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 Namibia and in All Other Territories Under Colonial Domination and Efforts to Eliminate Colonialism, Apartheid and Racial Discrimination in Southern Africa

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 103Activities 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 Namibia and in all other territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa, published in 1984.

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9 versions · 1981–1990

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/44/84

1990A/RES/44/84Activities 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 Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaLatestCompare with previous version
1989A/RES/43/29Activities 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 Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaCompare with previous version
1988A/RES/42/74Activities 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 Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaCompare with previous version
1986A/RES/41/14Activities 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 Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern AfricaCompare with previous version
1986A/RES/40/52Activities 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 Namibia 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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14 topics

Apartheid Decolonization Foreign Interests Indigenous Peoples Military Relations Namibia Namibia Question Natural Resources Oil Embargo Permanent Sovereignty Public Information Sanctions South Africa Uranium

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20 operative paragraphs

Rcaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of dependent Territories to self-determination and independence and to the enjoyment of the natural resources of their Territories, as wcll as their right to dispose of those resourccs in thcir best inlercsts;

' Reitcra1c1 that any administering or occupying Power that depnvcs thc colonial peoples of the exercise of their lcgitimate rights over their natural rcsources or subordinates the rights and interests of those peoplcs to forcign economic and linancial intercsts violates the solcmn obligations it has assuuicd under the ( 'hartcr of the l J nited Nations;

RcaJjirms that. by their depletive exploitation of natural resources. the continued accumulation and repatriation of huge profits and the use of those profits for the cnrichment of foreign scttlers and thc entrenchmcnt of colonial domination and racial discrimination in the Territories. the activitics of foreign economic, financia) and other interests operating at present in the colonial Territories. particularly in southern Africa, constitutc a majar obstacle to political indept'ndence and racial equality, as well as to the enjoyment of the natural rcsources of thosc Territories by the ind1genous inhabitants;

Condcmns the activitics of foreign economic and other interests in the colonial Territories impeding the implcmentation of thc Declaration on the Granting of lndependcncc to Colonial Countries and Peoples. contained in General Asscmbly resolution 1514 (XV). and the efforts to eliminate colonialism. apartheid and racial discrimination;

Condemns thc policies of Governments that continuc to support or collaborate with those foreign economic and othcr intcrests engaged in exploiting the natural

and human resourccs of thc rerritories. including, in particular. illegally exploiting Namibia's marine rcsources. violating the politicaL economic and social rights and intcrcsts of the indigenous peoplcs and thus obstructing the foil and speedy implementation of thc Dcclaration in respect of thosc Territories;

Strongly condemns the collusion of the Governments of certain Western Statcs and other States with thc racist minority régimc of South A frica in thc nuclear field and calls upon those and ali other Governments to rcfrain from supplying that régime, direetly or indirectly. with installations that might enable it to produce uranium. plutonium and othcr nuclear materials. rcactors or military equipment:

Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of thc Declaration on the Granting of Independcnce to Colonial Countries an<l Peoples to continuc to monitor closely the situation in other Non-Self-Governing Territories so as to ensurc that ali economic activities in thosc Territories are aimed at strengthening and diversifying their economies in the interests of the indigenous peoples and their speedy accession to independencc and that thosc pcoplcs are not exploite<l for politicaL military and other purposes detrimcntal to thcir intercsts:

Strongly mndemns those Western Statcs and ali other States, as well as the transnational corporations. which continue their investments in. and supply of armaments and oil and nuclear tcchnology to, the racist régimc of South Africa. thus buttressing it and aggravating thc threat to world peace;

Cal/.1· upon ali States, in particular ccrtain Western States, to take urgent, effectivc measures to termínate ali collaboration with South Africa in the political, diplomatic, economic, trade, military and nuclear ticlds and to refrain from entering into other relations with the racist régime of South Africa in violation of the relevant resolutions of the Unitcd Nations and of the Organization of African Unity;

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Ca/Is once again upon ali Govemments that havc not yet done so to take legislative. administrative or other measures in respect of their nationals and the bodies corporate under their jurisdiction that own and operate cnterprises in colonial Territories, particularly in Africa, which are detrimental to the interests of the inhabitants of those Territories, in order to put an cnd to such cnterprises and to prevent new investments that run counter to the intcrcsts of the inhabitants of those Territories:

Ca/Is upon ali Statcs to termínate. or cause to havc terminated, any investments in Namibia or loans to thc racist minority régime of South A frica and to refrain from any agreements or measures to promote trade or other economic relations with that régimc:

Requests ali States that have not yet done so to take elfective measures to end the supply of funds an<l other forms ofassistance, including military supplies an<l cquipment, to the racist minority régimc of South Africa. which uses such assistancc to repress the people of Namibia an<l their national liberation movement:

Strongly condemns South Africa for its continued exploitation and plundering of the natural resourees of Namibia, in complete disregard of the legitimate intcrests ofthe Namibian peoplc, for the creation in the Territory or an economic structure dependent essentially upon its mineral resources and for its illegal extension of the territorial sea and its proclamation of an cconomic znne offthe coast ofNamibia:

Ca/Is upon those oil-producing and oil-cxporting countries that have not yet done so to takc cffcctive meas- General Assembl) - Thirty-dghth Session

urc~ against thc rnl companics concerncd so as to termínate thc supply of nudc oil ami petroll'um products to thc racist régimc of South A frica:

Rei1cratc.1 that thc cxploitation and phmdering ol thc natural resourn's or Namibia hv South African and othl'r foreign economic intcrests, incl~ding thc activities or those transnational corporations which are cngaged in thc cxploitation and cxport of the Territory's uranium ores and other rcsourcc~. in violation of thc relevan! resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council and of Decrec No. 1 for thc Protcction of the Natural Resources of Namibia. are illcgal an

( 'a//.1· 11¡1011 the (iovernmcnts of ali States. particularly those whosc c·tlrporations are involved in the mining and processing or I\Jamibian uranium. to takc ali appropriatc measures in compliance with the provisions of Decrec No. 1 for thc Protect1on or thc Natural Resources of Namibia, including the practice of requiring negative ccrtiticatcs oforigin. lo prolubit ami preven! Statc-owned and other corporation~. together with their subsidiarics. from dcaling in Namib1an uranium and from engaging in uranium prospecting activitics in Namibia:

Rcq11n·11 ali Statcs to takc lcgislative. administrallvc ami othcr measures. as appropriatc. in order effcctively to isolatc ",outh Africa politically, cconomically. militarily and rnlturally. in accordancc with General Assembly rcsolut1ons ES-8/2 of 14 Septembcr 1981, 36/121 B of 10 Dcccmbcr 1981 and 3 7 '2J3 A or 20 Dccember 1982;

( ·at/s onff aga111 11po11 ali Sta tes to discontinuc ali cconomic. tinancial and tradc relations with the racist minority régime of South Africa conceming Namibia and to refrain from entcring into any relations with South Africa. purporting to act on hehalf of or conceming Namibia. which may lend support to its continued illegal occupation of that Tnritory:

hmtcs ali ( iovernments and organizations of the l 1 nited Nations system. ha ving rcgard to the rclevant provisions of thc Dcclaration on the Establishment of a New Intcrnational Economic Ordcr. contained in General Assembly resolution 3201 (S-Vl) ofl May 1974, and ofthe Charter of Economic Rights an

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Rcqucsts the Sccrctary-Ciencral to continue. through the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat. a sustained and broad campaign with a view to informing world puhlic opinion of the facts conccrning the pillaging or natural resourccs in colonial Tcrritories and thc exploitation or their indigcnous populations by foreign monopolies and. in respect of Namibia, the support thcy render to thc racist minorit~ régime of South A frica;

:lpflcals t,1 ali 11<111-governmental organizations to rnntinue their campaign to mobilize intcrnational public opinion for the enforcement of economic ::m

/'akcs norc of the registcr prepare<.! by the I J nitcd Nations Centre nn ·1 ransnational n,rporations ami requests the Spel·ial Committee on tlw Situation with regard to the lmplemcntation of the Declaration on thc ( ,ranting nf lndc1wmll'ncc to Colonial ( 'ountries and Peo-

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ples to take due account of the rcgister 111 connection with its consideration of the relatcd items:

Requests the Special Committcc to continuc to examine this question and to report thcreon to the (ieneral Assembly at its thirty-ninth scssimi.

86th p/enary meeting 7 /)l'Ccmher /983

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