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VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 241 -------- - 23. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake, through the Department of Public lnformation of the Se- cretariat, a sustained and broad campaign with a view to informing world public opinion ofthe facts concerning the pillaging of natural resources in colonial Territories and the exploitation of their indigenous populations by foreign economic interests and, in respect of Namibia, the support they render to the racist minority régime of South Africa; 24. Appeals to mass media, trade unions and non- govemmental organizations, as well as individuals, toco- ordinate and intensify their efforts to mobilize interna- tional public opinion against the policy of the apartheid régime of South Africa and to work for the enforcement of economic and other sanctions against that régime and for encouraging a policy of systematic and genuine divest- ment from corporations doing business in South Africa; 25. Decides to continue to monitor closely the situa- tion in the remaining colonial Territories so as to ensure that ali economic activities in those Territories are aimed at strengthening and diversifying their economies in the interests of the indigenous peoples, at promoting the eco- nomic and financia! viability of those Territories and at speeding their accession to independence and, in that con- nection, requests the administering Powers concerned to ensure that the peoples of the Territories under their ad- ministration are not exploited for political, military and other purposes detrimental to their interests, 26. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-third session. 92nd plenary meeting 4 December 1987 42/75. lmplementation 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 Assemb/y, Having examined the item entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agen- cies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations", Having examined the reports submitted on the ítem by the Secretary-General, 18 the Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen- tation ofthe Declaration on the Grantin~ of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples1 and the Sub- Committee on Petitions, Information and Assistance,2° Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of lndepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, the Plan of Action for the Full Implementation of the Declaration, contained in the annex to its resolution 35/ 118 of 11 December 1980, and its resolution 40/56 of 2 Decem- ber 1985 on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declara- tion, as well as ali other resolutions adopted hy the Gen- eral Assembly on thi!-. subject, in particular resolution 41/15 of 31 October 1986, 18 A/42/264 and Add.1 19 A/AC.109/L.1620. 2o A/AC.109/L.1616 and Add.l Recal/ing a/so its resolutions ES-8/2 of 14 September 1981, S-14/1 of 20 September 1986 and 41/39 of 20 November 1986 on the question of Namibia, Taking into account the relevant provisions of the Decla- ration of the International Conference for the Immediate Independence of Namibia and the Programme of Action on Namibia, 10 the Declaration adopted by the World Con- ference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa, 9 and the Luanda Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the United Nations Council for Namibia at its extraor- dinary plenary meetings. held at Luanda from 18 to 22 May 1987, 12 Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the final documents of the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Harare from 1 to 6 September 1986,7 and ofthe resolution on the quest ion of Namibia adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity at its forty-sixth or- dinary -;ession, held at Addis Ababa from 20 to 25 July 1987) 1 as well as of the Declaration on Southern Africa, adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Govern- ment of that organization at its twenty-third ordinary ses- sion, held at Addis Ababa from 27 to 29 July 1987,8 Awarc 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 régime of Pretoria against the people of the Territory and the increased sup- port rendered to that régime by its allies, coupled with ef- forts to deprive the Namibian people of their hard-won victorit's in the liberation struggle, and that it is therefore incumhent upon the entire international community deci- sively to intensify concerted action in support of the peo- ple oí Namibia and their sole and authentic representative, the South West Africa People's Organization, for the at- tainment of their goal, Concerned that the policy of "constructive engagement" with the apartheid régime of South Africa and the "link- age", as well as economic and military collaboration main- tained hy certain Western powers, Israel and other coun- tries with Pretoria, have only encouraged and strengthened the racist régime in its continued illegal oc- cupation and massive militarization and exploitation of Namibia in violation of the relevant resolutions and deci- sions pf the United Nations, Grave/y concerned at the continued imperialist and neo- colonialist support for South Africa's oppressive and ag- gressive policies in Namibia and with respect to indepen- dent States in southern Africa, in particular the front-line State!