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A/RES/38/50 GA

Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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Vote Recorded VoteA/38/PV.86 Dec. 7, 1983

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230 General Assembly --Thirty-eighth Session ------------------------ social conditions and to pay particular attention to over- coming problems of unemployment, public housing, health care, education and crime and, in that connection, notes with satisfaction the efforts to revitalize health care programmes and to discouragc juvenile delinquency, the measures to improve crime prevention and the action taken to expand and upgrade school facilities: 13. Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to the United States Virgin Islands at an appropriate time should be kept under review; 14. Requests the Special Committee to continue thc examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to thc United States Virgin Islands at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Asscmbly at its thirty-ninth scs- sion. 86th plenary meeting 7 Decemher 1983 38/49. Information from Non-Self-Governing Terri- tories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations The General Assemhly, Having examined the chapter ofthe report ofthe Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the informa- tion from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e ofthe Charter ofthe United Nations 21 and the action taken by the Committee in respect of that information, Having a/so examined the report of the Secretary- General on the question, 26 Recalling its resolution 1970 (XVIII) of 16 December 1963, in which it requested the Special Committee to study the information transmitted to the Secretary- General in accordance with Article 7 3 e of the Charter and to take such information fully into account in examining the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration, Recalling a/so its resolution 3 7 /29 of 23 Novembcr 1982, in which it requested the Special Committee to con- tinue to discharge the functions entrusted to it under reso- lution 1970 (XVIII), Noting the decision of the Government of the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern Ireland to resume transmission of information with respect to Anguilla, under Article 73 e of the Charter, 27 l. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the informa- tion from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations; 2. Reaffirms that, in the absence of a decision by the General Assembly itself that a Non-Self-Governing Terri- tory has attained a full measure of self-government under the terms of Chapter XI of the Charter, the administering Power concerned should continue to transmit information under Article 73 e ofthe Charter with respect to that Terri- tory; 25 /bid., chap. VII. 26 N38!477. 27 See Officia/ Record., of the <ieneral Assemhh·, Th,rtv-ei¡;hth Se.rnon, su¡¡iement No. 23 (A/38/23). chap. Vil, para. 8 !bid., chap. V. 3. Requcsts thc administering Powers concerned to transmit, or continue to transmit, to the Secretary-General the information prcscribed in Article 73 e of the Charter, as well as the fullcst possiblc information on political and constitutional developments in the Territories concerned, within a maximum period of six months following the expiration of the administrative year in those Territories; 4. Rcquests the Special Committee to continue to dis- charge the functions entrustcd to it under General Assem- bly resolution 1970 (XVIII), in accordance with estab- lished procedurcs. and to report thcreon to the Assembly at 1ts thirty-ninth session. 86th plenary meeting 7 Decemher /983 38/50. Activities of foreign economic and other inter- ests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Namibia and in ali other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimina- tion in southern Africa rhc e ,'en eral Asscmh/_1·. Having considcrcd the item entitled "Activities of for- cign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Namibia and in ali other Territories under colonial domi- nation and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa", Having examined the chapter ofthe report ofthe Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting oflndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this ques- tion, 28 Taking into consideration the relevant chapter of the rcport of the United Nations Council for Namibia, 29 Having considcred the report ofthe United Nations Cen- tre on Transnational Corporations, 30 relating to the