International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (32nd sess. : 1977)
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  • Date:
    7 December 1977

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A MAIN COMMITTEE
41. International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia

The General Assembly, Recalling that the International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia was held at Maputo from 16 to 21 May 1977, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 31/145 of 17 December 1976, Having examined the report of the Conference[1] submitted by the presiding officers of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the United Nations Council for Namibia in pursuance of paragraph 5 of resolution 31/145, Having also examined the relevant parts of the reports of the Special Committee[2] and the United Nations Council for Namibia,[3] Reiterating the special responsibility of the United Nations to support the struggle of the peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Bearing in mind the continuing need to intensify the widespread dissemination of information on the struggle for liberation being waged by the peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia,

1. Approves the report of the International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia, held at Maputo from 16 to 21 May 1977;

2. Invites all States, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization to accord priority to the full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Maputo Declaration in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and the Programme of Action for the Liberation of Zimbabwe and Namibia;[4]

3. Expresses its profound gratitude to the Government and the people of Mozambique for the contribution they have made to the success of the Conference and, in particular, for providing the necessary facilities for its meetings, as well as for the kind hospitality and cordial reception accorded to it throughout its duration;

4. Expresses its particular gratitude to the Organization of African Unity for its assistance and co-operation in ensuring the effective organization and successful conclusion of the Conference;

5. Expresses its deep appreciation to those Governments which made generous contributions to the funding of the Conference;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to effect the widest possible dissemination of the accomplishments of the Conference through all the media at his disposal;

7. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the United Nations Council for Namibia to follow closely the implementation of the Maputo Declaration in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and the Programme of Action for the Liberation of Zimbabwe and Namibia, in the discharge of the mandates entrusted to them by the General Assembly.

96th plenary meeting
7 December 1977


[1] A/32/Rev.1-S/12344/Rev.1. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-second Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1977. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/32/Rev.1), vol. I, chaps. I and IV-VI, and vol. II, chaps. VII and VIII. [3] Ibid., Supplement No. 24 (A/32/24). [4] A/32/Rev.1-S/12344/Rev.1, annex V. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-second Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1977.
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