Special Educational and Training Programmes for South West Africa

A/RES/1901(XVIII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1962–1967

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/2236(XXI)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1967	A/RES/2236(XXI)	Special educational and training programmes for South West Africa	436	2%Compare
1966	A/RES/2076(XX)	Special educational and training programmes for South West Africa	504	15%Compare
1964	A/RES/1901(XVIII)	Special educational and training programmes for South West Africa	604	12%Compare
1962	A/RES/1705(XVI)	Special educational and training programmes for South West Africa	746	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Educational Assistance Namibians Scholarships Secondary Education Training Programmes Travel Facilitation

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Recalling its resolutif,~ 1705 (XYI) of I? Decemb_er of 18 December 1962, and the Security Council reso- 1961, by which it eshulished a Umted N~t1ons Special lutions of 9 June 19611° and 31 July 1963,11 Training Pr-ogramme for South West Afncans,

Recalling in particular that the Security Council, by

Having considered the report of the Secretaryits resolution of 31 July 1963, urgently called upon General8 submitted in accordance with paragraph 9 of Portugal to implement the following : resolution 1705 (XVI),

(a) The immediate recognition of the right of the

Noting that few applicants for traini~g u:1der the peoples of the Territories under its administration to Special Training Programme possess qualt~catH?~s that self-determination and independence, would enable them to enter colleges or umvers1ties,

( b) The immediate cessation of all acts of repression

Noting further that many of the scho!arships offe~ed and the withdrawal of all military and other forces at by individual Member States are for higher education present employed for that purpose, only and that few South West Africans possess _the

( c) The promulgation of an unconditional political qualifications required to make use of such scholarsh_1ps,

amnesty and the establishment of conditions that will

Taking note of the difficulties encountered by Umted allow the free functioning of political parties, Nations scholars in securing necessary travel documents

( d) Negotiations, on the basis of the recognition and other travel facilities,

of the right to self-determination, with the authorized

Expresses its appreciation to those Member ~tates representatives of the political parties within and outside the Territories with a view to the transfer 0f power which have made scholarships and travel grants available for the use of South West Africans ;

to political institutions freely elected and representative of the peoples. in accordance with resolution 1514 (XV),

Jm;ites those Member States offering scholarships

( e) The granting of independence immediately thereand those which might subsequently do so to consider providing in their offers scholarships for. ~econdary after to all the Territories under its administration in education and for vocational and techmcal trammg;

accordance with the aspirations of the peoples,

Further invites Member States to give sympathetic

Noting with deep regret and great concern the conconsideration to requests by the Secretary-General for tinued refusal of the Government of Portugal to take the placement in their secondary, vocational or techany steps to implement the resolutions of the General nical schools of candidates who have been awarded Assembly and of the Security Council, scholarshins under the Special Training Programme

Convinced that the implementation of the aforefor South ·west Africans;

mentioned resolutions will provide the only means of

Once aqain requests all Member States, and in obtaining a peaceful solution of the question of Terriparticular the Republic of South Africa. to faci!itate tories under Portuguese administration, in every possible way the travel of So~1th West Afn~~ns l. Requests the Security Council to consider immeseeking- to avail themselves of educat10nal opportumt1es diately the question of Territories under Portuguese provided under that Programme;

administration and to adopt necessary measures to give

Requests the Secretary-General to consult with effect to its own decisions, particularly those contained the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to in the resolution of 31 July 1963; the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting

Decides to maintain the question of Territories of Independence to Colonial Countri~s and Peoples conunder Portuguese administration on the agenda of its cerning the implementation of the Programme and to eighteenth session. report thereon to the General Assembly at its nineteenth

3 December 1963.

13 November 1963.

10 Official Records of the Security Council, Siztefflth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1961, document S/4835.

11 fbid., Eighteenth Year, Supplement for July, August and 12 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightetftth Ses-

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