prep- aration of a register indicating the profits that transna- tional corporations derive from their activities in colonial Territories, submitted in pursuance of General Assembly resolution 37 /31 of 23 November 1982, Recalling its rcsolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 2621 (XXV) of I 2 October 19 70, containing the programme of action for the full implementation ofthe Declaration, and 35/118 of 11 December 1980, the annex to which contains the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation ofthe Declara- tion, as well as ali other resolutions of the United Nations relating to the itcm, Rea_tfirming the solemn obligation of the administering Powers under thc Charter of the United Nations to pro- mote the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the Territories under their administration and to protect the human and natural resources of thosc Territories against abuses, Taking into account the relevant provisions ofthe Paris Declaration on Namibia and the Programme of Action on Namibia, 31 adopted at the International Conference in 29 /bid., Supp/emcnr V,1 :'4 (A/38124), part lwo, chap. IV. lO A/381444. annex. \1 Repon of the lntcrnational Conferen,·e ,n Support of the Strugg/e o( th,• Vamihian l'cop/efi,r lndepcndcnce, Pari.1·. :,5.:,9 .·1pnl /983 (Al('ONF.1201 11). paras. 165-195 and 220-242. VIL Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fonrth ('ommittee 231 Support of the Struggle of the Nam1bia11 Pcople for Inde- pendence. Reaj/irming that any cconomic or othcr activity which impedes the implementalion ol the Declaration on lhe Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peo- ples and obstructs efforts aimed at lhe elimination of colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in south- ern Africa and other colonial l erritories is in dircct viola- tion ofthe rights ofthe inhabitants and ofthe principies ot the Charter and ali rclcvant resolutions of the !Jnited Nations, Reaffirming that thc natural resources of ali Tcrritories under colonial and racist domination are the heritage of the peoples of those Territories and that thc exploitation and depletion of those rcsources by foreign economic interests, in particular in Namibia, in association with thc occupying régime of South Africa, constitutc a direct v10- lation of the rights of the peoples and of the principies of the Charter and ali relcvant 1csolutions of thc U nitcd Nations, Bearing in mmd the relevan! provisions of thc Eco- nomic Declaration and other documenls of thc Seventh Conference of Heads of Statc or Guvernment uf Non- Aligned Countries. held al Nl·w Dclhi frorn 7 lo 12 March 1983, 32 Taking into account lhc rclcvant provisions uf the Arusha Declaration and Programmc uf Action on Namibia, 33 adopted by the United Nations Council for Namibia on 13 May 1982 at its extraordinary plenary meeting held al Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. Noting with projuund conccrn that the colonial Powers and certain States, through thcir activitics in thc colonial Territories, have continued tu disregard U nitcd Nations decisions relating to the item and that thcy have failed to implement, in particular, the relevant provisions of Gen- eral Assembly resolutiuns 2621 (XX V) and 3 7 /31. by which the Assembly called upon ali Governmcnts that had not yet done so to take legislative, administrative or uthcr measures in respect of their natiunals and thc bodics cor- porate under their jurisdiction that own and operatc enter- prises in colonial Territories, particularly in Africa. which are detrimental to the interests uf the inhabitants uf thosc Territories, in order to put an end to such enterprises and to prevent new investments that run countcr to the inter- ests of the inhabitants of those Territorics. Condemning the intensified activities of those foreign economic, financia! and other interests which continue to exploit the natural and human resources of the colonial Territories and to accumulate and repatriate huge profits to the detriment ofthe interests oflhe inhabitants, particu- larly in the case of Namibia, thercby impeding the realiza- tion by the peoples of the Territories of their legitimate aspirations for self-determination and independence. Strongly conde11111ing the support which the racist minority régime of South A frica continues to receive from those foreign economic. financia) and othcr interests which are collaborating with it in the exploitation of the natural and human resources of thc international Territory of Namibia, in the further entrenchment of its illegal racist domination over the Tcrritory aml in lhe strengthening or its system of apartheid, Strongly condemning the investment of foreign capital in the production of uranium and the collaboration of cer- tain Western States and other States with the racist minor- ity régime of South A frica in the nuclear ficld which. hy 32 See A/38/ 1 32-S/l 56 7 'í and Corr. 1 ,wd 1 D Otficial Record, u/ thc Umaal 1 w·111/•/1 {Jiemeiil No. 24 (AIJ7Í24_1, ¡mrn. 767 annex. f h11ú .