Question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa

XV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE
1598. Question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa

The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions on the question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa, Considering that its resolutions 616 B (VII) of 5 December 1952, 917 (X) of 6 December 1955 and 1248 policies designed to perpetuate or increase discrimination are inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations and with the pledges of Members under Article 56 of the Charter, Noting that its resolutions 395 (V) of 2 December 1950, 511 (VI) of 12 January 1952 and 616 A (VII) of policy of racial segregation (apartheid) is necessarily based on doctrines of racial discrimination, Recalling also that the Government of the Union of South Africa has failed to comply with the repeated requests and demands of the United Nations and world public opinion and to reconsider or revise its racial policies or to observe its obligations under the Charter,

1. Deplores such continued and total disregard by the Government of the Union of South Africa and furthermore its determined aggravation of racial issues by more discriminatory laws and measures and their enforcement, accompanied by violence and bloodshed;

2. Deprecates policies based on racial discrimination as reprehensible and repugnant to human dignity;

3. Requests all States to consider taking such separate and collective action as is open to them, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, to bring about the abandonment of these policies;

4. Affirms that the racial policies being pursued by the Government of the Union of South Africa are a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and are inconsistent with the obligations of a Member State;

5. Notes with grave concern that these policies have led to international friction and that their continuance endangers international peace and security;

6. Reminds the Government of the Union of South Africa of the requirement in Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Charter that all Members shall fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed by them under the Charter;

7. Calls upon the Government of the Union of South Africa once again to bring its policies and conduct into conformity with is obligations under the Charter.

981st plenary meeting,
13 April 1961.