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sixth Session, Sup- plement No. 3 (N36/3/Rev. l), chap. XXX. 43 Ibid .. Supplement No. 23 (N36/23/Rev. l), chap. VI. 204 General Assembly-Thirty-sixth Session Aware that the struggle of the people of Namibia for self- determination and independence is in its most crucial stage and that after the failure of the pre-implementation talks. held at Geneva from 7 to 14 January 1981, it has sharply intensified as a consequence of the defiant attitude and stepped-up aggression of the illegal colonialist regime of Pretoria against the Namibian people and the increased all- round support rendered to that regime by the United States of America and other Western States, and that it is therefore incumbent upon the entire international community deci- sively to intensify concerted action in support of the people of Namibia and their sole and authentic representative, the South West Africa People's Organization, for the attainment of their goal, Deeply conscious of the critical need of the Namibian people and their national liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization, and of the peoples of other colonial Territories for concrete assistance from the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in their struggle for liberation from colonial rule in their efforts to achieve and consolidate their national independence, .Reaffirming the responsibility of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to take all necessary measures, within their respective spheres of competence, to ensure the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly those relating to the provision of moral and material assistance, on a priority basis, to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liber- ation movements, Deeply concerned that, although there has been progress in the extension of assistance to refugees from Namibia, the actions taken hitherto by the organizations concerned in providing assistance to the people of the Territory through their national liberation movement. the South West Africa People's Organization, still remain inadequate to meet the urgent needs of the Namibian people, Expressing its confident hope that closer contacts and consultations between the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and the Organ- ization of African Unity and the national liberation move- ment concerned will help to overcome procedural and other difficulties which have impeded or delayed the implemen- tation of some assistance programmes, Recalling its resolution 35/227 D of 6 March 1981 . in which it requested all specialized agencies and other or- ganizations and conferences of the United Nations system to grant full membership to the United Nations Council for Namibia as the legal Administering Authority for Namibia. 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 specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations sys- tem in connection with the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, Expressing its appreciation also to the Governments of the front-line States for the steadfast support extended to the people of Namibia and their national liberation move- ment, the South West Africa People's Organization, in their just and legitimate struggle for the attainment of freedom and independence despite increased armed attacks by the forces of the racist regime of South Africa, and aware of the particular needs of those Governments for assistance in that connection, Noting with satisfaction the intensified efforts of the United Nations Development Programme in the extension of assistance to the national liberation movements and com- mending its initiative in establishing channels for closer periodic contacts and consultations between the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations sys- tem and the Organization of African Unity and the national liberation movements in the formulation of assistance programmes. Noting also the support given by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to the implementation of the Nationhood Programme for Namibia. in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/9 A of 4 November 1977, Gravely concerned at the continued collaboration between the International Monetary Fund and the Government of South Africa in disregard of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly. Noting with sati.1faction the high-level meetings held at Geneva in April 1981 between representatives of the General Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity and the secretariats of the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 35/ 117 of I O December 1980, on the question of co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity . Mindful of the necessity of keeping under continuous review the activities of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in the imple- mentation of the various United Nations decisions relating to decolonization. l. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the question;4 ' 2. Reaffirms that the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations and institutions of the United Nations system should continue to be guided by the relevant resolutions of the United Nations in their efforts to contribute, within their spheres of competence, to the full and speedy implemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 3. Reaffirms also that recognition by the General As- sembly, the Security Council and other United Nations or- gans of the legitimacy of the struggle of colonial peoples to exercise their right to self-determination and indepen- dence entails, as a corollary, the extension by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations sys- tem of all the necessary moral and material assistance to those peoples and their national liberation movements; 4. Expresses its appreciation to those specialized agen- cies and other organizations of the United Nations system which have continued to co-operate in varying degrees with the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity in the implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, and urges all the spe- cialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to accelerate the full and speedy imple- mentation of the relevant provisions of those resolutions; S. Expresses its