-., as exemplified by the discussions and resolutions of the SeL·urity Council, Co11s1cwus 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, and condemning the continuing breach by South Africa of the obligations as- <;umed bv it under the Charter of the United Nations and its persisÍent non-compliance with the relevant resolutions and dccisions of the United Nations, Deep/y conscious of thc continuing critica) need of the Namihian people and their national liberation movement, the South West A frica People's Organization, and of the peoplcs ,1f other colonial Territories for concrete assis- tancc from the specialized agencies and other organiza- tion, <'f the llnited Nations system in their struggle for lib- 242 General Assembly-Forty-second Session eration from colonial rule allll 111 their etforts to achievc and consolidate their national independence, Deeply concerned that. although there has heen progrcss in the extension of assistann· to refugees from Namihia, the actions taken hitherto hy the organizations concerned in providing assistanc:e tll the pcoplc of the Territory through their national lihcration movement, the South West Africa Peoplc's Organizat1on, still remain inadc- quate to rneet t he urgen! ami ¡!r<,w111g needs of the Namih- ian people, lfrajji'mii11g ihc respons1hihty ofthe ~pecializcd agencies and other organization~ of thc Umléd Nations system to take ali the necessary mcasures, within their respective spheres of competence, to ensure the full and speedy im- plementation of General Assemhly res,,lution 1514 (XV) and other relevan! rcsolutions of t he lJnited Nations, par- ticularly those relating to the prov1sio11 of moral and material assistance, on a priority has1s, to the peoples of the colonial Tcrritories ami the1r national liheration mme- ments, Expressing itsfirm helieft hat closer cnntacts and consul- tations between the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the lJnited Nations system. on the one hamL and the Organization of African lJnity and the South West Africa Peoplc's Organi:ration, on the other, will hclp t bese agencies and organizat10ns to overcorne procedural aTl(I other diffieulties which have impeded or delayed the implcrnentati()n of sorne assistance prngrammes, Recalling its resolution •+l,'JLJ C of 20 November 19X6 in whieh it requested ali spec1alized agencies and ot her or- ganizations of the lJnited Nations system to grant ful] membership to Namihia, reprcsentcd hy the United Na- tions Council for Narnihia. s,1 that the Council may par- ticipate, as the legal Admi11isteri11g Authority for Na- mibia, in the work of t lHi,c .1gencies ,md organizations. A'xpressi11g irs appreciutiu11 to the Ue11eral Secrctaria1 ot the Organization of African Unitv for the continued co- nperation and assistance rt has exténded to the specialized agencies and other organizatinns of the United Nations systern in connection with the irnplementation <lf the rele- van! resolutions nf thc Unitcd Nations, Expressing ils appreciutio11 a/so to the Governments ol the front-line Statcs for the stcadfast support extended lt> the peoplc of Namihia arnl thcir nat1onal liheration mm,. ment, the South West Africa l'eoplc's Organization, 111 their just and legitirnate strugglc for the attainment of freedom and mdependence despitc: íncrcased arn1ed at- tacks by the forces of the racist régi111e of South Africa. all() aware of lhe particular 11eeds ()f ththe Governme11t, for assistancc in 1hat vo1111cc1iu11, Noti11g the support gi\cll hj the specialized agencies and other organizations of the Lnited Nations svstem to the impleme11tation of the Nationhood Progra1{1rne for Na- mibia, in accordance \\ 1th General A,sernbly res,Jlution 32/9 A of 4 Novernher 197-:, Deploring the continued u1-operat1011 w1th ami ass1s- tance rendered to Sout h A frica hy certain specialized agencies i11 tht.: fi11a11cial, eco110111ic:. techmcal and other lields in contrave11tio11 of tht.: releva11t rcsolutions of thc United NatioPs, thus e11ha11u11g 11e(H.'lli(>11ialist practin·s in the sy,tem (>f i11ternat1011;d rclatHHJ•,. _ Grave/y conn'rncd al thc ,011t111ued financia! wpporl lrom thc Intcrnat1011al :\1011ctary Fund lll thc Govcm ment ofSouth Africa in di~regarci ofrcleva11t General As sernhly I csolut in11s. in ¡,,11 t ic1ilar 1,·,<ll11t ion i7 /~ of 21 ( k tohcr l ll~ 1_ Bearing in mind thc importance ofthe activities of non- governmental organizations aimed at putting an cnd to t he assistance which is still heing rendered to South Africa by sorne specialized agencies, Mindful of the imperative need to keep under continu- ous review the activities of the spccialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in the trnplementation of the various lJnited Nations decisions 1 elating to decolonization, l. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee 011 the Situation with regard to the Implemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependcnce to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the itern: 22 2. Reaffirms that the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations and institutions of t he United Nations system should continue to be guided by the relevant resolutions of the United Nations in their etforts to contribute, within t heir spheres of competence, to the foil and specdy i111- plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 3. Reaffirms a/so 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- iz:ed agencies and other organizations of the United Na- 1 ions system of ali the necessary moral and material assistance to those peoples and their national liberatinn movements; 4. Expresses its appreciation to those specialized agen- cies and other organizations of the United Nations system that have continued to co-operate in varying degrecs with the lJnited Nations and the Organization of African Unity 111 the implementation of General Assembly rc-.olution 1514(XV) and nther relevan! resolutions of the lJnikd Nations, and urges ali the specialized agencies and ot her organizations of the lJnited Nations system to accelerate the full and speedy implementation of the relevan! pro\ i- _,ions of those resolutions; 5. Expresses its concern that the assistance extended thus far by certain specialized agencies and other organi- 1ations of the Cnited Nations systern to the colonial pco- ples. particularly the people ofNamibia and their national liberation movernent, the South West Africa Pcoplc's Or- ganization, is far from adequate