\CW'lllh \n\lOfl, ,\u¡, 34 lhid .. J"h,rt¡-)1/ih Sc,11,,11, \'11p¡1/c111m1 .vo .'4 1,\-,'i 1 ,l \ , »l. l. annn 11 ····- ---~-----··--- providing that régime with nuclear equipment and tech- nology. cnable it to develop nuclear and military capabili- ties and to become a nuclear Power. thereby promoting South Africa·s continucd illegal occupation of Namibia, l<cathn11i11g that thc resources of Namibia are thc invio- lable heritage of the Namibian peoplc and that the cxploitation uf those rcsourees by foreign economic inter- csts under the protection of the illegal colonial administra- tion. in violation of thc Chartcr. ofthe relevan! resolutions of thc General Assembly and thc Security Council and of Dccree No. 1 for the Protection ofthe Natural Resourccs of Namibia. enacted by thc United Nations Council for Namibia on 27 Septcmher 1974, 14 and in disregard ofthc advisory opinion ofthc lntcrnational Court ofJustice of21 Junc 1971," 1s illcgal and contributcs to thc maintcnancc of the illegal occupation régime. ( ·011cerncd about thc conditions in other colonial Tcrri- tories. including certain Territories in the Caribbean and thc Pacific regions, wherc foreign economic. financia! and othcr interests continue to depri ve the indigenous popula- tions of the1r rights ovcr the wealth of their countries. and where the inhahitants of those Tcrritories continue to suf- fcr from a loss of land ownership as a result of thc failure of the administering Powers concerncd to restrict the sale of land to foreigners. dc~pitc the I epeatcd appeals of the (icncral Asscmbly. ( 'onscwus ofthe continuing need to mobili1e world pub- lic opinion against thc involvcment of foreign economic, financia) and other intercsts in the exploitation of natural and human resources. which impedes the independence of colonial Tcrritorics and thc climination of racism, particu- larly in southern Africa, 1. Rcaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of dependent Territories to self-determination and indepen- dence and to the enjoyment of the natural resources of their Territories, as wcll as their right to dispose of those resourccs in thcir best inlercsts; ' Reitcra1c1 that any administering or occupying Power that depnvcs thc colonial peoples of the exercise of their lcgitimate rights over their natural rcsources or sub- ordinates the rights and interests of those peoplcs to for- cign economic and linancial intercsts violates the solcmn obligations it has assuuicd under the ( 'hartcr of the l J nited Nations; 3. RcaJjirms that. by their depletive exploitation of natural resources. the continued accumulation and repatri- ation of huge profits and the use of those profits for the cnrichment of foreign scttlers and thc entrenchmcnt of colonial domination and racial discrimination in the Ter- ritories. the activitics of foreign economic, financia) and other interests operating at present in the colonial Territo- ries. particularly in southern Africa, constitutc a majar obstacle to political indept'ndence and racial equality, as well as to the enjoyment of the natural rcsources of thosc Territories by the ind1genous inhabitants; 4. Condcmns the activitics of foreign economic and other interests in the colonial Territories impeding the implcmentation of thc Declaration on the Granting of lndependcncc to Colonial Countries and Peoples. con- tained in General Asscmbly resolution 1514 (XV). and the efforts to eliminate colonialism. apartheid and racial dis- crimination; 5. Condemns thc policies of Governments that con- tinuc to support or collaborate with those foreign eco- nomic and othcr intcrests engaged in exploiting the natural l:'1 !,cgal ( ·1111w'qUer1cc.,· t(,r \'tu/e.\ o(rhe ( ·ontrnued Pre.W.'IWC o{5touth :l/Í'i<'a ,n ,\11m1hw (,\·outh H ·es! .·1.f;•¡, ·t1J ,wrwah,111nd1ng Set unry ( ·owi,·,/ Rn11/111inn .?