Activities of Foreign Economic and Other Interests Which Are Impeding the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories Under Portuguese Domination and in All Other Territories Under Colonial Domination and Efforts to Eliminate Colonialism, Apartheid and Racial Discrimination in Southern Africa

A/RES/2425(XXIII)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1969.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1969–1975

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/3299(XXIX)

1975A/RES/3299(XXIX)Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaLatestCompare with previous version
1974A/RES/3117(XXVIII)Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaCompare with previous version
1973A/RES/2979(XXVII)Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaCompare with previous version
1972A/RES/2873(XXVI)Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaCompare with previous version
1971A/RES/2703(XXV)Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaCompare with previous version

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4 topics

Foreign Interests Immigration Non-Self-Governing Territories Self-Determination of Peoples

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

Approves the report of the Special Com1:1ittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementat10n of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this question;

Reafjirms the inalienable right of the peoples of dependent Territories to self-determination and independence and to the natural resourc~s of their Ter- . ritories, as well as their right to d1spose of these resources in their best interest;

Declares that any administering Power, by depriving the colonial peoples of the exercise of these_ rights or by subordinating them to for~ign_ eco~orrnc and financia! interests, violates the obhgat10ns 1t has assumed under Chapters XI and XII of the Charter of the United Nations and impedes the implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Condemns the exploitation of the colonial Territories and peoples and the methods practised in the Territories under colonial domination by those foreign economic, financia! and other interests which are designed to perpetuate colonial rule ;

Deplores those policies of the administering Powers aimed at encouraging the systematic inflow of foreign immigrants to colonial Territories whi~h jeopardize the rights and interests of the colonial peoples of these Territories;

Deplores the refusal of the States concerned to implement the provisions of paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 of General Assembly resolution 2288 (XXII) ;

Reqiiests the administering Powers to take im mediate measures to put an end to ali practices which exploit the Territories and peoples under their administration and consequently violate the political, eco nomic and social rights of the peoples ;

Requests ali States to take practica! m@asures to ensure that the activities of their nationals involved in económic, financia! and other concerns in dependeut Territories do not run counter to the rights and in·- terests of the colonial peoples, in conformity with th,: objectives of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions;

Requests the Special Committee to continue lo study this question and to report thereon to the Ge11 eral Assembly at its twenty-fourth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to use ali the facilities at his disposal to render assistance to thc Special Committee in the pursuit of this study.

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