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200 General Assembly- Fortieth Session and other fields as an encouragement to the intensification of its odious policy of apartheid, Firmly convinced that the legitimate struggle of the oppressed peoples in southern Africa against apartheid, racism and colonialism and for the effective exercise of their inalienable right to self-determination and indepen- dence demands more than ever all necessary support by the international community and, in particular, further action by the Security Council in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, Underlining that ratification of or accession to the Con- vention on a universal basis and the implementation of its provisions without delay are necessary for its effectiveness, and therefore will contribute to the eradication of the crime of apartheid, I. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the International Convention on the Suppres- sion and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid;42 2. Commends those States parties to the Convention that have submitted their reports under article VII thereof; 3. Appeals once again to those States that have not yet done so to ratify or to accede to the Convention without further delay, in particular those States that have jurisdic- tion over transnational corporations operating in South Africa and Namibia and without whose co-operation such operations cannot be halted; 4. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Group of Three of the Commission on Human Rights, established in accordance with article IX of the Conven- tion, and, in particular, of the conclusions and recommen- dations contained in that report; 41 5. Draws the attention of all States to the opinion expressed by the Group of Three in its report that article Ill of the Convention could apply to the actions of trans- national corporations operating in South Africa; 6. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to intensify, in co-operation with the Special Committee against Apartheid, its efforts to compile periodically the progressive list of individuals, organizations, institutions and representatives of States deemed responsible for crimes enumerated in article II of the Convention, as well as those against whom or which legal proceedings have been undertaken; 1. Requests the Secretary-General to circulate the above-mentioned list to all States parties to the Conven- tion and all Member States and to bring such facts to the attention of the public by all means of mass communica- tion; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to invite the States parties to the Convention, the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to provide the Commis- sion on Human Rights with relevant information con- cerning the forms of the crime of apartheid, as described in article II of the Convention, committed by transnational corporations operating in South Africa; 9. Appeals to all States, United Nations organs, the specialized agencies and international and national non- governmental organizations to step up their activities in enhancing public awareness by denouncing the crimes committed by the racist regime of South Africa; I 0. Requests the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts, through appropriate channels, to disseminate infor- mation on the Convention and its implementation with a 42 N40/606. 43 Resolution 38/ 14. annex. 44 Oifinal Record• ol rhe iiNwral Asscmh/v f,,irr,erh Session, Sup1>lemem l'i'o 18 u. ,io1 lS) view to promoting further ratification of or accession to the Convention; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to include in his next annual report under General Assembly resolution 3380 (XXX) of 10 November 1975 a special section con- cerning the implementation of the Convention. 96th plenary meeting 29 November 1985 40/28. Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 39/21 of 23 November 1984 on the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and 40/26 of 29 November 1985 on the status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 11 as well as its other relevant resolutions on the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination,43 Having considered the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the work of its thirty-first and thirty-second sessions,44 submitted under article 9, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Emphasizing the need for Member States to intensify, at the national and international levels, the struggle against acts or practices of racial discrimination and the vestiges or manifestations of racist ideologies wherever they exist, Bearing in mind that the Convention is being imple- mented in different economic, social and cultural condi- tions prevailing in individual States parties, Mindful of the obligation of all States parties to comply fully with the provisions of the Convention, Aware of the importance of the contribution of the Committee to the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and to the elimination of all forms of discrimination based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, Taking note of the decisions adopted and recommenda- tions made by the Committee at its thirty-first and thirty- second sessions, I. Takes note of the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on its thirty-first and thirty-second sessions; 2. Also takes note of the part of the report relating to Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories and other Ter- ritories to which General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 applies;45 3. Draws the attention of the relevant United Nations bodies to the opinion and recommendations of the Com- mittee relating to the Territories mentioned in paragraph 2 above, calls upon those bodies to ensure that the Commit- tee is supplied with all relevant information on the Terri- tories and urges all administering Powers to co-operate with those bodies by providing all the necessary informa- tion in order to enable the Committee to discharge fully its responsibilities under article 15 of the International Con- vention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dis- crimination; 4. Considers that the Committee should not take into consideration information on Territories to which General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) applies unless such infor- 4 , Ihul., sect V VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 201 ---- mation is communicated by the competent United Nations bodies in conformity