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\'l Resolutions adoptro on the report!' ,,,( llw l'hird ( o~mitt~- 195 education. training anrl l'mplovment as 11 affects the ch1lct ren of minorities. in pan icular those of migrant workers,'" authonzes the Secretary-General to solicit relevant infor- mation and views from Governments, specialized agen- cies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non- governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and requests him to submit the final study to the General Assembly at its forty-first 'iession; 7 Congratulates the Secretary-General on the organi- 1ation of the Round Table on International Legal Issues relating to Apartheid, Racism and Racial Discrimination. held at The Hague from 4 to 6 September 1985; 8. Expresses its satisfaction at the convening of the Seminar on Community Relations Commissions and Their Functions, held at Geneva from 9 to 20 September 1 Q85, and invites the Secretary-General to disseminate the ·rport of the Seminar widely; 9. Reiterates its invitation to the Secretaf)'-General Lo nroceed with the implementation of the activities outlined in his report on the plan of activities for 1985-1989 and to , uhmit to the General Assembly at its forty-first session ''1-: study on the role of private group action to combat •acism and racial discrimination and to the Assembly at •s forty-third session the global compilation of national 'cgislation against racial discrimination; l 0. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare and •ssue as soon as possible a collection of model legislation for the guidance of Governments in the enactment of fur- ther legislation against racial discrimination; 11. Invites the Secretary-General to organize in Ne"' York in 1987 a training course for legislative draftsmen with the aim of focusing on the preparation of national leg- islation against racism and racial discrimination: 12. Invites the United Nations Educational. Scient1fil and Cultural Organization to expedite the preparation of teaching materials and teaching aids to promote teaching, training and educational activities on human rights and against racism and racial discrimination, with particular emphasis on activities at the primary and secondary levels of education; 13. Requests the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Com- mission on Human Rights to consider the possible need for updating the study on racial discrimination; 19 l 4. Authorizes the Secretary-General to organize in 1988 a global consultation on racial discrimination involv- ing representatives of the United Nations system, regional intergovernmental organizations and interested non-gov- ernmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, to focus on the co-ordina- tion of international activities to combat racism and racial discrimination; 15. Welcomes Economic and Social Council decision 1985/141 of 30 May 1985, by which the Council author- ized the organization in 1986 in Africa of a seminar on international assistance and support to peoples and move- ments struggling against colonialism, racism, racial dis- crimination and apartheid, and requests that the report thereon be made available to the General Assembly at its forty-first session; 16. Invites the Secretary,Gcncral to report to the Gen- eral Assembly at its forty-first session on the implementa- tion of the present resolution; I g A/40/694 and Add. l 19 United Nations pubhcauun, ~les 1',, ic /() Xl\ : 20 Resolution 2542 (XXIV). 1 , H.equests the Economic and Social C01mc1l. dunng :he penod of the Second Decade. to submit an annual report to the General Assembly, containing, inter ,ilia: (a) An enumeration of the activities undertaken or contemplated to achieve the objectives of the Second Dec- ade, including the activities of Governments, United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies and other interna- tional and regional organizations, as well as non-govern mental organizations; (b) A review and appraisal of those activities; (c) Its suggestions and recommendations; 18. Decides that the item entitled "Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination" should be on its agenda throughout the Second Decade and should be considered as a matter of the highest priority at its fonv- first session 96th plenary meeting 29 November 1985 40 '23. National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress The (,eneral Assemblv, Guided by the desire to promote a higher standard of life, full employment and conditions for economic and social progress and development, Bearing in mind the Declaration on Social Progress and Development,20 Mindful of the prov1s10ns of the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 21 as well as the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States,22 Voting Economic and Social Council resolutions 158 l A (L)nf21 May 1971, 1667(Lil)ofl June 1972and 1746 ( Ll V) of 16 May I 9 7 3 concerning the importance of fun- damental structural socio-economic changes for the strengthening of national independence and the achieve- ment of the ultimate goals of social progress, Recalling its resolutions 3273 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974, 31/38 of30 November 1976, 36/19 of9 November 1981 and 38/25 of 22 November 1983, in which it reaffirmed the importance for every State to exercise 11~ malienable right to carry out fundamental social and eco- nomic changes for the purpose of social progress and the necessity of studying national experience in this field, Desirous of securing a speedy and complete removal of all obstacles to the economic and social progress of peoples, especially colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, racial discrimination, apartheid, military, political and economic intervention and pressure, foreign aggression and occupation or alien domination, as well as all forms of mequality and exploitation of peoples, Convinced that peaceful coexistence and co-operatY"" among States, as well as effective measures in the field of disarmament, create favourable international conditions for the socio-economic development of all countries, in :'articular developing countries, Considering that the exchange of national experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for thf' purpose of social progress would contribute to the imple- mentation of the International Development Strategy fr,." the Third United Nations Development Decade,8 2! Resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S"VI). 