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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. B4 General Assemhl)· - Tbirty-ei~hth St>ssion Uravely conccrncd, in parti,·ular, at the continued collab- oration bctwccn thc lntcrnational Monctary Fund and thc Governrncnt ni South ;\frica in disrcgard of relevan! Gen- eral Assemhlv re~olutions. c,pecialh rc'iolution 37/2 of21 Octobcr 1982. Bcaring in 111111d the importancc of thl' activitics or non- govcrnmental organi,ations aimcd at putting an cnd to the assistann· which is ~till bcing rcndercd to South Africa by ~orne spcciali1ed agencies. Mindfu/ of tlw 11ccess1ty of kceping undcr continuous rcvicw thc acti11tics of thc spccialized agencies and other organizations of thc llnited Nations systcm in thc implc- mentation ofthc various I l11ited Nations dccisions relating to dccoloni1atio11, 1. ,lppr/lres tlw chapter uf thc rcport of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplemen- tation of thc Dcdaration on thc Granting of lndepcndencc to Colo11ial < ·ount11c~ and !'copies relating to thc qucs- tion; ,h 2. Rcaj/im1.1 that thc spccialized agencies and othcr organizations a11d bodies or thc United Nations system should continuc to be guidcd by the relevant resolutions of the Unitcd Nations in their cfforts to contribute, within thcir spheres uf co111pctencc, to the ful! and spcedy imple- mentation of the Declaration on thc Granting of lndcpen- dcnce to Colonial Countries and Peopl<:s. contained in Ueneral Asscmbly resolution 1514 (XV); 3. Rrnffir111s a/.10 that thc recognition by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Nations organs of thc legitimacy of the struggle of colonial peoples to cxcrcise thcir right to selt~determination and indepcn- dence entails. as a corollary. the extension by the special- ized agencies and other organizations uf the United Nations systcm of ali thc neccssary moral and material assistance to thosc pcoplcs and thcir national liberation movcments: 4. ¡,·xprcsses lis apµrena//on to those speciali7ed agen- cies and othcr organizations uf the United Nations system which havc continucd lo co-operatc in varying degrecs with the United Nations and thc Organization of African Unity in the irnplcmentation uf the Dcclaration and other relevan! resolutions uf thc United Nations and urges ali the spccializcd agencie~ and othcr organizations of the U nitcd Nations systcrn to accelcratc the ful] and spcedv implcmentation of thc relcvant provisions of thosc resolu·- tions; S. Fxpressn its co11c1-r11 that the ass1stancc extended thus far by certain spcciali1ed agencies and other organiza- tions ofthe Unitcd Natio11s system to thc colonial peoples. particularly thc people of Namibia and their national lib- eration movement. the South West Africa People"s Organ- ization, is far from adequate in rclation to thc actual needs of the pcoplcs concerned: 6. Requcs/s ali specializcd agencies and other organiza- tions and bodies of thc U nitcd Nations system, in accord- ancc with the rclcvant rcsolutions ofthe General Assembly and the Security Council, to take ali nccessary measures to withhold from thc racist régime of South Africa any form of co-operation ami assistancc in thc financia!, economic, technical and othcr fields and to discontinue ali support to that régimc uRtil the pcoplc of Namibia havc exerciscd fully thcir inalienable right to sclf-detcrmination, frccdom and national indcpcndence in a united Namibia and until the inhuman ,yste111 ni ar1arthcid has been totally cradi- catcd; 7. Rciterat,•1· i/1 m11ri1·111m that thc spccialized agencies and othcr organi1ations a11d budies of the United Nation~ system should rcfrain from taking any action which might imply recognition of thc legitimacy ot: or support for. thc domination ot thc I erritory by the racist régimc of South A frica: 8. Regrels that, notwithstanding the statement of the rcprcsentative ofthc World Bank on 8 Junc 1983 that thc Bank has tcrmi11atcd business rclations with the South African régime, 1') thc World Bank and thc lntcrnational Monetarv f'und continuc to maintain links with thc racist régimc oÍ' Pretona. as cxempliticd by the continucd mem- bership of South A frica in both agencies. and expresses the vicw that thc two agencies should put an cnd to ali link~ with the racist régimc: 9. S!rongl_r ,·011dcmns the pcrsistcnt collaboration betwcen the lntcrnational Monctarv Fund and South Africa, in disregard of repeatcd rcsolu.tions to thc contrary by the General ,\sscmbly, particularly thc granting of a loan of $1.1 billion to South Africa in Novembcr 1982 in defiancc of General Asscmbly resolution 37/2, and calls upon the lntcrnational