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272 General Assembly-Fortieth Session ding the activities of those transnational corporations which are engaged in the exploitation and export of the Territory's uranium ores and other resources, in violation of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council and of Decree No. 1 for the Protec- tion of the Natural Resources of Namibia, are illegal, con- tribute to the maintenance of the illegal occupation regime and are a grave threat to the integrity and prosperity of an independent Namibia; 17. Condemns the plunder of Namibian uranium, and calls upon the Governments of all States, particularly those whose nationals and corporations are involved in the mining or enrichment of, or traffic in, Namibian uranium, to take all appropriate measures in compliance with the provisions of Decree No. 1 for the Protection of the Natu- ral Resources of Namibia, including the practice of requir- ing negative certificates of origin, to prohibit and prevent State-owned and other corporations, together with their subsidiaries, from dealing in Namibian uranium and from engaging in uranium prospecting activities in Namibia; 18. Requests the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which operate the Urenco uranium enrichment plant, to have Namibian uranium specifically excluded from the Treaty of Almelo,41 which regulates the activities of Urenco; 19. Requests all States to take legislative, administra- tive and other measures, as appropriate, in order effec- tively to isolate South Africa politically, economically, militarily and culturally, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions ES-8/2 of 14 September 1981, 36/ 121 B of 10 December 1981, 37/233 A of 20 December 1982, 38/36 A of 1 December 1983 and 39/50 A of 12 December 1984; 20. Calls once again upon all States to discontinue all economic, financial and trade relations with the racist minority regime of South Africa concerning Namibia and to refrain from entering into any relations with South Africa, purporting to act on behalf of or concerning Namibia, which may lend support to its continued illegal occupation of that Territory; 21. Invites all Governments and organizations of the United Nations system, having regard to the relevant pro- visions of the Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, contained in General Assembly resolution 3201 (S-VI) of l May 1974, and of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, con- tained in Assembly resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 Decem- ber 1974, to ensure, in particular, that the permanent sov- ereignty of the colonial Territories over their natural resources is fully respected and safeguarded; 22. Urges the administering Powers concerned to take effective measures to safeguard and guarantee the inalien- able right of the peoples of the colonial Territories to their natural resources and to establish and maintain control over their future development, and requests the adminis- tering Powers to take all necessary steps to protect the property rights of the peoples of those Territories; 23. Calls upon the administering Powers concerned to abolish all discriminatory and unjust wage systems and working conditions prevailing in the Territories under their administration and to apply in each Territory a uni- form system of wages to all the inhabitants without any discrimination; 41 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 795, No. 11326. p. 308. 42 AJ40/318 and Add.I. 43 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fortieth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/40/3/Rev. I), chaps. I and VI. 24. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake, through the Department of Public Information of the Sec- retariat, a sustained and broad campaign with a view to informing world public opinion of the facts concerning the pillaging of natural resources in colonial Territories and the exploitation of their indigenous populations by foreign monopolies and, in respect of Namibia, the support they render to the racist minority regime of South Africa; 25. Appeals to mass media, trade unions and other non-governmental organizations, as well as individuals, to co-ordinate and intensify their efforts to mobilize interna- tional public opinion against the policy of the apartheid regime of South Africa and to work for the enforcement of economic and other sanctions against that regime and for encouraging a policy of systematic divestment in corpora- tions doing business in South Africa; 26. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-first session. 99th plenary meeting 2 December 1985 40/53. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colo- nial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations", Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, and the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declaration, contained in the annex to its resolution 35/ 118 of 11 December 1980, as well as all other relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly on this subject, inclu- ding in particular resolution 39/43 of 5 December 1984, Having examined the reports submitted on the item by the Secretary-General,42 the Economic and Social Coun- cil43 and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,44 Recalling also its resolutions ES-8/2 of 14 September 1981 and 39/50 of 12 December 1984 on the question of Namibia, Taking into account the relevant provisions of the Paris Declaration on Namibia and the Programme of Action on Namibia,45 adopted at the International Conference in Support of the Struggle of the Namibian People for Inde- pendence, and the Declaration and Programme of Action contained in the Final Document adopted by the United Nations Council for Namibia at its extraordinary plenary meetings held at Vienna from 3 to 7 June 1985,38 Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the Political Declaration adopted by the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at 44 Ibid., Supplement No 23 (A/40/23), chap. Yli. 45 See Re[)ort of the lntematiunal Conference i_n Support of the Struggle of th<' Namibian People for Independence, Pans, 25-29 April 1983 (Al CONF.120/ 13). part three VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 273 New Delhi from 7 to 12 March I 983, 36 the Final Docu- ment of the Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of the Co- ordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Countries on the ques- tion of Namibia, held at New Delhi from 19 to 21 April 1985,37 and other documents of the Co-ordinating Bureau, Aware that the struggle of the people of Namibia for self- determination and independence is in its crucial stage and has sharply intensified as a consequence of the stepped-up aggression of the illegal colonialist regime of Pretoria against the people of the Territory and the increased gen- eral support rendered to that regime by certain Western countries, and the so-called policy of constructive engage- ment, coupled with efforts to deprive the Namibian people of their hard-won victories in the liberation struggle, and that it is therefore incumbent upon the entire international community decisively to intensify concerted action in sup- port of the people of Namibia and their sole and authentic representative, the South West Africa People's Organiza- tion, for the attainment of their goal, Concerned that the policy of "constructive engagement" with the apartheid regime of South Africa, linked with the economic and military collaboration maintained by some Western countries and Israel with Pretoria, has only encouraged and strengthened the racist regime in its con- tinued illegal occupation and massive militarization and exploitation of Namibia in violation of the relevant resolu- tions and decisions of the United Nations, Gravely concerned at the continued imperialist and neo- colonialist support for South Africa's oppressive and aggressive policies in Namibia an.:l with respect to inde- pendent States in southern Africa, in particular the front- line States, as exemplified by the discussions and resolu- tions of the Security Council, Conscious of the worsening of the situation in southern Africa because of South Africa's racist policies of oppres- sion, aggression and occupation, which constitute a clear threat to world peace and security, Deeply conscious of the continuing critical need of the Namibian people and their national liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization, and of the peoples of other colonial Territories for concrete assistance from the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in their struggle for liberation from colonial rule and in their efforts to achieve and con- solidate their national independence, Deeply concerned that, although there has been progress in the extension of assistance to refugees from Namibia, the action taken hitherto by the organizations concerned in providing assistance to the people of the Territory through their national liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization, still remains inadequate to meet the urgent and growing needs of the Namibian people, Reaffirming the responsibility of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to take all the necessary measures, within their respective spheres of competence, to ensure the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly those relating to the provision of moral and material assistance, on a priority basis, to the peoples of the colo- nial Territories and their national liberation movements, Expressing its firm belie/that closer contacts and consul- tations between the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system on the one hand and the Organization of African Unity and the South West Africa People's Organization on the other will help those 46 Official Records of the General Assemhly, Fortieth Session. Supp/eml'tlt No. Z.f (A/40/23), chap. II, annex I. agencies and organizations to overcome procedural and other difficulties which have impeded or delayed the implementation of some assistance programmes, Recalling its resolution 39/50 C of 12 December 1984 requesting all specialized agencies and other organizations and conferences of the United Nations system to grant full membership to the United Nations Council for Namibia as the legal Administering Authority for Namibia, Expressing its appreciation to the General Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity for the continued co- operation and assistance it has extended to the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in connection with the implementation of the rele- vant resolutions of the United Nations, Expressing its appreciation also 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 regime of South Africa, and aware of the particular needs of those Governments for assistance in that connection, Commending the continued substantial contribution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the effective support it provides to the libera- tion movements in educating the populations of colonial Territories concerning self-determination and indepen- dence, Noting the support given by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to the implementation of the Nationhood Programme for Namibia, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/9 A of 4 November 1977, Deploring the continued links with and assistance ren- dered to South Africa by certain specialized agencies in the financial, economic, technical and other fields in contra- vention of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, thus enhancing neo-colonialist practices in the system of international relations, Gravely concerned at the continued collaboration between the International Monetary Fund and the Gov- ernment of South Africa in disregard of relevant General Assembly resolutions, in particular resolution 3 7 /2 of 21 October 1982, Mindful of the imperative need to keep under continu- ous review the activities of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in the implementation of the various United Nations decisions relating to decolonization, Bearing in mind the importance of the activities ofnon- governmental organizations aimed at putting an end to the assistance which is still being rendered to South Africa by some specialized agencies, and taking into account the consultations held by the Special Committee with non- governmental organizations and the relevant conclusions and recommendations on the seminars held by the Special Committee with non-governmental organizations at Port Moresby from 4 to 7 March 1985 and at Havana from 8 to 10 April 1985,46 I. 