Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
10. Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination

The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolve to achieve the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid, Recalling that, in its resolution 3057 (XXVIII) of 2 November 1973 and in the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination annexed thereto, it called for a continuing effort by all peoples, Governments and institutions to eradicate racism, racial discrimination and apartheid, Noting that, despite the support given to the Programme for the Decade by the international community, intolerable conditions continue to prevail in southern Africa and elsewhere, including the denial of the right to self-determination and the inhuman and odious application of apartheid and racial discrimination, Reiterating its conviction that a serious threat is posed to international peace and security by the continued defiance by the racist régimes in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia of the resolutions of the General Assembly and of various other organs and bodies of the United Nations relating to the policies of apartheid, racial discrimination and the illegal occupation of Namibia,

1. Reaffirms its resolution 31/77 of 13 December 1976 regarding the implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism Racial Discrimination and draws the attention of Member States, international organizations, specialized agencies age and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations age to the need to respect and implement the provisions of that resolution;

2. Condemns once again the policies of apartheid racism and racial discrimination which prevail in southern Africa and elsewhere, including the denial of right to self-determination and the inhuman and odious application of apartheid and racial discrimination;

3. Renews its strong support for oppressed peoples struggling to liberate themselves from racism, racial discrimination, apartheid, colonialism and alien domination;

4. Appeals to all States to continue to co-operate with the Secretary-General by submitting their reports, when due, in compliance with the provisions of paragraph 18 (e) of the Programme for the Decade;

5. Calls once again upon all Governments which have not yet done so to take legislative, administrative or other measures in respect of their nationals and the bodies corporate under their jurisdiction that own and operate enterprises in southern Africa, in order to put an end to such enterprises;

6. Urges United Nations organs, specialized agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to strengthen and enlarge the scope of their activities in support of the objectives of the Programme for the Decade, in particular by:

(a) Intensifying their educational and information campaigns;

(b) Increasing their material and moral support to the national liberation movements and the victims of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid;

(c) Offering all assistance to and co-operating with the Secretary-General to ensure the success of the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to do his utmost to give the Programme for the Decade the fullest publicity, having regard to the need to focus international attention on the struggle against racism, racial discrimination and apartheid;

8. Renews its call for adequate resources to be made available to the Secretary-General to enable him to undertake the activities entrusted to him under paragraph 18 (g) of the Programme for the Decade;

9. Appeals once again to Governments and private organizations to make voluntary contributions in support of the activities envisaged in the Programme for the Decade;

10. Decides to consider at its thirty-third session, as a matter of high priority, an item entitled "Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination".

60th plenary meeting
7 November 1977