~(1 r /<r01', lrlil\"01T ()¡n,111•n /_( . ./ 1?.c¡1orts /()7 /. p. ló. 232 General Assembl) - Thirty-dghth Session and human resourccs of thc rerritories. including, in par- ticular. illegally exploiting Namibia's marine rcsources. violating the politicaL economic and social rights and intcrcsts of the indigenous peoplcs and thus obstructing the foil and speedy implementation of thc Dcclaration in respect of thosc Territories; 6. Strongly condemns the collusion of the Govern- ments of certain Western Statcs and other States with thc racist minority régimc of South A frica in thc nuclear field and calls upon those and ali other Governments to rcfrain from supplying that régime, direetly or indirectly. with installations that might enable it to produce uranium. plu- tonium and othcr nuclear materials. rcactors or military equipment: 7. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of thc Declaration on the Granting of Independcnce to Colonial Countries an<l Peoples to continuc to monitor closely the situation in other Non-Self-Governing Territories so as to ensurc that ali economic activities in thosc Territories are aimed at strengthening and diversifying their economies in the interests of the indigenous peoples and their speedy acces- sion to independencc and that thosc pcoplcs are not exploite<l for politicaL military and other purposes detri- mcntal to thcir intercsts: 8. Strongly mndemns those Western Statcs and ali other States, as well as the transnational corporations. which continue their investments in. and supply of arma- ments and oil and nuclear tcchnology to, the racist régimc of South Africa. thus buttressing it and aggravating thc threat to world peace; 9. Cal/.1· upon ali States, in particular ccrtain Western States, to take urgent, effectivc measures to termínate ali collaboration with South Africa in the political, diplo- matic, economic, trade, military and nuclear ticlds and to refrain from entering into other relations with the racist régime of South Africa in violation of the relevant resolu- tions of the Unitcd Nations and of the Organization of African Unity; 1 O. Ca/Is once again upon ali Govemments that havc not yet done so to take legislative. administrative or other measures in respect of their nationals and the bodies cor- porate under their jurisdiction that own and operate cnter- prises in colonial Territories, particularly in Africa, which are detrimental to the interests of the inhabitants of those Territories, in order to put an cnd to such cnterprises and to prevent new investments that run counter to the intcr- csts of the inhabitants of those Territories: 11. Ca/Is upon ali Statcs to termínate. or cause to havc terminated, any investments in Namibia or loans to thc racist minority régime of South A frica and to refrain from any agreements or measures to promote trade or other eco- nomic relations with that régimc: 12. Requests ali States that have not yet done so to take elfective measures to end the supply of funds an<l other forms ofassistance, including military supplies an<l cquip- ment, to the racist minority régimc of South Africa. which uses such assistancc to repress the people of Namibia an<l their national liberation movement: 13. Strongly condemns South Africa for its continued exploitation and plundering of the natural resourees of Namibia, in complete disregard of the legitimate intcrests ofthe Namibian peoplc, for the creation in the Territory or an economic structure dependent essentially upon its min- eral resources and for its illegal extension of the territorial sea and its proclamation of an cconomic znne offthe coast ofNamibia: 14. Ca/Is upon those oil-producing and oil-cxporting countries that have not yet done so to takc cffcctive meas- urc~ against thc rnl companics concerncd so as to termí- nate thc supply of nudc oil ami petroll'um products to thc racist régimc of South A frica: 15. Rei1cratc.1 that thc cxploitation and phmdering ol thc natural resourn's or Namibia hv South African and othl'r foreign economic intcrests, incl~ding thc activities or those transnational corporations which are cngaged in thc cxploitation and cxport of the Territory's uranium ores and other rcsourcc~. in violation of thc relevan! resolu- tions of the General Assembly and the Security Council and of Decrec No. 1 for thc Protcction of the Natural Resources of Namibia. are illcgal an<l contributc to the maintcnance ol the illcgal ocrnpation régimc: 16. ( 'a//.1· 11¡1011 the (iovernmcnts of ali States. particu- larly those whosc c·tlrporations are involved in the mining and processing or I\Jamibian uranium. to takc ali appropri- atc measures in compliance with the provisions of Decrec No. 1 for thc Protect1on or thc Natural Resources of Namibia, including the practice of requiring negative ccr- titicatcs oforigin. lo prolubit ami preven! Statc-owned and other corporation~. together with their subsidiarics. from