A/RES/446(V) GA

54 General Assembly-Fifth Session 443 (V). Administrative unions affecting Trust Territories The General Assembly Decides to carry over the item relating to administra- tive unions affecting Trust Territories for consideration at the next regular session of the General Assembly. 320th plenary meeting, 7.? December 1950. 444 (V). Technical assistance to Non-Self-Gov- erning Territories The General Assembly, Considering that, under the expanded programme of technical assistance for economic development of under- developed countries ( resolution 222 (IX) of the Eco- nomic and Social Council), the Non-Self-Governing Territories arc eligible to receive technical assistance on the request of the Administering Members con- cerned, Noting with appreciation that resolution 321 ( XI) of the Economic and Social Council draws the atten- tion of the Administering Members to the facilities available under the expanded programme of technical assistance, I. Invites the Administering Members which need technical assistance for the economic, social and educa- tional advancement of their Non-Self-Governing Ter- ritories to submit their requests; 2. Recommends that the Adn1inistering Members in- clude yearly in the statistical informaticm transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter as full a report as possible on all applications made in behalf of their re- spective Non-Self-Governing Territories and on the manner in which technical assistance received from the United Nations and the specialized agencies has been integrated 'into long-range development programmes in such Territories. 320th plenary meeting, 12 December 7950. 445 (V). Work of the Special Committee on Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter The General Assembly, 1. Takes note of the report" of the Special Committee 011. Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter on the work of its 1950 session; 2. Confirms its recognition of the importance of international collaboration in regard to economic, social and educational conditions in Non-Self-Governing Ter- ritories as expressed in resolution 331 ( IV) adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 1949; 3. Approves the special report on education9 as a brief but considered indication of the importance of 8 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 17. u Ibid. educational advancement and the problems still to be faced in the Non-Self-Governing Territories; 4. l m:itcs the Secretarv-General to communicate this special rl'port to the l\1e"rnbers of the l; nited Nations n·spunsihle for the administration of Non-Self-Govern- ing TnritoriE's and to the United I\ations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for their con- sideration ; S. Vot,'s with interest the special studies carried nut h thl' United Nations Eclucational, Scientific and Cul- tmal Organization for the education and training of teachers, and expresses the hope that full account will hl' takl'n of such studies in the formulation of policies uu this matter in the N 011-Self-Governing Territories: (J. Not"s the intentio1110 of the L'nited Nations Edu- cational, Scientific an<l Cultural Oq~anizatinn to place before the Special Committee for its consideration at its 1951 session documents relating to the use of the indi,l!Tnmts or natinnal languages for teaching purposes ;1 nd the eradication of illiteracy; 7 . . 1pprm·es the arrangemeuts11 proposed by the Special Committee for its work in 1951; 8. lm·itcs the ,;pecializcd agencies concerned, with a vil'w to the preparation of studies, based on the in- formation transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter and relevant supplemental information, in respect of economic conditions and development to he considered by the Special Committee in 1951, to collaborate with the Secretary-General in the study of problems of the 1 )rices of tropical export crops and arrangements for their marketing, migrant labour in Africa, the develop- ment of co-operative societies in peasant communities aud the economic value of preventive medicine. * 320th plenary meeting, 12 December 1950. * * In uccordmic,· ,,·itlz the tt'r1ns of resolution 332 (IV), the Fo11rth CommittCJ.', at its 191st meeting on 30 Noz,em- hcr 1050, clrctcd. on behalf of the General Assembly, two members to the Special Committee to fill the 11aca11cies ,rca/,'d by the cxpiraticrn of the terms of oRicc of Sweden and Vcnc::Hcla. The States Members ,:/ccted were: CUBA :rnd PAKISTAN. 4-46 (V). Information on human rights in Non- Self-Govt'rning Territories The General Assembly. Recalling the recommendation contained in resolu- tion 327 (IV) adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 1949, Noting the provision contained in article 2' 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that no dis- tinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be 10 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Ses- sion, Fourth Committee, 186th meeting-. 11 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 17, Part One, paragraphs 113-131. 12 See resolution 217 A (III). R.