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11. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 49 (a) To disseminate information on ali the activities of the United Nations system relating to the question of Palestine, including reports ofthe work carried out by the relevant United Nations organs; (b) To continue to issue and update publications on the various aspects of the question of Palestine, including Israelí violations of the human rights of the Arab inhabi- tants ofthe occupied territories as reported by the relevant United Nations organs; (c) To expand its audio-visual material on the question of Palestine, including the production of special series of radio programmes and television broadcast; (d) To organize fact-finding news missions to the area for joumalists; (e) To organize regional and national encounters for journalists. D The General Assembly, 89th plenary meeting 2 December 1987 Recalling its resolutions 38/58 C of 13 December 1983, 39/49 D of 11 December 1984, 40/96 D of 12 December 1985 and 41/43 D of 2 December 1986, in which it, in- ter alia, endorsed the call for the convening of the Interna- tional Peace Conference on the Middle East, Recalling also the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Reaffirming its resolutions 39/49 D, 40/96 D and 41/43 D, in which it, ínter alía, requested the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Security Council, to continue his efforts with a view to convening the Conference, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General of7 May 1987,82 and of 13 November 1987,83 in which he, ínter alía, stated that "the major obstacle at present, how- ever, is one ofa different kind, namely, the inability ofthe Government of Israel as a whole to agree on the principie of an international conference under United Nations aus- pices", Expressing its regret that, owing to the attitudes of sorne Member States, the difficulties regarding the convening of the Conference have remained essentially the same, and expressing its hope that those Member States will recon- sider their attitudes, Having heard the statements made by numerous repre- sentatives, including the statement by the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Taking note of the resolutions as well as the Final Decla- ration of the Extraordinary Arab Summit Conference, held al Amman from 8 to 11 November 1987, in which, in ter alia, the Arab leaders declared that "in the context of promoting peaceful efforts and endeavours seeking to achieve a just and durable peace in the Middle East region in accordance with intemational legality and the resolu- tions ofthe United Nations and on the basis of the return of ali the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories and the restoration of the national rights of the Palestinian Arab pcople, the leaders supported, as the only appropriate 82 A/42/277-S/18849. For the printed text, sec Official Records of1he Securily Council, Forty-second Ycar, Suppkm,•ntfór April, May and .!une /987, documcnt S/18849. 83 A/42/714-S/19249. For thc printed tcxt, see Ofjicial Records o{chc Sffurity Council, Forty-second Ymr, Supp/cmcnt {or Octolwr. Novem/,er at11i Dcce1n/Jer /987, documenl S/]Q24<J • means of settling the Arab-lsraeli conflict in a peaceful, just and comprehensive manner, the convening of the In- ternational Peace Conference under the auspices of the United Nations and with the participation, on an equal footing, of ali parties concerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian Arab people, and the permanent mem- bers of the Security Council", 84 Noting with satisfaction the growing international con- sensus in favour of convening the Conference under the auspices ofthe United Nations, and in conformity with its relevant resolutions, to achieve a comprehensive settle- ment of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the just solu- tion of the question of Palestine, which is the core of this conflict. Emphasizing the need to bring about a just and compre- hensive settlement of the Arab-lsraeli conflict, which has persisted for nearly four decades, 1. Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General; 2. Notes with satisfaction the ever-increasing interna- tional consensus in favour ofthe early convening ofthe In- ternational Peace Conference on the Middle East, as re- flected in the statements made during the debate; 3. Determines once again that the question of Palestine is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East; 4. Reaffirms once again its endorsement of the call for convening the Conference in conformity with the provi- sions of resolution 38/58 C, particularly the guidelines and participation determined therein; 5. Reitera tes its endorsement of the call for setting upa preparatory committee, within the framework of the Security Council, with the participation of the permanent members of the Council, to take the necessary action to convene the Conference; 6. Stresses once again the urgent need for additional concrete and constructive efforts by ali Governments in order to convene the Conference without further delay; 7. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Security Council, to continue his efforts with a view to convening the Conference and to report thereon to the General Assembly not later than 31 March 1988; 8. Decides to consider at its forty-third session the re- port of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the present resolution. 