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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. 52 General Assembly-Forty-second Session (a) To continue, in consultation with the Special Com- mittee, to collect, prepare and disseminate basic material, 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 Decolonization series, and to select from them appropriate material for wider dis- semination by means of reprints in various languages; (b) To seek the full co-operation of the administering Powers concerned in the discharge of the tasks referred to above; (e) To intensify the activities of ali United Nations in- formation centres; (d) To maintain a clase working relationship with the Organization of African U nity by holding periodic consul- tations and by systematically exchanging relevant infor- mation with that organization; (e) To enlist, with the close co-operation of United Nations information centres, the support of non- governmental organizations having a special interest in decolonization in the dissemination of the relevant infor- mation; (j) To continue to provide full press release coverage for ali meetings of the Special Committee and its subsidi- ary bodies; (g) To ensure the availability of the necessary facilities and services to that end; (h) To report to the Special Committee on the mea- sures taken in implementation of the present resolution; 4. Requests ali States, in particular the administering Powers, the specialized agencies and other organizations ofthe United Nations system and non-governmental orga- nizations having a special interest in decolonization to un- dertake or intensify, in co-operation with the Secretary- General and within their respective spheres of competence, the large-scale dissemination of the informa- tion referred to in paragraph 2 above; 5. Requests the Special Committee to follow the im- plementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-third session. 92nd plenary meeting 4 December 1987 42/163. Critical economic situation in Africa: United Nations Programme of Action for African Eco- nomic Recovery and Development 1986-1990 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 39/29 of 3 December 1984, 40/40 of2 December 1985, S-13/2 of 1 June 1986 to which is annexed the United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development 1986-1990, and 41/29 of 31 October 1986, Having considered the progress report of the Secretary- General on the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development 1986-1990,89 Appreciating the considerable etforts and sacrifices made by African countries that have implemented their commit- ments as set forth in the Programme of Action, often at high social and política! costs, and their will to continue these reform efforts, 89 A/42/560 and Corr.1. Noting with appreciation the initiatives, proposals and ef- forts of those donar countries and multilateral financia! and development institutions which are assisting African countries in implementing the Programme of Action and stressing the need for continued efforts and the urgent translation of such initiatives, proposals and efforts into concrete actions and measures, Noting with concern that thus far the response of the in- ternational community has not been adequate to alleviate the severe constraints on the etforts of the African coun- tries to implement the Programme of Action, Concerned that the critica! economic situation in Africa still persists, Deeply concerned by the fact that the situation in south- ern Africa continues to be adversely atfected by the poli- cíes of political and economic destabilization and acts of aggression pursued by the South African régime, thus un- dermining the implementation of the Programme of Ac- tion, Emphasizing that a clase relationship exists between de- velopment prospects and the availability of externa! re- sources to Africa, including increasing concessionality of externa! assistance, export earnings, especially from pri- mary commodities, debt-servicing capability and a coun- try's policies of mobilization and utilization of its re- sources, Noting the continued commitment to the common points of reference outlined in paragraph 13 of the Pro- gramme of Action, and with reference to paragraph 113 of the report of the Secretary-General,89 Aware that a large number of African countries are still being stricken by natural calamities, in particular drought, desertification, and grasshopper and locust infestations, which are serious obstacles to economic and social devel- opment, Recognizing that the implementation of the Programme of Action is atfected adversely by continuing unfavourable developments in the international economic environment, Regretting the worsening externa! debt situation of most African countries in spite of the measures undertaken na- tionally and internationally and recognizing the need to continue etforts towards further innovative approaches, emphasizing the objectives of long-term, self-sustaining development and the joint responsibility of ali parties con- cerned with a view to finding effective and durable solu- tions to the economic, financia! and debt problems of Afri- can countries, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, and in this regard recognizes the severa! initiatives he has taken in pursuance of the mandate entrusted to him under the United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development 1986-1990, includ- ing the establishment of the Advisory Group on Financia! Flows to Africa; 2. Takes note of the endeavours of the donor com- munity and the action taken by international financia! and development institutions in the implementation of the Programme of Action, but notes with concern that the in- ternational community has not been able so far to provide sufficient resources to support and supplement African de- velopment efforts; 3. Commends African countries that have done their utmost to implement the Programme of Action, and stressing the need to continue its implementation, wel- comes the continued determination of those countries to implement their commitments, including the reform ef- forts provided for in the Programme of Action;

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