-solutions adopted on reports of the Fourth Committee 55 independent, Trust, Non-Self-Governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty, Having regard to the mission which has been given by the General Assembly to the Commission on Human Rights with a view to the drafting of an International Covenant on Human Rights which will also be ap- plicable to r-;.on-Self-Governing Territories,13 l. Invites the Members responsible for the adminis- tration of Non-Self-Governing Territories to include, in the information to be transmitted to the Secretary- General in 1951 under Article 73 e of the Charter, a summary of the extent to which the Universal Declara- tion of Human Rights is implemented in the Non- Self-Governing Territories under their administration; 2. Requests the Special Committee on Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter to include in its report to the General Assembly at its sixth ses- sion such recommendations as it may deem desirable relating to the application in Non-Self-Governing Ter- ritories of the principles contained in the universal Declaration of Human Rights. 320th plenary meeting, 12 December 1950. 447 (V). Comparable statistical information re- lating to the suhject,1 treated under Article 73 e of the Charter The Genera/, Assembly, Having regard to paragraph 6 of resolution 143 (II) adopted by the General Assembly on 3 November 1947 and paragraph 3 of resolution 218 (III) adopted by the General Assembly on 3 K ovember 1948 and relating to the use of comparable statistical information, Desirous of arriving at correct conclusions from the use of such information, 1. Invites the Secretary-General, in making use of such information, to obtain the consent of the l\lemlwr State concerned and to take into account all elements necessary for scientific and objective comparison; 2. Invites the Secretary-General to bear in mind that an objective comparison can be made only if the com- parable information is representative of the whole region concerned. 320th plenary meeting. 12 December 1950. 448 (V). Development of self-government in Non-Self-Governing Territories The General Assembly, Considering that resolution 222 (III) adopted by the ~eneral Assembly on 3 November 1948, while welcom- ing any development of self-government in Non-Self- Governing Territories, considers that it is essential that the l!nit~d Natio~~ be informed of any change in the constitutional pos1t10n and status of any such Territory as a resu]t of. which the responsible government con- cerned thmks it unnecessary to transmit information in 13 See resolution 422 (V), page 43. 14 See document A/1302/Rev.1. respect of that Territory under Article 73 e of the Charter, Noting the communication14 elated 29 June 1950 from th~ Government of the .Nether lands in which it is stated that the N etherlancls will no longer present a report pursuant to Article 73 e on Indonesia with the exception of West New Guinea, N otinq that the full independence of the Republic of I nclonesia has been followed by the admission of that State to membership in the United :-.Jations, 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the communication of the Government of the Nether lands with reference to the cessation of the transmission of information on Indonesia; 2. Requests the Special Committee on Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter to ex- amine such information as may be transmitted in future to the Secretary-General in pursuance of General As- sembly resolution 222 (Ill), and to report thereon to the General Assembly. 320th plenary mCl'ting, 12 Decemher 1950. 449 ( V). Question of South West Africa A Tlzr G,·neral .-1ssnnhly. Considering that the International Conrt of Justice, duh· consulted by the General Assembly pursuant to resolution 338 (IV) of (1 December J<)49. reached the conclusion 1 ·• that the Territorv of South \Vest Africa is a Territon· under the intern;tional Mandate assumed by the L'.nio·n of South ,\frica on 17 Ikcemlwr 1920, Co11sid crinq that the l nternational Court oi Justice i~ of the opinion that the Pnion of South Africa con- timws to have the international obligations laid clown in Article 22 (1f the Con·nant of the League of Nations and in the l\fandate for South \Vest Africa. Consid cring that the International Court of Justice is of the opinion that the functions of supervision over the ;idministration of the Territory of South West Africa by the l:nion of South Africa should be exercised by the United Kations, to which the annual reports as well as the petitions from the inhabitants of the Territory are tn he submitted, Considering that, in accordance with the opinion of the International Court of Justice, the Union of South :\frica is under an obligation to accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court as provided hy Article 37 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, bv Article 80, paragraph 1, of the Charter of the United :-.Jations and by Article 7 of the Mandate for South \Vest Africa, Considering that the International Court of Justice is of the opinion that the Union of South Africa acting alone is not competent to modify the international status of the Territory of South West Africa, and that the 15 See International Status of South West Africa, Adviso,-y Opinion: I.C.J. Reports 1950. page 128.

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