with article 15 of the Con- vention; 5. Strongly condemns the policy of apartheid in South Africa and Namibia as a crime against humanity and urges all Member States to adopt effective political, economic and other measures in conformity with the relevant resolu- tions of the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Nations bodies, in order to support the legiti- mate struggle of the oppressed peoples of South Africa and Namibia for their national liberation and human dignity and to secure the elimination of the racist apartheid sys- tem; 6. Commends the Committee for its continuous endeavours towards the elimination of all forms of dis- crimination based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, in particular the elimination of apartheid in South Africa and Namibia, and welcomes the decision on apartheid adopted by the Committee at its thirty-second session;46 7. Notes with appreciation the Committee's continued participation in the activities within the framework of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination; 8. Welcomes the efforts of the Committee aimed at the elimination of all forms of discrimination against national or ethnic minorities, persons belonging to such minorities and indigenous populations, wherever such discrimination exists, and the attainment of the full enjoyment of their human rights through the implementation of the principles and provisions of the Convention; 9. Welcomes further the efforts of the Committee aimed at the elimination of all forms of discrimination against migrant workers and their families, the promotion of their rights on a non-discriminatory basis and the achievement of their full equality, including the freedom to maintain their cultural characteristics; 10. Calls upon Member States to adopt effective legis- lative, socio-economic and other necessary measures in order to ensure the prevention or elimination of discrimi- nation based on race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin; 11. Further calls upon the States parties to the Conven- tion to protect fully, by the adoption of the relevant legis- lative and other measures, in conformity with the Conven- tion, the rights of national or ethnic minorities and persons belonging to such minorities, as well as the rights of indigenous populations; 12. Commends the States parties to the Convention on measures taken to ensure, within their jurisdiction, the availability of appropriate recourse procedures for the vic- tims of racial discrimination; 13. Reiterates its invitation to the States parties to the Convention to provide the Committee, in accordance with its general guidelines, with information on the implemen- tation of the provisions of the Convention, including information on the demographic composition of their pop- ulations and on their relations with the racist regime of South Africa; 14. Appeals to the States parties to take fully mto con- sideration their obligation under the Convention to submit their reports in due time; 46 /hid .. sect. VII.B. decision I (XXXlll 47 !hid., decision 2 (XXXII). 48 See Report of the World Assemblv on Aging, Vienna. 26 Julv-f> Aug,w !982 (United Nations publication. Sales No. F.82.1.16), chap. Vi, sect. A 49 Previously known as the llnited Nat1@s Trust Fund for the World Asscmhlv on ,\gmg 15. ( ·ommends the Committee for its efforts towards a further universalization and a more consistent implemen- tation of the Convention and welcomes its General Rec- ommendation VII relating to the implementation of article 4 of the Convention;47 16. Requests the Secretary-General to take the neces- sary steps to ensure wider publicity of the work of the Committee, which would facilitate its task to implement effectively its functions under the Convention, and to inform the General Assembly at its forty-first session of the action taken in that regard. 96th plenary meeting 29 Novemher 1985 40/29. Question of aging The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolution 39/25 of 23 November 1984, in which it recognized the increasing awareness in many countries of issues related to aging and of the need to pro- vide national authorities, at their request, with technical and financial assistance m their efforts to implement poli- cies and programmes, Endorsing Economic and Social Council resolution 1985/28 of 29 May 1985, in which Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations were urged to continue to strengthen their efforts to imple- ment the principles and objectives of the International Plan of Action on Aging48 and in which the Secretary-Gen- eral was requested to include, on an annual basis, the United Nations Trust Fund for Aging49 among the pro- grammes for which funds are pledged at the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities, Emphasizing the importance of regional meetings to consider the implementation of the recommendations of the Plan of Action, as demonstrated by the African Regional Conference on Aging, held at Dakar in December 1984, Emphasizing also the positive results of the convening of seminars and meetings to exchange information, know- ledge and experience on the question of aging, particularly among developing countries, Recognizing that the dramatic increase in the numbers and proportion of older adults has serious socio-economic implications and is resulting in an increasing need for research and training at all levels, Recalling the recommendations of the International Conference on Population, 50 which paid particular atten- tion to the urgent and emerging issues of aging, Appreciating the efforts of the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation to establish a steering committee and a working group to follow up the implementation of General Assembly resolu- tion 39/228 of 18 December 1984 on the International Conference on Population, Appreciating the attent10n given to the question of eld- er!) women by the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace and the inclusion of this issue in the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, ' 1 so &e Report o( the lnterna11, •nal Conference on Popu/atwn. I 984. M,·x1cv Cu,, o,/4 1ugus1 1984 (llnite,< Nations publication. Sales No F 84 Xlll.8 and rnrngenda). chap, L 11 Report of the World CvnJerence lo Revie" and Appra,sc th,· Achu'V<'- mcnrs o(th,, Un11ed Nations Decade,(or Women: Equality. Development and Peace .. V,wuh1. L'-26 Juli- /v~< (!lmtrd Nauons puhlicalion. Sales No, E 8 '.'- I\' 1 1 1 • l.:hap l. sect A

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