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 274 General Assembly-Fortieth Session to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the ques- tion;47 2. Reaffirms that the specialized agencies and other organizations and institutions of the United Nations sys- tem should continue to be guided by the relevant resolu- tions of the United Nations in their efforts to contribute, within their spheres of competence, to the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, con- tained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 3. Reaffirms also that the recognition by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Nations organs of the legitimacy of the struggle of colonial peoples to exercise their right to self-determination and indepen- dence entails, as a corollary, the extension by the special- ized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system of all the necessary moral and material assistance to those peoples and their national liberation movements; 4. Expresses its appreciation to those specialized agen- cies and other organizations of the United Nations system which have continued to co-operate in varying degrees with the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity in the implementation of General Assembly resolu- tion 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, and urges all the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to accel- erate the full and speedy implementation of the relevant provisions of those resolutions; 5. Expresses its concern that the assistance extended thus far by certain specialized agencies and other organiza- tions of the United Nations system to the colonial peoples, particularly the people of Namibia and their national lib- eration movement, the South West Africa People's Organ- ization, is far from adequate in relation to the actual needs of the peoples concerned; 6. Requests all specialized agencies and other organiza- tions and bodies of the United Nations system, in accord- ance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, to take all necessary measures to withhold from the racist r~me of South Africa any form of co-operation and assistance in the financial, economic, technical and other fields and to discontinue all support to that ~me until the people of Namibia have exercised fully their inalienable right to self-determination, freedom and national independence in a united Namibia and until the inhuman system of apartheid has been totally eradi- cated; 7. Reiterates its conviction that the specialized agencies and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system should refrain from taking any action which might imply recognition of, or support for, the legitimacy of the domination of the Territory of Namibia by the racist ~me of South Africa; 8. Regrets that the World Bank and also the Interna- tional Monetary Fund continue to maintain links with the racist ~me of Pretoria, as exemplified by the continued participation of South Africa in the work of both agencies, and expresses the view that the two agencies should put an end to all links with the racist regime; 9. Strongly condemns the persistent collaboration between the International Monetary Fund and South Africa in disregard of repeated resolutions to the contrary by the General Assembly, and calls upon the International Monetary Fund to put an end to such collaboration and not to grant any new loans to the racist regime of South Africa; 41 Ibid., chap. VII. 10. Urges once again the executive heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to draw the particular attention of their governing bodies to the pres- ent resolution with a view to formulating specific pro- grammes beneficial to the peoples of the colonial Terri- tories, particularly Namibia; 11. Requests the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system to render or continue to render, as a matter of urgency, all possible moral and material assistance to the colonial peoples struggling for liberation from colonial rule, bearing in mind that such assistance should not only meet their immediate needs but also create conditions for development after they have exercised their right to self-determination and indepen- dence; 12. Requests once again the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to con- tinue to provide all moral and material assistance to the newly independent and emerging States so as to enable them to achieve genuine economic independence; 13. Reiterates its recommendation that the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system should initiate or broaden contacts and co-opera- tion with the colonial peoples and their national liberation movements directly or, where appropriate, through the Organization of African Unity, and review, and introduce greater flexibility in, their procedures with respect to the formulation and preparation of assistance programmes and projects so as to be able to extend the necessary assist- ance without delay to help the colonial peoples and their national liberation movements in their struggle to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and indepen- dence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 14. Recommends that a separate item on assistance to national liberation movements recognized by the Organi- zation of African Unity should be included in the agenda of future high-level meetings between the General Secreta- riat of the Organization of African Unity and the secreta- riats of the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system with a view to strengthening fur- ther the existing measures of co-ordination of action to ensure the best use of available resources for assistance to the peoples of the colonial Territories; 15. 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 separate item on the progress they have made in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and the other relevant resolutions of the United Nations; l 6. 