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Question of Namibia

A/RES/2678(XXV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What else is in this group?

47 documents · 1969–1991
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1991).
  • 1991A/RES/44/243[B]Question of Namibia resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 1991A/RES/44/243[A]Question of Namibia resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 1991A/RES/44/243Question of Namibia resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 1989A/RES/43/26[E]Question of Namibia resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 1989A/RES/43/26[D]Question of Namibia resolutionsCompare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

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What subjects does this mandate have?

11 topics
BantustansForeign InterestsHumanitarian AssistanceNamibiaNamibia QuestionPermanent SovereigntyPolitical PrisonersSanctionsSelf-Determination of PeoplesSouth AfricaTroop Withdrawal

What does this mandate say?

15 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Namibia to self-determination and independence in conformity with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), and the legitimacy of their stf\lggle against the foreign occupation of the Territory;
2
Recommends the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia to all States and to the subsidiary organs of the General Assembly and other competent organs of the United Nations, as well as to the specialized agencies and other international organizations
concerned, for appropriate action, acting in conformity with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council;
3
Condemns the Government of South Africa for its persistent refusal to comply with the decisions of the Security Council and the General Assembly and to withdraw from the Territory;
4
Further condemns the Government of South Africa for the extension of the internationally condemned policies of apartheid to the Territory, and for its policies aimed at destroying the unity of the people and the territorial integrity of Namibia through the creation of the so-called separate "homelands";
5
Condemns the support given to South Africa in the pursuit of its repressive policies in Namibia by the allies of South Africa and, m particular, by its major trading partners and financial, economic and other interests operating in the Territory;
6
Calls upon the Governments concerned to cease immediately any assistance to, and co-operation with, South Africa;
7
Invites the Security Council to consider taking effective measures, including those provided for under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in view of the continued refusal by the Government of South Africa to comply with Council resolutions 264 (1969) and 269 (1969);
8
Calls upon all States, particularly the permanent members of the Security Council, to lend their full sul>port to the Council in the application and implemen-- tation of all measures which the Council has decided r, Official Records of the General A ssemhlv. Twenty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/80?.4) or may decide upon to obtain the withdrawal of South Africa from the Territory;
9
Appeals to all States to take appropriate steps, throu$11 action in the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system of which they are members, with a view to discontinuing any collaboration with the Government of South Africa;
10
Reaffirms its solidarity with the people of Namibia in their legitimate struggle against foreign occupation and calls upon all States, in consultation with the Organization of African Unity, to provide increased moral and material assistance to the Namibian people in their struggle;
11
Calls again upon the Government of South Africa to treat the Namibian people captured during their struggle for freedom as prisoners of war in accordance with the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, of 12 August 1949,8 and to comply with the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949;7
12
Endorses the measures taken by the United Nations Council for Namibia with a view to the issuance of identity certificates and travel documents to Namibians, and appeals to all States which have not already done so to communicate to the Secretary-General their willingness to recognize and accept such documents for purposes of travel to their countries;
13
Requests the United Nations Council for Namibia to continue to perform the functions entrusted to it in the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, including consultation, in Africa or at United Nations Headquarters, with the representatives of the Namibian people and of the Organization of African Unity;
14
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the necessary assistance and facilities to the United Nations Council for Namibia for the discharge of its duties and functions;
15
Calls upon all States to co-operate fully with the United Nations Council for Namibia in its efforts to discharge its responsibilities.
9 December 1970.

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