22 Resolution 3281 (XXIX) 196 General Assembly - Fortieth Session Reaffirming the sovereign and inalienable right of all peoples freely to determine their political status and freely to pursue their economic, social and cultural development, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on national experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress;13 2. Calls upon all States to give special attention in their national development plans and programmes to the social aspects of development with a view to increasing the well- being of the population on the basis of its full participation in the process of development and a fair distribution of the benefits therefrom; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to proceed with the implementation of Economic and Social Council resolu-- tion 1985/32 of 29 May 1985, paying special attention to paragraphs 3 and 5 thereof; 4. Further requests the Secretary-General to make arrangements for h;,lding in 1986 the interregional semi- nar called for in paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolu- tion 38/25, within the resources allotted to the programme for sectoral and regional advisory services; 5. Decides to include in the provis10nal agenda of its forty-second session the item entitled "National experi- ence in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress". 96th plenary meeting 29 November 1985 40/24. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination The General Assembly, Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights, of the universal realiza- tion of the right of peoples to self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the International Covenants on Human Rights,24 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colo- nial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-- determination by peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood and independence, Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an increasing number of so, - ereign peoples and nations, Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted international action to alleviate their condition, Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the viola- tion of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-sixth, 2' thirty-seventh,26 thirt1, eighth,27 thirty-ninth, 28 fortieth 24 and forty-first 30 sessions. 23 AJ40/65-E/ 1985/7 and Add I 24 Resolution 2200 A (XXI). annex 25 See Official Records of the Economi<· w1J Sona! Cduncd. I 980. Supple ment No. 3 (E/1980/13 and Corr I). chap XXVI, sect A 26/bid., /981. Supplement /Vn , (E l9Xi 1~5 and<"" I). chap. XXVIII sect. A. 27 Ibid., I 9/U. S11,,pl,-m,-nt \·o .' (I l 4K! ! 2 a11d Cnrr I). chap X "\\' I sect. A. Reiterating its resolutions 351:,5 B of l 4 Nnv..:u,hcr 1980, 36/10 of28 October 1981, 37142 of3 Decemlw1 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983 and 39'18 of 2· November 1984, Takmg note of the report of the Secretary-( ,cn•·ral. 11 I. Reaffirms that the universal realization ol 1he riglu of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign ,1nc alien domination, to self-determination is a fondamenta1 condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights; 2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign m1li tary intervention. aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples 1l, self-determination and other human rights in certain part!, of the world; 3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease imme diately their military intervention and occupation of for eign countries and territories and all acts of repression, dis crimination, exploitation and maltreatment, part icularh the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed fo1 the execution of these acts against the peoples concerned 4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted by the afore mentioned acts and reaffirms their right to return to thei1 homes voluntarily in safety and honour: 5. Requests the Commission on Human Right~ lo .:on tinue to give special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or orcupa tion; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on lh1•- issue to the General Assembly at its forty-first session under the item entitled "Importance of the universal reali zation of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countrie; and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance 01 human rights". 96th plem-ir.r maung 29 Novemhl'I 198, 40/25. Importance of the universal realization of thf right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colo nial countries and peoples for the effectivt guarantee and observance of human rights The General Assembly, Reaffirming its faith in the importance of the 1mplcmcn tation of the Declaration on the Granting oflndependenn to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its rcsolu tion 1514 (XV) of I 4 December 1960, Reaffirming the importance of the universal n:ali111tirn, of the right of peoples to self-determination, national so, ereignty and territorial integrity and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples a, imperatives for the full enjoyment of all human rights. Reaffirming the obligation of all Member States to com ply with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the United Nations regard 28 find., 1983. Supplem,,nr !vo 3 (E 1983 13 and Con ll ,t,,p '-X\ I sect. A. 29 Ibid., I 984, Supplement IV,•. 4 (E1I984/14 and ( orr. I). ch.ip I I. sn I JO Ibid.. 1985. Supplement No :> (f.Jl9851n). chap II. S<"<'I ·\ .ll A 140!465 and Add I and ,.

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