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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. Ill. II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 49 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 spe- cial interest in decolonization, and noting with satisfaction the intensified efforts of the Special Committee in enlisting the support of those organizations in that regard, l. 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 dissemi- nation of information on decolonization and publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decoloniza- tion; 2. Reaffirms the importance of effecting the widest pos- sible dissemination of information on the evils and dan- gers of colonialism, on the determined efforts of the colo- nial peoples to achieve self-determination, freedom and independence and on the assistance being provided by the international 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 decoloniza- tion and, in particular, to continue to publish the periodi- cal Objective: Justice and other publications, special arti- cles and studies, including the Decolonization series, and to select from them appropriate material for wider dissem- ination 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; (~) To intensify the activities of all United Nations information centres, particularly those located in Western Europe and the Americas; (d) To maintain a close working relationship with the Organization of African Unity by holding periodic consul- tations and by systematically exchanging relevant informa- tion with that organization; (e) To enlist, with the close co-operation of United Nations information centres, the support of non-govern- mental organizations having a special interest in decolonization in the dissemination of the relevant infor- mation; (/) To ensure the availability of the necessary facilities and services in this regard; (g) To report to the Special Committee on the mea- sures taken in implementation of the present resolution; 4. Requests all States, in particular the administering Powers, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental organi- zations having a special interest in decolonization to undertake or intensify, in co-operation with the Secretary- General and within their respective spheres of compe- 117See also sect. X.8.1, decision 39/420. 118 Oflicia/ Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Supple- ment No. 2 3 (A/39/23), chap. II. tence, the large-scale dissemination of the information referred to in paragraph 2 above; 5. Requests the Special Committee to follow the imple- mentation of the present resolution and report thereon to the General Assembly at its fortieth session. 100th plenary meeting 14 December 1984 39/93. Programme of Activities in Observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 1 1 7 The General Assembly, Having considered the relevant chapter of 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, 118 Bearing in mind that the year 1985 will mark the forti- eth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations, as well as the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Dec- laration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 119 Emphasizing the importance of the occasion to evaluate the progress achieved during the period in the process of decolonization, in particular in the implementation of the Declaration during the past twenty-five years, as well as the role played by the United Nations and its system of organizations in that regard, and to formulate specific measures for the elimination of the remaining vestiges of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations in various areas of the world, 1. Approves the relevant chapter of 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 and endorses the Programme of Activities in Observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peo- ples set out in the annex to the present resolution; 2. Commends the Programme, for appropriate action, to all States, the United Nations bodies concerned, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and the non-governmental organizations active in the field of decolonization; 3. Requests the Special Committee, in connection with the observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Dec- laration, to co-operate and work closely with the Prepara- tory Committee for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations; 120 4. Requests the Secretary-General to assist in the implementation of the present resolution and, in particu- lar, to make adequate resources available for undertaking the measures envisaged in the Programme; 5. Requests the Special Committee to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth session on the implemen- tation of the present resolution. I I 9 Resolution I 5 14 (XV). 120 See resolution 39/ I 6 I B. 100th plenary meeting I 4 December I 984

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