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48 General Assembly-Thirty-seventh Session !S. Decides that Namibians shall continue to be eligible for assistance through the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southem Africa and the United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa; 9. Requests the specialized agencies and other organi- zations and bodies of the United Nations system, when planning and initiating their new measures of assistance to Namibians, to do so within the context of the Nationhood Programme for Namibia and the United Nations Institute for Namibia; IO. Requests the specialized agencies and other organ- izations and bodies of the United Nations system, in the light of the urgent need to strengthen the programme of assistance to the Namibian people, to make every effort to expedite the execution of Nationhood Programme for Namibia projects and other projects in favour ofNámibians and to execute these projects on the basis of procedures which will reflect the role of the United Nations Council for Namibia as the legal Administering Authority for Namibia; l l. Expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to assist Namibian refugees and requests him to expand these efforts in view of the substantial increase in the number of Na- mibian refugees; 12. Decides that the United Nations Council for Ná- mibia shall: (a) Continue to formulate policies of assistance to Namibians and co-ordinate assistance for Namibia provided by the specialized agencies and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system; (b) Continue to actas trustee of the United Nations Fund for Namibia and, in this capacity, administer and manage the Fund; (e) Continue to provide broad guidelines and formulate the principies and policies for the United Nations Institute for Namibia; (d) Continue to co-ordinate, plan and direct the Na- tionhood Programme for Namibia in consultation with the South West Africa People's Organization, with the aim of consolidating ali measures of assistance by the specialized agencies and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system into a comprehensive assistance programme; (e) Continue to consult with the South West Africa Peo- pie's úrgamzanon ín the formu1ation and impfementanon of assistance programmes for Namibians; (f) Report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on activities in respect of the United Nations Fund for Namibia, the United Nations Institute for Namibia and the Nationhood Programme for Namibia; 13. Approves the amendments to the Charter of the United Nations Institute for Namibia adopted by the United Nations Council for Namibia at its 391 st meeting, on lO November 1982;!01 14. Commends the United Nations Institute for Namibia for the effectiveness of its training programmes for Nami- bians and its research activities on Namibia, which con- tribute substantially to the struggle for freedom of the Namibian people and to the establishment of an independent State of Namibia; 15. Kequests the Umtect Nations Council for Namibia tQcomplete the preparation of and publish atan early date, through the United Nations Institute for Namibia, a com- prehensive reference book on Namibia covering ali aspects of the question of Namibia as considered by the Unitec 1111 /bid .. Thirty-seventh Session. Supplement No. 24 (A/37/24). annex IV. Nations since its inception, in accordance with the outline prepared by the Council; 16. Commends the progress made in the implementation of the pre-independence components of the Nationhood Pro- gramme for Namibia and requests the United Nations Coun- cil for Namibia to elaborate and consider in due course policies and contingency plans regarding the transitional and post-independence phases of the Programme; 17. Requests the United Nations lnstitute for Namibia to prepare, in co-operation with the South West Africa Peo- ple's Organization, the Office of the United Nations Com- missioner for Namibia and the United Nations Development Programme, a comprehensive document on all aspects of economic planning in an independent Namibia, and requests the Secretary-General to provide substantive support through the .Office of the Commissioner for the preparation of that document; 18. Requests the United Nations Council for Namibia to carry out, in consultation with the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia, a demographic study of th,. Namibian population and a study of its educational needs; 19. Urges the specialized agencies and other organi- zations and bodies of the United Nations system to co- operate closely with the United Nations lnstitute for Namibia in strengthening its programme of activities; 20. Expresses its appreciation to those specíalized agencies and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system that have contributed to the Nationhood Programme for Namibia and calls upon them to continue their participation in the Programme by: (a) Implementing projects approved by the United Nations Council for Namibia; (b) Preparing new project proposals at the request of the Council; (e) Allocating funds from their own financia! resources for the implementation of the projects approved by the Council; 21. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Development Programme for its contribution to the financ- ing and administration of the Nationhood Programme for Namibia and calls upon it to continue to allocate, at the request of the United Nations Council for Namibia, funds from the indicative planning figure for Namibia, for the implementation of the projects within the Nationhood Pro- gramme and to increase the indicative planning figure for Namibia; 22. