Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa.

33. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE*
23. Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military. Economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist régime in southern Africa

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3382 (XXX) and 3383 (XXX) of 10 November 1975 and 31/33 of 30 November 1976, Recalling also its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, and its resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, Mindful of its resolution 3171 (XXVIII) of 17 December 1973 relating to permanent sovereignty over natural resources of both developing countries and territories under colonial and foreign domination or subjected to the apartheid régime, Bearing in mind resolutions 7 (XXXIII) of 4 March 1977[1] and 6 (XXXIV) of 22 February 1978[2] of the Commission on Human Rights, Having taken note of the report prepared and brought up to date by the Special Rapporteur on the adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist régimes in southern Africa,[3] Convinced that the above-mentioned report contains additional evidence enabling the General Assembly to conclude that the political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist and colonialist régimes in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia by certain States is the major factor in the perpetuation of the abominable policies of these régimes inasmuch as they adversely affect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the oppressed peoples of southern Africa, Taking note of resolution 2 (XXXI) of 13 September 1978[4] of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Noting further that the maintenance by certain States of political, economic, military and other relations with the racist régime of South Africa is in flagrant and deliberate violation of the purposes and principles of the Charter and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, Convinced that the continued military and nuclear co-operation of certain States and organizations with the racist régime of South Africa constitutes a serious only to the oppressed peoples of southern also to all African States and particularly to the independence of the front-line States, and to international peace and security, Regretting that the Security Council has not been a position to take binding decisions to prevent any collaboration in the nuclear field with South Africa, Also concerned at the frantic efforts made by the apartheid régime of South Africa to acquire nuclear weapons,

1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the oppressed peoples of southern Africa to self-determination, independence and the enjoyment of the natural resources of their territories;

2. Again reaffirms the right of those same peoples to dispose of those resources for their greater wellbeing and to obtain just reparation for the exploitation, depletion, loss or depreciation of those natural resources, including reparations for the exploitation and abuse of their human resources;

3. Vigorously condemns the policies of maintaining the economic interests of certain Western and other States, as well as the activities of multinational corporations, and the increasing collaboration by some of those States and multinational corporations with the racist regime in southern Africa, especially in the political, economic, military and nuclear fields, which impedes the enjoyment of human rights of the oppressed peoples of southern Africa;

4. Reaffirms once again that the States which give assistance to the colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa become accomplices in the inhuman practices of racial discrimination, colonialism and apartheid perpetrated by those régimes;

5. Requests the Security Council finally to adopt binding decisions to prohibit all collaboration with South Africa in the nuclear field, and to take effective measures to prevent the apartheid regimes from acquiring nuclear weapons;

6. Appeals to all States scrupulously to observe the sanctions imposed by the United Nations on the illegal minority regime in Southern Rhodesia and the arms embargo imposed by the Security Council under its resolution 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977;

7. Appeals to all States, the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to extend all possible co-operation to the liberation movements of southern Africa recognized by the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity;

8. Expresses its appreciation for the updated report submitted by the Special Rapporteur;

9. Invites the Commission on Human Rights to give priority at its thirty-fifth session to consideration of the above-mentioned report prepared in pursuance of resolution 2 (XXXI) of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities;

10. Requests the Secretary-General to have the above-mentioned report of the Special Rapporteur printed, to arrange for its widest possible dissemination and to transmit it to the Special Committee against Apartheid, the United Nations Council for Namibia and other bodies concerned within the United Nations system;

11. Decides to consider this item at its thirty-fifth session as a matter of high priority in the light of any recommendations which the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, the Commission on Human Rights, the Economic and Social Council and the Special Committee against Apartheid may wish to submit to it.

63rd plenary meeting
29 November 1978

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[1]1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 6 (E/5927), chap. XXI, sect. A. [2]2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1978, Supplement No. 4 (E/1978/34), chap. XXV, sect. A. [3]3 EXNA/Sub.2/383/Rev.1. [4]4 See E/CN.4/1296, chap. XVII, sect. A.