89th plenary meeting 2 December 1987 42/71. lmplementation of the Declaration on the Grant- ing of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Thc General Assemb/y, Having examined the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation ofthe Declaration on the Granting of Indepcndence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, X~ Rccal/ing its resolutions 1 S 14 (XV) of 14 December 1960, nmtaining 1 he Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendencc to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 2621 (XXV) "4 Sce A/42/77Q-S/ 19274, annex. For thc printcd tcxt, sce Official RcnmL, o/ IÍH· Securicy Council, /-i,rty-sccond Year. Supp/cment fiir Oc!ober. Novcmber and December 1987, document S/19274, anncx " Offic,a/ /frcord, of che c;encral .4,semb/1'. Forty-,econd Sc.rnon. ,\'up¡,lel'l1'11f .V1, 23 ( 1\/42/~,) 50 General Assembly-Forty-second Session of 12 October 1970, containing the programme 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 lmplementation of the Decla- ration, as well as 40/56 of 2 December 1985 on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration, Recalling ali its previous resolutions concerning the im- plementation of the Declaration, in particular resolutions 41 / 41 A and B of 2 December 1986, as well as the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Recalling its resolution S-14/ I of 20 September 1986 on the question of Namibia and taking into account the Dec- laration adopted by the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South A frica, 73 and the Declaration of the lnternational Conference for the Immediate Tndepen- dence of Namibia and the Programme of Action on Na- mibia adopted by the Conference, 86 Condemning the continued colonialist and racist repres- sion of Africans, particularly in Namibia, by the Govern- ment of South Africa through its persistent, illegal occu- pation of the international Territory, and its intransigent attitude towards all efforts being made to bring about an internationally acceptable solution to the situation obtain- ing in the Territory, Deeply conscious of the urgent need to take ali necessary measures to eliminate forthwith the last vestiges of coloni- alism, particularly in respect of Namibia where desperate attempts by South Africa to perpetuate its illegal occupa- tion 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 Na- tions, have continued to collaborate with the Government of South Africa in its domination of the people of Na- mibia, Reiterating its conviction that the total eradication of ra- cial discriminarion, apartheid and violations of the basic human rights of the peoples of colonial Territories will be achieved most expeditiously by the faithful and complete implementation of the Declaration, particularly in Na- mibia, and by the speediest possible complete elimination of the presence of the illegal occupying régime therefrom, Consciuus that the success of national liberation strug- g!es and the resultant international situation have pro- vided the international community with a uniquc oppor- tunity to make a decisive contribution towards the total elimination of colonialism in ali its forms and manifesta- tions in Africa, Noting with satisjaclioll the work accomplished by the Special Committee with a view to securing the effective and complete implementation of the Declaration con- tained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevan! resolutions of the United Nations, Noting a/so with satisjaction the co-operation and active participation of the administering Powers concerned in the relcvant work of thc Special Committee, as well as their continued readiness to rcceive United Nations visit- ing missions in the Territories under their administration, Stressing the importance of the participation of the ad- ministering Powers in the related work of the Special Committee and noting with concern the negative impact which the JHm-participation of certain administering Pow- 86 Rept!rl of 1he /111cr1w1i,mal Conjerence J;,r !he lmmedial<· lndcpmdence uf" Namibia, Vienna, 7-11 Ju/y 1986 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.86.1.16 and addendum), part three, chaps. 1 a,d 11 ers has had on the work of the Special Committee, depri, - ing it of an importan! source of information on the Ter- ritories 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, l. Reaffirms its resolution 1514 (XV) and ali other resolutions on decolonization and calls upon the admmis- tering Powers, in accordance with those resolutions, to take all 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 ona again that the continuation of colonial- ism in ali its forms and manifestation~ ---including racism, apartheid, thosc activities of foreign economic and other interests contrary to the Chartcr of the Unitcd Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as well as the violation~ of the right to self-determination and basic human rights of the peoples of colonial Territories and continuous poli- cies and practices to suppress legitimate national libera- tion movements -is incompatible with the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights77 and the Decla- ration 011 the Granting oflndependence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples and poses a serious threat to interna- tional peace and security; J. Reaffirms its determination to take ali necessary stcps with a view to the complete and speedy cradication of colonialism and to the faithful and strict observance by ali States of the relevan! 