in rclation to the actual nceds of the peoples concerned; 6. Rcquests ali specialized agencies and other organi- 1.ations and hodies ofthe United Nations system, in accnr- dance with the rclevant resolutions ofthe General Asscm hly and of the Security Council, to take ali necessary measures to withhold from the racist régime of South Africa ali forms of co-operation and assistance in the tínancial, econornic, technical and other fields and to dis- continue ali support to that régime until the people of Na- mibia have exercised fully their inalienable right to self- detcrmination, freedom and national independence in a united Namibia and until the inhuman system of apart- heid has been totally eradicated; 7. Reitera tes its conviction that the specialized agencies and other organizations and bodies ofthe United Nations ,ystem should refrain from taking any action that rnight 1rnply recognition of, or support for, the legitimacy of the domination of thc Territory of Namihia hv the raci,t 1égime pf South /\frica: • ~~ 0)/icwl R1·uiul, o{ the General .-hscmh!r. J,'orty-,e.-ond ."ú•,,ron, \11rr1lnne111 \'o 23 1 \/4::i/2~). chap. VL • VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of thc Fourth Committee 243 8. Regrets that the World Bank continues to maintain certain financia) and technical links with the racist régime of Pretoria and expresses the view that those links should be discontinued; 9. Deplores the financia! and other collaboration and condemns the financia) support from the International Monetary Fund to South Africa in disregard of repeated resolutions of the General Assembly, and calls u pon the Fund to put an end to such collaboration, as the apartheid system implies a serious instability in the South African economy, including its balance of payments, and thus the International Monetary Fund, according to its rules, should not, as long as apartheid and the illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa continue to exist. cxtend any credits to South Africa; 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 beneficia! to the peoples of the colonial Territo- ries, particularly Namibia; 11. Requests the specialized agencies and other organi- zations ofthe United Nations system to render or continue to render, as a matter of urgency, ali possible moral and material assistance to the colonial peoples struggling for liberation from colonial rule, bearing in mind that such as- sistance should not only meet their immediate needs but also create conditions for development after they have ex- ercised their right to self-determination and independence; 12. Requests once again the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to con- tinue to provide ali 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- operation with the colonial peoples and their national lib- eration 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 assistance without delay to help the colonial peoples and their national liberation movements in their struggle to exercise their inalienable right to self- determination and independence in accordance with Gen- eral 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 Sec- retariat of the Organization of A frican Unity and the se- cretariats of the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system, with a view to strengthen- ing further the existing measures of co-ordination of ac- tion to ensure the best use of available resources for assis- tance 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 implcmentation of resolution 1514 (XV) and the other relevan! resolutions of the United Nations; 16. Urges the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions and institutions of the United Nations system to ex- tend, as a matter of priority, substantial material assis- tance to thc Governmcnts nfth.: front-line Sta1es 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 régime of South Africa directly or, as in Angola and Mozambique, through puppet groups in the service of Pretoria. 17. Welcomes the establishment by the non-aligned countries of the Action for Resisting lnvasion, Colonial- ism and Apartheid Fund and invites the specialized agen- cies and other organizations ofthe United Nations system to co-operate with the Fund in the common objective of providing emergency assistance to the front-line States and national liberation movements in southern Africa in their struggle against the apartheid régime; 18. Sotes with satisfaction the arrangements made by severa) specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system which enable representatives ofthe national liberation movements recognized by the Organi- zation of African Unity to participate fully as observers in the proceedings relating to matters concerning their re- spective countries, and calls upon those agencies andorga- nizations that have not yet done so to follow this example and to make the necessary arrangements without delay; 19. Urges the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions and institutions of the United Nations system to as- sist in accelerating progress in ali sectors of the national life of colonial Territories. particularly in the development of their economies; 20. Draws the particular attention of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to Security Council resolution 566 ( 1985) of 19 June 1985, in which the Council condemned the racist régime of South A frica for its installation of a so-called in- terim government in Namibia and declared that action to be illegal and null and void; 21 Recommends that ali Governments should inten- sify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other orga- nizations of the United Nalions system of which they are membcrs to ensure the foil and effective implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other rele- vant rcsolutions of the U nited Nations and, in that con- nection, should accord priority to the