Monetary Fund to rcscind the loan and to pul an end to such collaboration: 1 O. ( ·0111111c11ds those non-governmental organizations which, by thcir activities, as cxemplificd by the co- operation between the Centcr for lnternational Policy and the lJnitcd Nations Council for Namibia, are hclping to inform public opinion, in thc United States of America and elsewhere. and mobilize it against the assistance ren- dercd by the lnternational Monetary Fund to South Africa, and calls upon ali non-governmcntal organizations to rcdouble their ctforts in this rcspcct; 11. Urges thc exccutive heads or the World Bank and thc Intcrnational Monetary Fund to draw the particular attention of their governing bodies to the prcscnt resolu- tion. with a vicw to formulating spccific programmes ben- eticial to the peoplcs uf the colonial Territorics, particu- larly Namibia: 12. Requcsts the spccialized agencies and other organi- 1ations ofthe United Nations system to render or continue to render. as a matter of urgency, ali possiblc moral and material assistancc to the colonial peoples struggling for liberation from colonial rule, bearing in mind that such assistancc should not only mect thcir immediatc needs but also creatc conditions for development after they havc exercised their right to self-detcrmination ami indcpcn- dcnce: 13. Once aguin rcquests the specializcd agencies and other organizations of the United Nations systcm to con- tinuc to providc ali moral and material assistance to the ncwly indcpendent and emerging States: 14. Reileratcs 1/s rccommcndation that thc spccialized agencies and other organizations of the Unitcd Nations system should initiatc or broaden contarts and co- operation with the colonial pcoplcs and their national lib- cration movcmcnts directly or, where appropriatc, through the Organization of African Unity, and revicw and intro- duce greatcr flcxibility in their procedures with respcct to the formulation and prcparation of assistance programmes and projects so as to be ablc to extend thc nccessary assist- ance without delay to help thc colonial pcoples and thcir national liberation movemcnts in their struggle to cxcrcisc their inalienable right to sclf-determination and indepen- dence in acconlancc with General Asscmhly resolution 1S14(XV); 1 S. Notes w11h satisfaclion that the South Wcst Africa Pcople's Organi1.ation continues to be thc bencticiary of a number of programmcs established within thc framcwork ofthc llnited Nations lnstitute for Namibia at l.usaka and VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 235 --------------- ------------ ----- ------------- -- -- ---- ------- ------- -- ----- that the United Nations Council for Namihia. in co- operation with the South West Africa People's Organiza- tion, continues to represent the people of Namibia at meetings of the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions of the United Nations system, and urges those agen- cies and organizations to increase their assistance to the South West Africa People's Organization. as well as to thc United Nations Institute for Namibia and the Nationhood Programme for Namibia; 16. Urges the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions of the United Nations system that have not already done so to include in the agenda of the regular meetings of their governing bodies a separatc item on the progress they have made in the implementation of the Declaration and the other relevant resolutions of the United Nations; 17. Notes with satisfaction thc arrangements made by severa! specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system whieh enable representatives ofthe national liberation movements recognizcd by the Organi- zation of African Unity to participate fully as observers in the proceedings relating to rnatters concerning their respective countries, and calls upon those agencies and organizations that have not yet done so to follow this example and to make the neccssary arrangemcnts without delay; 18. Notes with satisfaction the admittance of Namibia. represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia. as a member of the Intemational Atomic Energy Agency and the lntemational Telecommunication Union, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 37/233 C, and urges the specialized agencies and other organizations ofthe United Nations system that have not so far granted full membership to the United Nations Council for Namibia to do so without delay; 19. Urges the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions 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 to support more effectively the struggle of the people of Namibia for freedom and in