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 independence and to resist the violation of their territorial integrity by the armed forces of the racist ~me of South Africa directly or, as in Angola and Mozambique, through puppet traitor groups in the service of Pretoria; I 7. Notes with satisfaction the arrangements made by several specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system which enable representatives of the national liberation movements recognized by the Organi- zation of African Unity to participate fully as observers in the proc,eedings relating to matters concerning their VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 275 respective countries, and calls upon those agencies and organizations that have not yet done so to follow this example and to make the necessary arrangements without delay; 18. Urges the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions and institutions of the United Nations system to assist in accelerating progress in all sectors of the national life of colonial Territories, particularly in the development of their economies; 19. Requests the specialized agencies to abide by Secu- rity Council resolution 566 (l 985) of 19 June 1985, in which the Council condemned the racist regime of South Africa for its installation of a so-called interim Govern- ment in Namibia and declared that action to be illegal and null and void; 20. Recommends that all Governments should inten- sify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system of which they are members to ensure the full and effective implementa- tion of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations and, in that connection, should accord priority to the question of pro- viding assistance on an emergency basis to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liberation move- ments; 21. Reiterates its proposal, under article III of the Agreement between the United Nations and the Interna- tional Monetary Fund,48 for the urgent inclusion in the agenda of the Board of Governors of the Fund of an item dealing with the relationship between the Fund and South Africa, and further reiterates its proposal that, in pursu- ance of article II of the Agreement, the relevant organs of the United Nations should participate in any meeting of the Board of Governors called by the Fund for the purpose of discussing the item, and urges the Fund to discuss its relationship with South Africa at its annual meeting, in compliance with the above-mentionf"<i .\i,.i.:ement, and to report to the Secretary-General r:!' the United Nations on the ~ction taken; 22. Draws the attention 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 Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in the annex to General Assembly resolution 35/ l l 8, in particular to those provi- sions calling upon the agencies and organizations to render all possible moral and material assistance to the peoples of the colonial Territories and to their national liberation movements; 23. Urges the executive heads of the specialized agen- cies and other organizations of the United Nations system, having regard to the provisions of paragraphs 13 and 22 above, to formulate, with the active co-operation of the Organization of African Unity where appropriate, and to submit, as a matter of priority, to their governing and leg- islative organs concrete proposals for the full implementa- tion of the relevant United Nations decisions, in particular specific programmes of assistance to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liberation move- ments; 24. 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 relevant resolutions of the United Nations and to prepare for submission to the rele- vant bodies, with the assistance of those agencies and 48 See Agreements between the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies and the lnlernationa/ Atomic Energy Agency (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.61.X. I), p. 61. organizations, a report on the action taken in implementa- tion of the relevant resolutions, including the present reso- lution, since the circulation of his previous report; 25. Requests the Economic and Social Council to con- tinue to consider, in consultation with the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, appropriate measures for co-ordination of the policies and activities of the special- ized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in implementing the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 26. Requests the specialized agencies to report period- ically to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on their implementation of the present resolution; 27. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-first session. 99th plenary meeting 2 December 1985 40/54. United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its earlier resolutions on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, in particular resolution 39/44 of 5 December 1984, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General49 containing an account of the work of the Advisory Com- mittee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa and the administration of the Programme for the period from I October 1984 to 15 October 1985, Recognizing the valuable assistance rendered by the Programme to the peoples of South Africa and Namibia, Noting with satisfaction that educational and technical assistance for southern Africa has become a growing con- cern of the international community, Fully recognizing the need at this critical juncture in southern Africa to provide educational opportunities and counselling to a greater number of student refugees in a wide variety of professional, cultural and linguistic disci- plines, as well as opportunities for vocational and techni- cal training and for advanced studies at graduate and post- graduate levels in the priority fields of study, Strongly convinced that the continuation and expansion of the Programme is essential in order to meet the increas- ing demand for educational and training assistance to stu- dents from South Africa and Namibia, I. Endorses the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Educat10nal and Training Programme for Southern Africa; 2. Commends the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Train- ing Programme for Southern Africa for their continued efforts to promote generous contributions to the Pro- gramme and to enhance co-operation with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental agencies involved in educational and technical assistance for south- ern Africa; 3. Expresses its appreciation to all those that have sup- ported the Programme by providing contributions, schol- arships or places in their educational institutions; 4" A/401781.

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