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II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 47 mal/official inter-sessional intergovernmental work and the commencement of preparation of the concluding docu- ment or documents of the Conference, as well as the man- date and composition of the group of internationally emi- nent experts; 6. Decides that the United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy shall be held at Geneva from l Oto 28 November 1986; 7. Invites the International Atomic Energy Agency, the specialized agencies and other relevant organizations of the United Nations system to ensure that their contribu- tions to the input documents for the Conference, including reports of the regional expert group meetings, should be concise and comprehensive and specifically related to the purpose, aims and objectives of the Conference, including in particular suggestions regarding practical and effective ways and means for the promotion of international co- operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, so as to achieve meaningful results from the Conference in accor- dance with the objectives of General Assembly resolution 32/50; 8. Invites all States to co-operate actively in the prepa- ration of the Conference and to make available, as soon as possible, the information requested in paragraph 9 of Gen- eral Assembly resolution 36/78 and in the broad question- naire circulated by the Secretary-General of the Confer- ence in March 1984; 9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "United Nations Confer- ence for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy". 99th plenary meeting 13 December 1984 39/91. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples' 10 The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 111 Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full implementation of the Declaration, and 35/118 of 11 December 1980, the annex to which contains the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declara- tion, Recalling all its previous resolutions concerning the implementation of the Declaration, in particular resolu- tion 38/54 of 7 December 1983, as well as the relevant res- olutions of the Security Council, Recalling the relevant provisions of the Bangkok Decla- ration and Programme of Action on Namibia, 112 adopted by the United Nations Council for Namibia on 25 May 1984 at its extraordinary plenary meetings held at Bang- kok, Condemning the continued colonialist and racist repres- sion of millions of Africans, particularly in Namibia, by the Government of South Africa through its persistent, l lOSee also sect. I, footnote 5. 111 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-ninth Session, Supple- ment No. 23 (A/39/23). 112 Jbid., Supplement No. 24 (A/39124), part. two, chap. III, sect. B. 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 Govern- ment of South Africa in its domination of the people of Namibia, Conscious that the success of the national liberation struggle and the resultant international situation have pro- vided the international community with a unique opportu- nity to make a decisive contribution towards the total elimination of colonialism in all its forms and manifesta- tions in Africa, Welcoming the accession to independence by Brunei Darussalam on l January 1984 and its admission to mem- bership in the United Nations on 21 September 1984, 113 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 receive United Nations visiting missions in the Territories under their administration, Reiterating its conviction that the total eradication of racial discrimination, apartheid and violations of the basic human rights of the peoples of colonial Territories will be achieved most expeditiously by the faithful and complete implementation of the Declaration, particularly in Namibia, and by the speediest possible complete elimina- tion of the presence of the illegal occupying regime there- from, Keenly aware of the pressing needs of the newly inde- pendent and emerging States for assistance from the United Nations and its system of organizations in the eco- nomic, social and other fields, I. Reaffirms its resolutions 1514 (XV), 2621 (XXV) and 38/54 and all other resolutions on decolonization and calls upon the administering Powers, in accordance 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 colonial- ism in all its forms and manifestations - including racism, 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 Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 114 and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and poses a serious threat to international peace and security; I 13 See resolution 39/1. 114 Resolution 217 A (III). 48 General Assembly-Thirty-ninth Session 3. Reaffirms its determination to take all necessary steps with a view to the complete and speedy eradication of colonialism and to the faithful and strict observance by all States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries 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 domination to exercise their right to self-determination and independence by all the necessary means at their dis- posal; 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 1984, including the programme of work envisaged for 1985; 115 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 rec- ommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee for the speedy implementation of the Declara- tion 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, including 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; I 0. Calls upon the colonial Powers to withdraw imme- diately and unconditionally their military bases and instal- lations from colonial Territories, to refrain from establish- ing new ones and not to involve those Territories in any offensive acts or interference against other States; 11. Urges all States, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other organizations 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 Ter- ritories under 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 economies of those Territories; 12. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for the immediate and full implemen- tation 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 fortieth ses- sion; 115 Official Records of the General Assemblv. Thirtv-ninth Session, Supple- ment No. 23 (A/39/23), chap. I, sect. S (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; (c) To continue to examine the compliance of Member States with the Declaration and with other relevant resolu- tions on decolonization, particularly those relating to Namibia; (d) To continue to pay particular attention to the small Territories, including the sending of visiting missions to them, 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, for the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly as concerns the oppressed people 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 visit- ing missions to the Territories to secure first-hand infor- mation and ascertain the wishes and aspirations of their inhabitants; 14. Requests the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to provide or continue to provide to the newly independent and emerging States all possible assistance in the economic, social and other fields; 15. 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 Com- mittee. 100th plenary meeting 14 December 1984 39/92. Dissemination of information on decoloniza- tion 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 dissemi- nation of information on decolonization and publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decoloniza- tion, 116 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations concern- ing the dissemination of information on decolonization, in particular General Assembly resolution 38/55 of7 Decem- ber 1983, Reiterating the importance of publicity as an instrument for furthering the aims and purposes of the Declaration and mindful of the continuing pressing need to take all possible steps to acquaint world public opinion with all aspects of the problems of decolonization with a view to 1 l6 find .. chap. 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