dcaling in Namib1an uranium and from engaging in ura- nium prospecting activitics in Namibia: 17. Rcq11n·11 ali Statcs to takc lcgislative. administra- llvc ami othcr measures. as appropriatc. in order effcc- tively to isolatc ",outh Africa politically, cconomically. militarily and rnlturally. in accordancc with General Assembly rcsolut1ons ES-8/2 of 14 Septembcr 1981, 36/121 B of 10 Dcccmbcr 1981 and 3 7 '2J3 A or 20 Dccember 1982; 18. ( ·at/s onff aga111 11po11 ali Sta tes to discontinuc ali cconomic. tinancial and tradc relations with the racist minority régime of South Africa conceming Namibia and to refrain from entcring into any relations with South Africa. purporting to act on hehalf of or conceming Namibia. which may lend support to its continued illegal occupation of that Tnritory: 19. hmtcs ali ( iovernments and organizations of the l 1 nited Nations system. ha ving rcgard to the rclevant pro- visions of thc Dcclaration on the Establishment of a New Intcrnational Economic Ordcr. contained in General Assembly resolution 3201 (S-Vl) ofl May 1974, and ofthe Charter of Economic Rights an<l Dutics of Statcs, con- tamed in Assembly resolution :1281 (XXIX) of 12 Dccem- ber 1974. to ensure. in particular. that thc perrnanent sov- ercignty of the rnlonial Territorics over their natural resourccs is fully rcspectcd and ~atcguardcd: 20. ( 'a//.1' 1/flOII the a<lrninistering Powers to abolish ali discriminatory and unjust wage ~ystems and working con- ditions prevailing in the Territorics undcr their adminis- tration and to apply in each Tcrritory a uniform system of wages to ali the inhahitants without an} discrimination; 2 l. Rcqucsts the Sccrctary-Ciencral to continue. through the Department of Public Information of the Sec- retariat. a sustained and broad campaign with a view to informing world puhlic opinion of the facts conccrning the pillaging or natural resourccs in colonial Tcrritories and thc exploitation or their indigcnous populations by foreign monopolies and. in respect of Namibia, the support thcy render to thc racist minorit~ régime of South A frica; 22. :lpflcals t,1 ali 11<111-governmental organizations to rnntinue their campaign to mobilize intcrnational public opinion for the enforcement of economic ::m<l other sanc- tions against the Pretoria régime; 23. /'akcs norc of the registcr prepare<.! by the I J nitcd Nations Centre nn ·1 ransnational n,rporations ami requests the Spel·ial Committee on tlw Situation with regard to the lmplemcntation of the Declaration on thc ( ,ranting nf lndc1wmll'ncc to Colonial ( 'ountries and Peo- VI l. Rl.'solutions adnpted on the reports nf the Fourth CommiH,·,· ------ -- -- ples to take due account of the rcgister 111 connection with its consideration of the relatcd items: 24. Requests the Special Committcc to continuc to examine this question and to report thcreon to the (ieneral Assembly at its thirty-ninth scssimi. 86th p/enary meeting 7 /)l'Ccmher /983 38/51. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations The General Assemhly, Having examined the item entitled "lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Indepcndencc to Colo- nial Countries and Peoples by thc specializcd agencies and the intemational institutions associated with the l/nited Nations", Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Deccmber 1960, and the Plan of Action for the Full lmplementation of the Declaration, contained in the anncx to its resolution 35/ 118 of 11 December 1980, as well as ali other relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly on this subjcct, in par- ticular resolution 36/52 of 24 Novemhcr 1981 on thc item and 37/233 of 20 December 1982 nn thc question of Namibia, Having examined the reports submitted on the itcm by the Secretary-General, 16 thc Economic and Social Coun- cil 37 and the Special Committce on thc Situation with regard to the Implemcntation of thc Declaration on the Granting of Independencc to Colonial Countries and Pco- ples, 38 Taking into account the relevant provisions of the Paris Declaration on Namibia and the Programme of Action on Namibia 31 adopted at the Intemational Conference in Support of the Struggle of the Namibian People for Inde- pendence, Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of thc Political Declaration adopted by thc Seventh Conference of Heads ofState or Govemment of Non-Aligned Countries, held at New Delhi from 7 to 12 March 1983, ·12 and other docu- ments of the Co-ordinating Burcau of thc Non-Aligncd Countries, Aware that the struggle ofthe people ofNamibia for self'.. determination and independencc is in its