dependen ce and to resist the violation of their territorial integrity by the armed forces of the racist régime of South A frica directly or, as in Angola and Mozambique. through puppet traitor groups in the service of Pretoria; 20. Urges the specialized agencies and othcr organiza- tions and institutions of thc United Nations system to assist in accelerating progress in ali sectors of thc national life of the small Territories. particularly in thc develop- ment of their economies; 21. Recommends that ali Governrncnts should inten- sify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations systern of which they are members to ensure the full and effective implementa- tion of the Declaration and other rclevant resolutions of the United Nations and, in that connection. that they should accord priority to the question of providing assist- ance on an emergency basis to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liberation rnovemcnts; 22. Reitera/es its pruposal. under article 111 of the Agreement between the United Nations and the lnterna- tional Monetary Fund, 40 for the urgen\ inclusion in the agenda of the Board of Governors of thc Fund of an ítem dealing with the relationship between thc Fund and South Africa and further reiterates its proposal that. in pursuance of article II of the Agreement, the relevan\ organs of thc United Nations should participate in any meeting or the 4o See Agreements /Jetwee111fw l'mted Nailon, ami rhc S¡w, 1<1/1:cd .-l~c11de, and the lnternational /1ton11c Fncrgr lg('11n (( lnncd Na11nn, puhli'catmn Sales No. E/F.61.X .1 ). p. 61 _ Board of Governors called by the Fund for the purpose of discussing the item and urges the Fund to discuss its rela- tionship with South Africa at its annual meeting in Sep- ternber 1984. in compliance with the above-mentioned Agreernent; 23. Rccommcnds the sending in 1984 of a high-level mission to the Intemattonal Monetary Fund which. sub- ject to the agreernent of the United Nations bodies involved. would be composed ofthe Chairman ofthe Spe- cial Committec on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dencc to Colonial Countries and Peoples, the Presiden! of thc lJnited Nations Council for Namibia and the Chair- man or the Special Committce against Apartheid; 24. Draws thc attcntwn of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declara- tion on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples. contained in the annex to General Assembly resolution 35 118. in particular to those provi- sions calling on the agencies and organizations to render ali possible moral and material assistancc to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liberation move- mcnts; 25. L'rges the executive heads of thc specialized agen- cies and other organizations of the United Nations system, having regard to the provisions of paragraphs 14 and 24 above, to forrnulate. w1th the active co-operation of the Organization of African Unity where appropriate, and to submit. as a matter of priority, to their goveming and leg- islativc organs concreti:- proposals for the ful] implementa- tion ofthe relevant United Nations decisions. in particular specific programmes of assistance to the peoples of the colonial Territories and thcir national liberation move- rncnts; 26. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to assist the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in working out appropriate measures for implementing the relevan\ resolutions of the United Nations and to prepare for suhmission to the rele- van! bodies. with the assistance of those agencies and organizations. a report on the action taken in implementa- tion of the relevan\ resolutions, including the present reso- lution. since the circulation of his previous report; 27. Requests the Ernnomic and Social Council to con- tinuc to consider, in rnnsultation with the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of thc Declaration on the Granting of Independence to ( 'olonial Countries ami Pcoples. appropriate measures for thc co-ordination of the policies and activitics of the spe- cialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations systcm in implementing the relevan! resolutions of the General Assembly; 28. Requcsts the Special Committce to continue to examine this question and to report thcreon to the General Asscmbly al its thirty-ninth scssion. 8óth plenary meeting 7 Deccmhcr 1983 38/52. United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa n,c <iencral AsscmNr, Rn·allinK its resolut1ons on the United Nations Educa- tional and Training Prngrarnrnc for Southern Afriea, in

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