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Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 21 into account the relevant provisions of the Special Decla- ration on Namibia,32 adopted by the International Confer- ence on Sanctions against South Africa, held in Paris from 20 to 27 May I 981 , Condemning the continued colonialist and racist repres- sion of millions of Africans, particularly in Namibia, by the Government of South Africa through its persistent, illegal occupation of the international Territory and its intransigent attitude towards all efforts being made to bring about an internationally acceptable solution to the situation obtaining in the Territory, Deeply conscious of the urgent need to take all necessary measures to eliminate forthwith the remaining vestiges of colonialism, particularly in respect of Namibia where des- perate attempts by South Africa to perpetuate its illegal occupation have brought untold suffering and bloodshed to the people, Strongly condemning 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 success of the national liberation strug- gle 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 peoples of Belize on 21 September 1981 and Antigua and Barbuda on I November 1981 , 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 active participation of the administering Powers concerned in the relevant work of the Special Committee, as well as the continued readiness of the Governments concerned to re- ceive United Nations visitiag missions in the Territories under their administration, Reiterating its conviction that the total eradication of ra- cial discrimination, apartheid and violations of the basic human rights of the peoples of colonial Territories will be achieved most expedit:ously by the faithful and complete implementation of the Declaration, particularly in Namibia. and by the speediest possible complete elimination of the presence of the illegal occupying regimes therefrom, 1. Reaffirms its resolutions 1514 (XV), 2621 (XXV), 35/118 and 35/1 I 9 and all other resolutions on decoloni- zation and calls upon the administering Powers, in accord- ance with those resolutions, to take all necessary steps to enable the dependent peoples of the Territories concerned to exercise fully and without further delay their inalienable right to self-determination and independence; 2. Affirms once again that the continuation of colo- nialism in all its forms and manifestations-including rac- ism, apartheid, the exploitation by foreign and other interests of economic and human resources, and the waging of colonial wars to suppress national liberation move- ments-is incompatible with the Charter of the United Na- tions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 33 and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and poses a serious threat to inter- national peace and security; 3. Reaffirms its determination to take all necessary steps with a view to the complete and speedy eradication of co- lonialism and to the faithful and strict observance by all 32 A/CONF. 107/8, sect. X.B. -" Resolution 217 A (III). States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Dec- laration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples and the guiding principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 4. Affirms once again its recognition of the legitimacy of the struggle of the peoples under colonial and alien dom- ination to exercise their right to self-determination and in- dependence by all the necessary means at their disposal; 5. Approves the report 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 covering its work during I 981, including the programme of work envisaged for 1982;34 6. Calls upon all States, in particular the administering Powers, and the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions of the United Nations system to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee for the speedy implementation of the Declaration and the other relevant resolutions of the United Nations: 7. Condemns the continuing activities of foreign eco- nomic and other interests which are impeding the imple- mentation of the Declaration with respect to the colonial Territories, particularly Namibia; 8. Strongly condemns all collaboration, particularly in the nuclear and military fields, with the Government of South Africa and calls upon the States concerned to cease forthwith all such collaboration; 9. Requests all States, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, to withhold assistance of any kind from the Government of South Africa until the inalienable right of the people of Namibia to self-determination and independence within a united and integrated Namibia, in- cluding Walvis Bay, has been restored, and to refrain from taking any action which might imply recognition of the legitimacy of the illegal occupation of Namibia by that regime; 10. Calls upon the colonial Powers to withdraw im- mediately and unconditionally their military bases and in- stallations from colonial Territories and to refrain from establishing new ones; 11. Urges all States. directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other oganizations of the United Nations system, to provide all moral and material assistance to the oppressed people of Namibia and, in respect of the other Territories, requests the administering Powers, in consultation with the Governments of the Territories un- der their administration, to take steps to enlist and make effective use of all possible assistance, on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis, in the strengthening of the econ- omies of those Territories; 12. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for the immediate and full implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) in all Territories that have not yet attained independence and, in particular: (a) To formulate specific proposals for the elimination of the remaining manifestations of colonialism and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session; (b) To make concrete suggestions which could assist the Security Council in considering appropriate measures under the Charter with regard to developments in colonial Territories that are likely to threaten international peace and security: '" Official Records of the General Assemhlv, Thirt_v-sixth SeHion. Su11- p/eme111 No. 23 ( A/36/23/Rev 11. chap. I. raras 171-183. 22 General Assembly-Thirty-sixth Session (c) To continue to examine the compliance of Member States with the Declaration and with other relevant reso- lutions on decolonization, particularly those relating to Namibia; (a) To continue to pay particular attention to the small Territories, including the sending of visiting missions 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 sup- port among Governments, as well as national and interna- tional organizations having a special interest in decolonization. in the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and in the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly as concerns the oppressed peo- ple of Namibia; 13. Calls upon the administering Powers to continue 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 to secure first-hand in- formation and ascertain the wishes and aspirations of their inhabitants; 14. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Spe- cial Committee with the facilities and services required for the implementation of the present resolution, as well as of the various resolutions and decisions on decolonization adopted by the General Assembly and the Special Committee. 79th plenary meeting I December /98/ 36/69. Dissemination of information on decolonization The General Assembly, Having examined 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 of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization,35 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations concerning the dissem- ination of information on decolonization, in particular Gen- eral Assembly resolution 35/120 of 11 December 1980, Reiterating the imj)Ortance of publicity as an instrument for furthering the aims and purposes of the Declaration and mindful of the continuing pressing need for taking all pos- sible 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, Aware of the increasingly important role being played in the widespread dissemination of relevant information by a number of non-governmental organizations having a special interest in decolonization, I. 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 of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization; 2. Reaffirms the importance of effecting the widest pos- sible dissemination of information on the evils and dangers 35 Ibid., chap. II. of colonialism, on the determined efforts of the colonial peoples to achieve self-determination, freedom and inde- pendence and on the assistance being provided by the in- ternational 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, to continue to take concrete measures through all the media at his disposal, including publications, radio and television, to give wide- spread 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 Com- mittee, to collect, prepare and disseminate basic material, studies and articles relating to the problems of decoloni- zation and, in particular, to continue to publish the periodical Objective: Justice and other publications, special articles and studies, including the Decolonization series, and to select from them appropriate material for wider dissemi- nation by means of reprints in various languages; (b) To seek the full co-operation of the administering 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 and the Americas; (<i) To maintain a close working relationship with the Organization of African Unity by holding periodic consul- tations and by systematically exchanging relevant infor- mation with that organization; (e) To enlist the support of non-governmental organi- zations having a special interest in decolonization in the dissemination of the relevant information; (f) To ensure the availability of the necessary facilities and services in this regard; (g) To report to the Special Committee on the measures taken in implementation of the present resolution; 4. Invites all States. the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and non-gov- ernmental organizations having a special interest in decol- onization to undertake or intensify, in co-operation with the Secretary-General and within their respective spheres of competence, the large-scale dissemination of the informa- tion referred to in paragraph 2 above; 5. Requests the Special Committee to follow the im- plementation of the present resolution and report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session. 79th plenary meeting I December /981 36/78. United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 33/4 of 2 November 1978, 34/ 63 of 29 November I 979 and 35/1 12 of 5 December 1980, in which it decided to convene in 1983 the United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, Reaffirming the principles and provisions of its resolution 32/50 of 8 December 1977 on the peaceful use of nuclear energy for economic and social development, Stressing, in particular, the relevance of the principles set forth in paragraph I of resolution 32/50 for the prepa- ration of the Conference and for the Conference itself, Recalling also the relevant paragraphs of the Final Doc-

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