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28 General Auembly-Fortietb Session 16. Ca/Is upon the administering Powers concemed to continue to take ali necessary measures not to involve those Territories in any offensive acts or interference against other States and to comply fully with the purposes and principies of the Charter, the Declaration and the res- olutions and decisions of the United Nations relating to military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in the Territories under their administration; 17. Requests Member States, in particular the adminis- tering Powers, to adopt appropriate measures to prevent the recruitment, financing, training and transit of mercen- aries in their territories for use against the national libera- tion movements struggling for freedom and independence from the yoke of colonialism, racism and apartheid; 18. Considers it incumbent upon the United Nations to continue to play an active role in the process of decolo- nization and to intensify its efforts for the widest possible dissemination of information on decolonization, with a view to the further mobilization of intemational public opinion in support of complete decolonization; 19. Urges Member States to ensure the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolu- tions of the United Nations; 20. Invites the Security Council to continue to give special attention to the situation in and around Namibia and to consider imposing mandatory sanctions against South Africa under Chapter VII of the Charter; 21. Requests the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system to render, or con- tinue to render, within their respective spheres of compe- tence, ali possible moral and material assistance to the peoples ofthe colonial Territories and to their national lib- eration movements, to take measures to withhold from the apartheid régime ofSouth Africa any form of collaboration or assistance in the financia!, economic and technical fields and to discontinue all support to that régime until the people of Namibia have exercised their right to self-deter- mination and independence in a united Namibia and until apartheid has been eradicated and a non-racial, united and democratic State based on the will of ali South African people has been established in accordance with the rele- vant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly and the Security Council; 22. Invites non-govemmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization to intensify their activities in co-operation with the United Nations; 23. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to examine the full compliance of all States with resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant reso- lutions on the question of decolonization, to seek the most suitable ways for the speedy and total application of the Declaration to ali Territories to which it applies and to propase to the General Assembly specific measures for the complete implementation of the Declaration in the remaining colonial Territories; 24. Invites ali States to co-operate fully with the Spe- cial Committee in the complete fulfilment of its mandate. 99th p/enary meeting 2 December 1985 40Official Records of the General Assemblr. fiirtieth Sesswn, Supplement No. H(A/40/23). 41 tbid., chap. IX, para. 12. 40/57. lmplementation of tbe Declaration on tbe Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 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 lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,40 Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of lnde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the prógramme of action for the ful! implementation ofthe Declaration, and 35/118 of 11 December 1980, the annex to which contains the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation ofthe Declara- tion, Recalling ali its previous resolutions concerning the implementation of the Declaration, in particular resolu- tion 39/91 of 14 December 1984, as well as the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Having adopted resolution 40/56 of 2 December 1985 on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Reiterating its conviction that the total eradication of racial discrimination, apartheid and violations of the basic human rights ofthe 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 régime there- from, Recalling the consensus on Namibia, adopted by the Special Committee at its extraordinary session held at Tunis from 13 to 17 May 198541 and the relevant provi- sions of the Declaration and Programme of Action con- tained 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 1985,42 Condemning the continued colonialist and racist repres- sion of millions of Africans, particularly in Namibia, by the Govemment of South Africa through its persistent, illegal occupation of the international Territory and its intransigent attitude towards ali efforts being made to bring about an intemationally acceptable solution to the situation obtaining in the Territory, Deeply conscious of the urgent need to take ali necessary measures to eliminate forthwith the last vestiges of colo- nialism, particularly in respect of Namibia where desper- ate attempts by South Africa to perpetuate its illegal occu- pation 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 ali its forms and manifesta- tions in Africa, Noting with satisfaction the work accomplished by the Special Committee with a view to securing the effective 42 /bid., Supplement No. 24 (A/40/24), para. 513. 11. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee ---------------------=------------------------- -----~·---- 29 and complete implementation of the Declaration and the other relevant resolutions ofthe United Nations, Noting a/so with satisfaction the co-operation and active participation ofthe 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, Keenly aware of the pressing need of the newly indepen- dent and emerging States for assistance from the United Nations and its system of organizations in the economic, social and other fields, 1. Reaffirms its resolution 1514 (XV) and ali other res- olutions on decolonization and calls upon the administer- ing Powers, in accordance with those resolutions, to take ali 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 ali its forros and manifestations - including racism, apartheid, those activities of foreign economic and other interests contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as well as the violations of the right to self-determination and basic human rights of the peoples of colonial Territories and continuous policies and practices to suppress legitimate national liberation movements - is incompatible with the Charter, the Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights39 and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colo- nial Countries and Peoples and poses a serious threat to international peace and security; 3. Reaffirms its determination to take ali necessary steps with a view to the complete and speedy eradication of colonialism and to the faithful and strict observance by ali States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the guiding principies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 4. Affi,rms 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 ofthe Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Decla- ration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples