The Future of Ruanda-Urundi

A/RES/1746(XVI)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

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14 subjects

Armed Forces Basic Services Belgium Burundi Economic Assistance Groups of Experts Interim Governments Members Ruanda-Urundi Rwanda Technical Cooperation Training Programmes Troop Withdrawal Trusteeship Agreements

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Expresses its warm appreciation to the United Nations Commission for Ruanda-Urundi, 1962, for the way it has performed its tasks;

Decides, in agreement with the Administering Authority, to terminate the Trusteeship Agreem_ent of 13 December 1946 in respect of Ruanda-Urunch on 1 July 1962, on which date Rwanda and Burnndi shall emerge as two independent and sovereign States ;

Calls upon the Government of Belgium to withdraw and evacuate its forces still remaining in Rwanda and Burundi, and that, as of 1 July 1962, the Belgian troops in process of evacuation will no longer have any role to play and that the evacuation must be completed by 1 August 1962, without prejudice to the sovereign rights of Rwanda and Burundi;

Requests the Secretary-General to send immediately to Rwanda and Burundi a representative together with a team of experts whose functions shall be :

To supervise the withdrawal and evacuation of Belgian forces in accordance with this resolution;

( b) To help the Governments of Rwanda and Burundi to secure the implementation of the Agreement on Economic Union re~ ched between the Governments of Rwanda and Burundi at Addis Ababa on 19 April 1962;

( c) To study, in consultation with the Governments

concerned and in the light of the recommendations made by the United Nations Commission for Ruanda-Unmdi, the need for technical and economic assistance in Rwanda and Burundi, so as to enable the Secretary- General to submit a report thereon, together with his recommendation, to the General Assembly at its seventeenth session ;

( d) To assist the Governments of Rwanda and Burundi, at their request, in the organization of their administrative cadres and other related matters;

( e) To assist the Governments of Rwanda and Burundi, at their. request, in the development and training of internal security forces ;

Authorizes the Secretary-General, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolution 1735 (XVI) of 20 December 1961 on un-

foreseen and extraordinary expenses for the financial year 1962, to enter into commitments not exceeding $2 million for the purpose of such emergency measures as may be required to ensure the continuation of essential services in the two countries, pending the consideration by the General Assembly of the report of the Secretary-General referred to in paragraph 4 ( c) above;

Requests the United Nations Special Fund, the Technical Assistance Board and other United Nations bodies, as well as the specialized agencies, to give special consideration to the needs of Rwanda and Burundi ;

Expresses the hope that all Member States of the United Nations will render such technical and economic assistance as they can to the new States of Rwanda and Burundi;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventeenth session on the implementation of this resolution;

Recommends that, after the proclamation of independence on 1 July 1962, Rwanda and Burundi should be admitted as Members of the United Nations under Article 4 of the Charter.

27 June 1962.

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