The question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa
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Date:
6 December 1955
X. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE
917. The question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa
1. Commends the United Nations Commission on the Racial Situation in the Union of South Africa for its constructive work;
2. Notes with regret that the Government of the Union of South Africa again refused to co-operate with the Commission;
3. Recommends the Government of the Union of South Africa to take note of the Commission's report;
4. Expresses its concern at the fact that the Government of the Union of South Africa continues to give effect to the policies of apartheid, notwithstanding the request made to it by the General Assembly to reconsider its position in the light of the high principles contained in the Charter and taking into account the pledge of all Member States to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms without distinction as to race;
5. Reminds the Government of the Union of South Africa of the faith it had reaffirmed, in signing the Charter, in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person;
6. Calls on the Government of the Union of South Africa to observe the obligations contained in Article 56 of the Charter.
551st plenary meeting,6 December 1955.
[1] Ibid., Tenth Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/2953).
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