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. Affirms once again its recognition of the legítimacy of the struggle of the peoples under colonial and alien domination to excrcise their right to self-determination and independence by ali the neccssary means at their di~- posal; 5. Approves the report ofthe Special Committee 011 thc Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Decla- ration on the Granting oflndependence to Colonial Cou11- tries and Peoples covcring the work during 1987, includ- ing the programme of work envisaged for 1988;87 6. Calls upon ali States, in particular the administering Powers, as well as the specialized agencies and other orga- nizations of the Unitcd Nations system within their re- spective spheres of competence, to give effect to the recom- mendations contained in the report of the Special Committee for thc speedy implementation of the Dedara- tion contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevan! resolutions of the Unitcd Nations; 7. Condemns the continuing activities of foreign eco- nomic and other interests which are impeding thc im- plementation of the Declaration with respect to the colonial T erritorics, particularly Namibia; 8. Strongly condemns ali collaboration, particularly in the nuclear and military fields, with the Government of South Africa and calls upon thc States concerned to cease forthwith ali such collaboration; 9. Requests ali States, directly and through their actio11 in the specialized agencies and other organizations or t he Unitcd Nations system, to withhold assistance of any kind ~7 (.)/jicial Record, of 1hc General Assemb/¡•, l·,ir1y-s<'Co11d Scssw11. S11pplemen/ No. 23 (,\/42/23). chap. L sect. J. II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 51 from the Government ofSouth Africa until the inalienable right of the people of Namibia to self-determination and independence within a united Namibia, including Walvis Bay, has been restored, and to refrain from taking any ac- tion which might imply recognition of the legitimacy of the illegal occupation of Namibia by that régime; 10. Calls upan the colonial Powers to withdraw im- mediately and unconditionally their military bases and in- stallations from colonial Territories, to refrain from estab- lishing new ones and not to involve those Territories in any olfensive 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 ali moral and material assistance to the oppressed people of Namibia and, in re- spect 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 elfective 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 elimination of the remaining vestiges of colonialism and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-third 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; (e) To continue to examine the compliance ofMember 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 of those Territories to exercise their right to self-determination and independence; (e) To take ali necessary steps to enlist world-wide support among Governments, as well as national and in- ternational organizations having a special interest in decolonization, for the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and the implementation of the relevant resolutions ofthe United Nations, particularly as concerns the oppressed people of Namibia; 13. Calls upan the administering Powers to continue to co-operate with the Special Committee in the discharge of its mandate and to permit the access ofvisiting missions to the Territories to secure first-hand information and ascer- tain the wishes and aspirations of their inhabitants and urges, in particular, those administering Powers which do not participate in the work ofthe Special Committee to do so at its 1988 session; 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 in- dependent and emerging States ali possible assistance in the economic, social and other fields; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Spe- cial C'ommittee with thc 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. 92nd plenary meeting 4 December 1987 42/72. Dissemination of information on decolonization The General Assembly, Having examined the chapter ofthe report ofthe Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence 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,88 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of lnde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and ali other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations concern- ing the dissemination of information on decolonization, in particular General Assembly resolution 41/42 of 2 December 1986, Reiterating the importance of publicity asan 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 all as- pects of the problems of decolonization with a view to as- sisting effectively the peoples of the colonial Territories in achieving self-determination, freedom and independence, Nating with deep cancern the increased measures of cen- sorship imposed by the racist régime ofSouth Africa upon the local and international media with respect to ali as- pects of the policies and practices of apartheid and devel- opments in Namibia, 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 elforts of the Special Committee in enlisting the support of those organizations in that regard, 1. Appraves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting oflndependence 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. Cansiders it incumbent upon the United Nations to continue to play an active role in the process of self- determination and independence and to intensify its ef- forts for the widest possible dissemination of information on decolonization, with a view to the further mobilization of international public opinion in support of complete decolonization; 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 dis- posal, 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 alía: RR lh,d .. chap 11.

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