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to pro- vide the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia with the necessary resources for the performance of the responsibilities entrusted to it by the United Nations Council for Namibia as the co-ordinating authority in the imp]ementation ofthe Nationhood Programme for Namibia. 113th plenary meeting 20 December 1982 37/253. Question of Cypruslll2 The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Cyprus, Recalling its resolution 3212 (XXIX) of I November 1974 and its subsequent resolutions on the question of Cyprus, Recalling the high-level agreements of 12 February 1977 and 19 May 1979, Reaffirming the principie of the inadmissibility of occu- pation and acquisition of territory by force, 'º2 See also sect. X B ,, decision J,14y; 11. Resolutions adopted wlthout reference to a Maln Commlttee 49 Greatly concerned at the prolongation of the Cyprus cri- sis, which poses a serious threat to intemational peace and security, Deeply regretting that the resolutions of the United Nations on Cyprus have not yet been implemented, Recalling the idea of holding an intemational conference on Cyprus, Deploring the fact that part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus is still occupied by foreign forces, Deploring the Iack of progress in the intercommunal talks, Deploring all unilateral actions that change the demo- graphic structure of Cyprus or promote faits accomplis, Reaffirming 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 United Nations resolutions, 1. Reiterares its ful} support for the sovereignty, in- dependence, territorial integrity, unity and non-alignment of the Republic of Cyprus and calls once again for the cessation of all foreign interference in its affairs; 2. Affirms the right of the Republic of Cyprus and its people to ful} and effective sovereignty and control over the entire territory of Cyprus and its natural and other resources and calls upon ali States to support and help the Govemment of the Republic of Cyprus to exercise these rights; 3. Condemns any act which tends to undermine the full and effective exercise of the above-mentioned rights, in- cluding the unlawful issue of titles of ownership of property; 4. Welcomes the proposal for total demilitarization made by the President of the Republic of Cyprus; 5. Expresses its support for the high-level agreements of 12 February 1977 and 19 May 1979 and ali the provisions thereof; 6. Demands the immediate and effective implementa- tion of resolution 3212_ (XXIX), unanimously adopted by the General Assembly and endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 365 (1974) of 13 December 1974, and of the subsequent resolutions of the Assembly and the Council on Cyprus which provide the valid and essential basis for the solution of the problem of Cyprus; 7. Considers the withdrawal of ali occupation forces from the Republic of Cyprus as an essential basis for a speedy and mutually acceptable solution of the problem of Cyprus; 8. Demands the immediate withdrawal of ali occupation forces from the Republic of Cyprus; 9. Commends the intensification of the efforts made by the Secretary-General, while noting with concem the lack of progress in the intercommunal talks; 10. Calls for meaningful, result-oriented, constructive and substantive negotiations between the representatives of the two communities, under the auspices of the Secretary- General, to be conducted freely and on an equal footing. on the basis of relevant United Nations resolutions and the high-level agreements, with a view to reaching as early as possible a mutually acceptable agreement based on the fun- damental and legitimate rights of the two communities; 11. Calls for respect of the human rights and funda- mental freedoms of all Cypriots, including the freedom of movement, the freedom of settlement and the right to prop- erty, and the instituting of urgent measures for the voluntary retum of the refugees to their homes in safety; 12. Considers that the de facto situation created by the force of arms should not be allowed to influence or in any way affect the solution of the problem of Cyprus; 13. Calls upon the parties concemed 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 bis task under the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Coun- cil as well as with the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus; 14. Calls upon the parties concemed to refrain from any action which violates or is designed to violate the indepen- dence, unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Re- public of Cyprus; 15. Reiterates its recommendation that the Security Council should examine the question of implementation, within a specified time-frame, of its relevant resolutions and consider and adopt thereafter. if necessary, ali appropriate and practica} measures under the Charter of the United Nations for ensuring the speedy and effective implemen- tation of the resolutions of the United Nations on Cyprus; 16. Welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General, as expressed in bis report, 103 to pursue a renewed personal involvement in the quest for a solution of the problem of Cyprus and, in view of this, requests the Secretary-General to undertake such actions or initiatives as he may consider appropriate within the framework of the mission of good offices entrusted to him by the Security Council for pro- moting a just and lasting solution of the problem and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the results of his efforts; 17. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled ''Question of Cyprus' · and requests the Secretary-General to follow up the imple- mentation of the present resolution and to report on ali its aspects to the General Assembly at that session. '°' A/37/805 and Corr. l I 21 st plenary meeting /3 Mov /983

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