crucial stagc and has sharply intensified as a consequence of the stcpped-up aggression by the illegal colonialist régime of Pretoria against the people of the Territory and the increased gen- eral support rendered to that régimc by certain Western countries, especially the Unitcd States of America and Israel, coupled with efforts to deprive thc Namibian people of their hard-won victories in the liberation struggle, and that it is therefore incumbent upon the en tire international community decisively to intensify conccrted action in sup- port ofthe people ofNamibia and their sole and authentic representative, the South West Africa People's Organiza- tion, for the attainment of their goal. Deeply conscious of the critica! need of the Namibian people and their national liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization, and of the pcoples of 36 N38/ 111 and Add. l and 2. Add.3 and ( ·orr. l and Add.4 37 Officia/ Rccords o(thc (ieneral .l,wlil/,/\ //11r1,· ,-,~!,¡!, S,•,11,,11. \"upp/,· ment No. 3 (A/3813). ,haps. 1 and VI. other colonial Territorie~ for concrctl' assistance from thc specialized agencies and other organi1.ations of the llrntcd Nations ~ystcm in their \lrugglc for liberation from n,lo- nial rule and in their etforts to achieve and consolidate thcir na1ional indcpendcnce. Rea/finning the responsibility ofthe specialized agencies and other organizations of the llnited Nations systcm to 1akc ali thc neccssarv mcasurcs, within 1hcir respective sphcres of compete11cc, to rnsurc thc full and spcedy implcmcntat10n or the Declaration on the ( ,ranting of Indepcndence to Colonial Countries ami Pcoples and othcr relevan! resolutions of the United Nations. particularly thosc relating to the prnvision of moral and material assistance, on a priority hasis. to thc pcoplcs of the colo- nial Territories and their nat1onal liberation movemcnts, Deeplr conccrned that although there has been progress in the extension of assistance to refugecs from Namibia, the action taken hitherto hy the organizations concemed in providing assistancc to the people of thc Territory through their national liberation movcment the South Wcst Africa People's Organization. still remains inadequatc to nwet the urgent and growing needs of the Namibian peoplc. l:xpressing 1/s con/idcnt hope that closcr contacts and consultations between thc specialized agencies and other organizations of the l lnited Nations system and the Organization of Afriean l l nity and the national liberation movement concerned ~ill help to overcoml' procedural and other difficulties which have impeded or delayed thc implementation of sorne assistance programmes. Recal/ing its resolution 371233 C of 20 Deccmber 1982. re4uesting ali specialized agencies and other organintions and conferences of the l nited Nations system to grant full membership to the Unitcd Nations Council for Namibia as the legal Administering Authority for Namibia, J:.wrcssing its apprecic1tio11 to the General Seeretariat of the Organization of A frican l l nity for the continued co- operation and assistancc ntended by it to the speciah1ed agencies and other organi1ations of the United Nations system in conneetion with thc implementation of thc rele- van! resolutions of the l lnited Nations. l:"xpressing its apprecrnlio11 a/so 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 free- dom and independence, despite increased armed attacks by the forces of the racist régime of South Africa. and aware of the particular necds of thosc Govcrnments for assistance in that connection. Noting the cfforts of the llnited Nations Development Programme in the extcnsion of assistance to the national liberation movements and commending its initiativc in establishing ehannels for closer periodic contacts and con- sultations hetwecn the specialized agencies and other organizations of the l lnited Nations system and thc Organization of African Unity and the national liberation movcmcnts in thc formulation of assistanee programmes. l\'oting a/so the support given by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the llnited Nations system to the implementation of the Nationhood Programme for Namibia, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 12/9 A of 4 Novcmber 1977, Dcplonng the continued links with and assistance ren- dered to South Africa h) certain specialized agencies in the t1nanciaL economic. technical and other fields, in contra- vention of thc relevan! 1csol11tinns of the l Jnited Nations. --- -- l8 l/,1r/ .. \u¡~elnnl'nt \'o. :!3 ( \ -~X ~-'L chap V1.
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