S/12276 SC

The Security Council, Taking note of the letters dated 22 December 1976 (S/12262) from the Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, having heard the statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana concerning hostile acts against Botswana by the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia, Gravely concerned at the dangerous situation created by the provocative acts committed by the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia against the security and well-being of Botswana, Reaffirming the inalienable right of the people of Southern Rhodesia to self-determination in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and the legitimacy of their struggle to secure such rights as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling its resolutions 232 (1966) and 253 (1968) which respectively determined that the situation in Southern Rhodesia constituted a threat to international peace and security, Taking note of General Assembly resolution 31/154 of 20 December 1976, Convinced that the recent provocative and hostile acts perpetrated by the illegal regime against Botswana aggravate the situation, Deeply grieved and concerned by the acts of the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia against Botswana and the loss of human life and damage to property, Noting with appreciation Botswana's decision to continue to give asylum to political refugees fleeing from the inhuman oppression by the illegal racist minority regime, Realizing the need for Botswana to strengthen its security in order to safeguard its sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. Great Reaffirming the legal responsibility of the United Kingdom over Southern Rhodesia, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations, 1. Strongly condemns all military threats and acts of provocation committed against Botswana by the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia; including murder, arson, kidnapping and destruction of property, 2. Condemns all measures of political repression by the illegal regime that contribute to instability and lack of peace in the region as a whole; 3. Deplores all acts of collaboration and collusion which sustain the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia and encourage defiance of the resolutions of the Security Council with adverse consequences for peace and security in the region; 4. Demands the immediate and total cessation forthwith of all hostile acts committed against Botswana by the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia; 5. Takes cognizance of the imperative need to divert funds from ongoing and planned development projects to hitherto unplanned and unbudgeted for security needs necessitated by the economic hardship confronting Botswana as a result of the attacks and threats by the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia; 6. Accepts the invitation of the Government of Botswana to dispatch a mission to assess the needs of Botswana in carrying out its development projects under the present circumstances, and accordingly requests the United Nations system to organize with immediate effect financial and other forms of assistance to Botswana and to report to the Security Council not later than 31 March 1977; 7. Requests the United Nations and the organizations and programmes concerned, including the Economic and Social Council, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations Development Programme, to assist Botswana to carry out the ongoing and planned development projects without interruption as stated in paragraph 5 and envisaged under paragraph 6 of this resolution; 8. Appeals to all States to respond positively in providing assistance to Botswana, in order to enable Botswana to carry out its planned development projects in the light of the report of the mission of the Secretary-General; 9. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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