Elimination of Apartheid and Establishment of a United, Democratic and Non-Racial South Africa Resolutions

A/RES/48/159[B]View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 38 Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa, published in 1994.

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8 documents · 1994

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1994	A/RES/48/258[B]	Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa resolutions	—	–
1994	A/RES/48/258[A]	Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa resolutions	—	–
1994	A/RES/48/258	Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa resolutions	1,365	–
1994	A/RES/48/159[D]	Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa resolutions	—	–
1994	A/RES/48/159[C]	Elimination of apartheid and establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa resolutions	—	–

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A/RES/48/159 [B]

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Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Committee against Apartheid on its work, under its mandate, in support of the peaceful elimination of apartheid through the process of a negotiated transition of South Africa to a democratic, non-racial society;

Also takes note with appreciation of the report of the Chairman of the Special Committee on his mission, together with a delegation of the Committee, to South Africa from 1 to 11 March 1993; 4/

Commends the Special Committee for organizing, together with the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa and the Institute for Multi-Party Democracy, the Symposium on Political Tolerance in South Africa:

General Assembly resolution S-16/1, annex.

Role of Opinion-Makers and Media, which was held at Cape Town from 30 July to 1 August 1993;

Authorizes the Special Committee, until the completion of its mandate following the establishment of a democratically elected non-racial Government in South Africa:

To follow closely developments in South Africa;

To continue to facilitate a peaceful and stable transition in South Africa by promoting international assistance in helping South Africans to overcome the negative social and economic consequences of the policies of apartheid;

To maintain contacts with academic institutions and the labour, business and civic communities, including community-based and other non-governmental organizations in South Africa;

To consult with the parties participating in the political process, with legitimate non-racial structures and with a democratically elected non-racial Government with a view to facilitating the resumption of the participation of South Africa in the work of the General Assembly;

To submit, as soon as possible following the establishment of a democratically elected non-racial Government, a final report to the General Assembly;

To undertake other relevant activities aimed at supporting the political process of peaceful change until a democratically elected non-racial Government has been established in South Africa;

Expresses appreciation for the cooperation extended to the Special Committee by Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and relevant components of the United Nations system, and invites them to continue their cooperation;

Decides that the special allocation of 240,000 United States dollars to the Special Committee for 1994 from the regular budget of the United Nations should be used towards the cost of special projects aimed at promoting the process towards the elimination of apartheid through the establishment of a democratically elected and non-racial Government in South Africa;

Also decides to continue to authorize adequate financial provision in the regular budget of the United Nations to enable the African National Congress of South Africa and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania to maintain offices in New York so that they may participate effectively in the deliberations of the Special Committee and in deliberations relating to the situation in South Africa in other relevant United Nations bodies, on the understanding that such grants will continue until the situation of the two organizations as political parties has been regularized.

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