covering its work during 1985, including the programme of work envisaged for 1986;43 6. Ca/Is upon ali States, in particular the administering Powers, as well as the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system within their respective spheres of competence, to give effect to the rec- ommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee for the speedy implementation of the Declara- tion contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and 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 ali collaboration, particularly in the nuclear and military fields, with the Government of South Africa and calls upon the States concerned to cease forthwith ali such collaboration; 43 /bid., Supp/emen1 No. lJ (A/40/B). chap. l. sect. S. 9. Requests ali 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 ofSouth 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 ofthe illegal occupation oí Namibia by that régime; 10. Ca/Is upon the colonial Powers to withdraw imme- diately and uncond1tionally their military bases and instal- lations from colonial Territories, to refrain from estab- lishing new ones and not to involve those Territories in any offensive acts or interference against other States; 11. Urges ali 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 ofthe Ter- ritories under their administration, to take steps to enlist and make effective use of ali 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 ali Territories that have not yet attained independence and, in particular: (a) To formulate specific proposals for the eliminat10n of the remaining manifestations of colonialism and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-first session; (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 resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant reso- lutions on decolonization, particularly those relating to Namibia; (d) To continue to pay special attention to the small Territories, in particular through the dispatch of visiting missions to those Territories whenever the Special Com- mittee deems it appropriate, and to recommend to the General Assembly the most suitable steps to be taken to enable the populations ofthose Territories to exercise their right to self-determination and independence; (e) To take ali necessary steps to enlist world-wide sup- port among Governments, as well as national and interna- tional organizations having a special interest in decoloni- zation, for the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and the implementation of the relevant reso- lutions ofthe United Nations, particularly as concerns the oppressed people of Namibia; 13. Ca/Is 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 ofvisit- ing missions to the Territories to secure first-hand infor- mation and ascertain the wishes and aspirations of their inha bitan ts; 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 30 t.eneral Assembly- F ortieth Session -----------------·------·----· independent and emerging States ali possihle assistam:e 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 ofthe present resolution, as well as of the various resolutions and decisions on decolonization adopted by the General Assembly and the Special C'om- mittee. 99th plenary meeting 2 December l 985 40/58. Dissemination of information on decoloniza- tion The General Assembly. Having examined the chapters of the report of the Spe- cial Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation ofthe Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the dissemination of information on decolonization and publi- city for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization, 44 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and ali other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations con- cerning the dissemination of information on decoloniza- tion, in particular General Assembly resolution 39/92 of 14 December l 984, 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 ali possible steps to acquaint world public opinion with ali aspects of the problems of decolonization, with a view to assisting effectively the peoples of the colonial Territories to achieve self-determination, freedom and independence, Aware ofthe increasingly important role being played in the widespread dissemination of relevant information by a number of non-govemmental organizations having a spe- cial interest in decolonization, and noting with satisfaction the intensified efforts ofthe Special Committee in enlisting the support of those organizations in that regard, 1. Approves the chapters of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplemen- 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. Considers it incumbent upon the United Nations to continue to play an active role in the process of self-deter- mination and independence and to intensify its efforts for the widest possible dissemination of information on decol- onization, with a view to the further mobilization ofinter- national public opinion in support of complete decoloniza- tion; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, having regard to the suggestions of the Special Committee, to continue to take concrete measures through ali the media at his disposal, including publications, radio and television, to give widespread 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, 44 fbid., chaps. 11 and lll. 4s A/40/743. 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 Deco/onization 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 concemed in the discharge of the tasks referred to above; (e) To mtensify the activities of ali United Nations information centres; (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-govem- mental organizations having a special interest in decoloni- zation in the dissemination of the relevant information; (/) To ensure the availability of the necessary facilities and services to that end; (g) To report to the Special Committee on the meas- ures taken in implementation of the present resolution; 4. Requests ali States, in particular the administering Powers, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and non-govemmental 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- 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 forty-first session. 99th p/enary meeting 2 December 1985 40/60. Co-operation between tbe United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 36/38 of 18 November 1981, 37/8 of 29 October 1982, 38/37 of 5 December 1983 and 39/47 of 10 December 1984, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the state of co-operation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee,45 Having heard the report ofthe Secretary-General ofthe Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee on the steps taken by the Committee to ensure continuing, close and effective co-operation between the two organizations,46 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;45 2. Notes with satisfaction the further progress achieved towards strengthening the existing co-operation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consulta- tive Committee; 3. Takes note with appreciation of the study on the strengthening of the role of the United Nations prepared by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the United 46 See Officia/ Records o( the General Assembly. Fortieth Session. Plenan• Meetings. 108th meeting.

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