question of provid- ing ass1stance on an emergency basis to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liberation move- ments; 22. Reiterates its propasa/, under article 111 of the Agrecment between the United Nations and the Interna- tional Monetary Fund,2-1 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, further reiterates its proposal that, in pursuance 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 rela- tionshi p with South Africa at its annual meetings, in com- pliance with the above-mentioned Agreement, and to re- port to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the actions taken; 23. Draws the attention of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to the Plan of Action for the Full lmplementation of the Decla- ration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples, contained in the annex to General As- 23 See Agreement, between the United Nations and the Specialized Agenc1n .ind the lnternationa/ Atomic Energy Agency (l.lnited Natinns puhhcari,,11. Sak, Nn. E/F61 '( 1) p. 6\ 244 General Assembly-Forty-second Session sembly resolution 35/118, in particular to those provisions calling upon the agencies and organizations to render ali possible moral and material assistance to the peoples of the colonial Territories and to their national liberation movements; 24. Urges the executive heads of the specialized agen- cies and other organizations of the United Nations system, having regard to the provisions of paragraph 14 above, to formulate, with the active co-operation of the Organiza- tion of African Unity where appropriate, and to submit, as a matter of priority, to their governing and legislative or- gans concrete proposals for the ful! implementation of the relevant United Nations decisions, in particular specific programmes of assistance to the peoples of the colonial Territories and their national liberation movements; 25. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to a~- sist the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in working out appropriate mea- sures for implementing the relevan! resolutions of the United Nations and to prepare for submission to the rele- vant bodies, with the assistance of those agencies and or- ganizations, a report on the action taken in implementa- tion of the relevan! resolutions, including the present resolution, since the circulation of his previous report; 26. 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 Na- tions system in implementing the relevan! resolutions of the General Assembly; 21. Requests the specialized agencies to report periodi- cally to the Secretary-General on their implementation of the present resolution; 28. Requests the Special Committee to continue to ex- amine the question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-third session 92nd plenary meeting 4 December 1987 42/76. United Nations Educational and Training Pro- gramme for Southern Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its earlier resolut1011s on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, in particular resolution 41 /27 of 31 October 1986, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General24 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 1986 to 30 September 1987, Recognizing the valuable assistance rendered by the Pro- gramme 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 to provide continuing educa- tional opportunities and counselling to a greater number of student refugees from South A frica a11d Namibia in a 24 A/42/628. 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 ever- increasing demand for educational and training assistance to students from South Africa and Namibia, l. Endorses the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Educational 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 continuing efforts further to promote generous contributions to the Programme and to enhance co-operation with govern- mental, intergovernmental and non-governmental agen- cies involved in educational and technical assistance to southern Africa; 3. Expresses its appreciation to ali those that have sup- ported the Programme by providing contributions, schol- arships or places in their educational institutions; 4. Appeals to ali States, institutions, organizations and mdividuals to offer greater financia! and other support to the Programme in order to secure its continuation and steady expansion. 92nd p/enary meeting 4 December 1987 42/77. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 41 /28 of 31 October 1986, Having examined the report ofthe Secretary-General on offers by Member Sta tes of study and training facilities for mhabitants ofNon-Self-Governing Territories,25 prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 845 (IX) nf 22 November 1954, Considering that more scholarships should be made available to the inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Ter- ritories in ali parts of the world and that steps should be taken to encourage applications from students in those ferritories, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 2. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have made scholarships available to the inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; 3. Invites ali States to make or continue to make gener- ous offers of study and training facilities to the inhabitants of those Territories which have not yet attained self- government or independence and, wherever possible, to provide travel funds to prospective students; 4. Urges the administering Powers to take effective measures to ensure the widespread and continuous dis- semination in the Territories under their administration of information relating to offers of study and training facili- ties made by States and to provide ali the necessary facili- ties to enable students to avail themselves of such offers; 25 ,\/42, ~78

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