concern that the assistance extended thus far by certain specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system to the colonial peoples. particularly the people of Namibia and their national lib- eration movement. the South West Africa People's Organ- ization. is far from adequate in relation to the actual needs of the peoples concerned; 6. Regrets that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund continue to maintain links with the colo- nialist racist minority regime of South Africa, as exemplified by the continued membership of South Africa in both agen- cies. and that neither has taken the necessary measures to- VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 205 wards the full implementation of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 7. Deeply deplores the persistent collaboration between the International Monetary Fund and South Africa, in dis- regard of repeated resolutions to the contrary by the General Assembly, and calls upon the International Monetary Fund to put an end to such collaboration; 8. Urges the executive heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to draw the particular at- tention of their governing bodies to the present resolution with a view to formulating specific programmes beneficial to the peoples of the colonial Territories, particularly Namibia; 9. Requests the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system to render or continue to render, as a matter of urgency, all possible moral and material assistance to the colonial peoples struggling for liberation from colonial rule; 10. Requests once again the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to continue to provide all moral and material assistance to the newly independent anc! emerging States; 11. Reiterates its recommendation that the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations sys- tem should initiate or broaden contacts and co-operation with the colonial peoples and their national liberation move- ments, directly or, where appropriate, through the Organ- ization of African Unity, and review and introduce greater flexibility in their procedures with respect to the formulation and preparation of assistance programmes and projects so as to be able to extend the necessary assistance without delay to help the colonial peoples and their national liber- ation movements in their struggle to exercise their inalien- able right to self-determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 12. Notes with satisfaction that the South West Africa People's Organization continues to be the recipient of a number of programmes established within the framework of the United Nations Institute for Namibia at Lusaka and that the United Nations Council for Namibia, in co-operation with the South West Africa People's Organization, contin- ues to represent the people of Namibia at meetings of the specialized agencies and other organizations and institutions of the United Nations system, and urges those agencies and organizations to increase their assistance to the South West Africa People's Organization, the United Nations Institute for Namibia and the Nationhood Programme for Namibia; 13. Urges the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of 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 they have made in the implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations; 14. Urges the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General 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, to discontinue all support to that Government until it restores to the people of Namibia their inalienable right to self-determination and indepen- dence and to refrain from taking any action which might imply recognition of, or support for, the legitimacy of the domination of the Territory by that regime; 15. Notes with sati.1faction the arrangements made by several specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system which enable representatives of the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity to participate fully as observers in the pro- ceedings relating to matters concerning 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 arrangements without delay; 16. Urges the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system which have so far not granted full membership to the United Nations Council for Namibia to do so without delay; 17. Urges the specialized agencies and other organi- zations and institutions of the United Nations system to extend, as a matter of priority, substantial material assist- ance to the Governments of the front-line States in order to enable them more effectively to support the struggle of the people of Namibia for freedom and independence and to resist the violation of their territorial integrity by the armed forces of the racist regime of South Africa, directly or, as in Angola. through puppet traitor groups in the service of Pretoria; 18. Urges the specialized agencies and other organi- zations and institutions of the United Nations system to assist in accelerating progress in all sectors of the national Ii fe. particularly in the development of the economies of the small Territories: 19. Recommends that all Governments should intensify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system of which they are members to ensure the full and effective implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations and, in that connection, should accord priority to the question of providing assistance on an emergency basis to the peoples in the colonial Territories and their national liberation movements; 20. Proposes, under article III of the Agreement be- tween the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund, 44 the urgent inclusion in the agenda of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund of an item dealing with the relationship between the Fund and South Africa and further proposes that, in pursuance of article II of the Agreement,44 the relevant organs of the United Nations should participate in any meeting of the Board of Governors called by the Fund for the purpose of discussing the item; 21. Draws the attention of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. contained in the annex to General Assembly res- olution 35/ 118, in particular to those provisions calling upon the agencies and organizations to render all possible moral and material assistance to the peoples of the colonial Ter- ritories and their national liberation movements; 22. Urges the executive heads of the specialized agen- cies and other organizations of the United Nations system, having regard to the recommendations contained in para- graph 11 above and the provisions of paragraph 21 above, to formulate, with the active co-operation of the Organi- zation of African Unity where appropriate, 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 pro- grammes of assistance to the peoples of the colonial Ter- ritories and their national liberation movements; 23. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to assist the specialized agencies and other organizations of the ' 4 See Agreements betv,e,•11 th,· Ur1ited Nations ar1d the Speciali:<•d Agn1ci<'s and the lnfl>rnatumal Atomic /:'nergr A.genn' ( United Nation" puhlicat,on. Sales No. Ell-' 61 X I l. p 61 206 General Assembly-Thirty-sixth Session United Nations system in working out appropriate measures for implementing the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and to prepare for submission to the relevant bodies, with the assistance of those agencies and organizations, a report on the action taken since the circulation of his pre- vious report in implementation of the relevant resolutions. including the present resolution; 24. Requests the Economic and Social Council to con- tinue to consider, in consultation with the Special Com- mittee, appropriate measures for co-ordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in implementing the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 25. Requests the Special Committee to continue to con- sider this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session. 70th plenary meeting 24 November 198/ 36/53. United Nations Educational and Training Pro- gramme for Southern Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions on the United Nations Educa- tional and Training Programme for Southern Africa, in par- ticular resolution 35/30 of 11 November 1980, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the Programme for 1980/81, 45 containing an account of the work of the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa and of the operation of the Programme during the year. Noting with grave concern the significant decline in the level of contributions received in 1981 and the consequent sharp decrease in the number of new awards granted and the total number of scholarship holders, Strongly convinced that the continuation and expansion of the Programme is essential in order to assist the peoples of South Africa and Namibia, Recognizing that supplementary contributions are ur- gently required in order to enable the Programme to meet its current level of obligations and that increased contri- butions for the coming fiscal year are required to meet the growing needs for assistance, Taking account of the desirability of providing educa- tional opportunities and counselling to student refugees in a broad spectrum of professional, cultural, technical and linguistic disciplines suitable for their future functions, no- tably, in the fields of development and international co- operation, l. Endorses the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa; 2. Takes note with grave concern of the deficit facing the Programme in the current financial year because of es- calating costs and a decrease in contributions in both ah- solute and real terms; 3. Expresses its appreciation to all those who have sup- ported the Programme by providing contributions, schol- arships or places in their educational institutions; 4. Requests the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa to take all possible measures for the promotion of generous contributions to the Programme; 45 A/36/147. 5. Appeals to all States, institutions, organizations and individuals, in view of the increasing demand for educa- tional opportunities by the people of South Africa and Namibia and the rapidly increasing costs of higher education and training, to offer greater financial and other support to the Programme in order to ensure its continuation, effec- tiveness and expansion. 70th plenary meeting 24 November 1981 36/54. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 35/31 of 11 November 1980, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories,46 prepared under General Assembly resolution 845 (IX) of 22 Novem- ber 1954, Considering that more scholarships should be made avail- able to the inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories in all parts of the world and that steps should be taken to encourage applications from students in those Territories, I. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 2. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States that have made scholarships available to the inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; 3. Invites all States to make or continue to make gen- erous offers of study and training facilities to the inhab- itants of those Territories that have not yet attained self- government or independence and, whenever possible, to provide travel funds to prospective students; 4. Urges the administering Powers to take effective measures to ensure the widespread and continuous dissem- ination in the Territories under their administration of in- formation relating to offers of study and training facilities made by States and to provide all the necessary facilities to enable students to avail themselves of such offers; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Gen- eral Assembly at its thirty-seventh session on the imple- mentation of the present resolution; 6. Draws the attention of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Decla- ration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples to the present resolution. 70th plenary meeting 24 November /98/ 36/62. Question of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Having examined 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 In- dependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,47 46 A/36/580 and Add. I. 47 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sixth Session, Sup- plement No. 23 (A/36/23/Rev. I), chaps. III-V and XVIII-XXII.

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