Question of the Future of Ruanda-Urundi

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1961.

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3 versions · 1961–1962

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Amnesty Appointment of Members Conferences Election Verification Elections Establishment Members Political Participation Political Parties Repatriation Ruanda-Urundi

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Considers that the necessary conditions and atmosphere must be brought about expeditiously to ensure that the legislative elections, which will lead to the establishment of national democratic institutions and furnish the basis for the national independence of Ruanda-Unmdi in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, take place in an atmosphere of peace and harmony ;

Urges the Administering Authority to implement immediately measures of full and unconditional amnesty and to abolish the emergency regime so as to enable political workers ant! leaders who are in exile or imprisoned in the Territory to resume normal, democratic political activity before the elections ;

Considers that the expeditious return and rehabilitation of thousands of victims of recent disturbances in Ruanda who were compelled to take refuge away from their homes in Ruanda or abroad will assist the process of reconciliation, and urges the Administering Authority and the local authorities concerned to adopt all possible means to that end;

Recommends that a conference fully representative of political parties, attended by United Nations observers, should be held early in 1961, before the elections, in order to compose the differences between the parties and to bring about national harmony ;

Appeals to all parties and political leaders of Ruanda-Urundi to exert their efforts to achieve an atmosphere of understanding, p~ce and harmony for the good of their Territory and people as a whole on the eve of independence ;

Calls upon the Administering Authority to refrain from using the Territory as a base, whether for internal or external purposes, for the accumulation of arms or armed forces not strictly required for the purpose of maintaining public order in the Territory;

Recommends that the elections scheduled to be held in January 1961 should be postponed to a date to be decided on at the resumed fifteenth session of the General Assembly in the light of the recommendations of the Commission referred to in paragraph 8 below, so that, in addition to the fulfilment of the purpose of the preceding paragraphs of the present resolution,

32 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifteenth Session, Annexes, agenda item 45, document A/C.4/455.

the arrangements for the elections can be completed under the supervision of the United K ations;

Decides to set up a United Nations Commission for Ruanda-Urundi, composed of three members, who will be assisted by observers and staff to be appointed by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Commission ;

Requests the Commission to proceed immediately to Ruanda-Urumli to perfon°1 the following tasks on behalf of the United Nations:

To supervise the elections to be held in Ruanda- Urundi in 1961 on the basis of direct, universal adult suffrage, and the preparatory measures preceding them, such as the compilation of the electoral rolls, the conduct of the election campaign and the organization of a system of balloting which will ensure complete secrecy;

To attend, as United Nations observers, the political conference envisaged in paragraph 4 above and the round-table conference to be convened after the elections to determine the future evolution of the Territory towards independence;

( c) To follow the progress of events in the Territory before and after the elections, to lend its advice and assistance, as appropriate, with a view to advancing peace and harmony in Ruanda-Uruncli, ancl to report to the Trusteeship Council or the General Assembly, as necessary ;

Requests the Commission to submit an interim report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its resumed fifteenth session:

Endorses the observation of the Trusteeship Council that in view of the essential community of interests and the facts of history and geography; the best future for Ruanda-Unmdi lies in the evolution of a single, united and composite State, with such arrangements for the internal autonomy of Ruanda and Unmdi as may be agreed upon by their representatives.

20 December 1960.

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