United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa

A/RES/2774(XXVI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1972.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1969–1985

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/39/72[F]

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1985	A/RES/39/72[F]	United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa	—	—
1983	A/RES/37/69[I]	United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa	—	—
1982	A/RES/36/172[P]	United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa	—	—
1981	A/RES/35/206[R]	United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa	—	—
1980	A/RES/34/93[B]	United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Humanitarian Assistance Namibia South Africa Southern Rhodesia Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

32 operative paragraphs

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Appeals to national and international associations of jurists to take all appropriate steps in support of the purposes of the present resolution;

Urges all religious organizations . t~ c~mtinue and intensify their efforts for the ebmmatlon of apartheid and racial discrimination;

Requests the Special Committee on Apartheid to prepare a special report on all known cases of maltreatment and torture of prisoners in South Africa, together with any other information pertinent to those cases;

Invites all organizations and individuals that may have knowledge of such cases to provide all available information to the Special Committee on Apartheid;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To bring the present resolution to the attention of Governments national and international organizations and anti-apartheid movements, including religious organizations and associations of jurists;

To publicize, through the Unit on Apartheid and the Office of Public Information, all available information on the maltreatment and torture of prisoners and detainees in South Africa and the persecution of opponents of apartheid, including religious leaders;

( c) To provide necessary services and assistance to the Special Committee on Apartheid in the preparation of the report requested in paragraph 5 above and to publicize the report as widely as possible.

9 November 1971.

2773 (XXVI). Effects of atomic radiation

Notes with appreciation the report adopted by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation at its twenty-first session;3

Commends the Scientific Committee for the valuable contributions it has made since its inception to wider knowledge and understanding of the levels and effects of atomic radiation;

3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Annexes, agenda item 36, document A/8334. General Aasembly-Twenty-sixth Session

Requests the Scientific Committee to continue its work, including its co-ordinating activities, to increase knowledge of levels and effects of atomic radiation from all sources;

Notes the intention of the Scientific Committee to hold its twenty-second session in March 1972;

Expresses its appreciation for the valuable response to the Scientific Committee's request for data on releases of radio-activity into the environment from peaceful uses of nuclear energy and radio-isotopes;

Draws attention to the Scientific Committee's statement that further information of the same nature, if received before the end of the year, would be of great value in the preparation of its report to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session;4

Welcomes the continuing collaboration between the Scientific Committee and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the specialized agencies and the nongovernmental organizations concerned, which is essential to the Committee's work;

Commends the Scientific Committee for its contribution to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, takes note of the basic paper that on its behalf has been prepared for, and submitted to, the secretariat of the Conferenc.e,6 and recommends that the relevant experience of the Committee should be fully utilized in the further preparations for the Conference;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Scientific Committee with the assistance necessary for the conduct of its work and for the dissemination of its findings to the public.

29 November 1971.

277 4 (XXVI). United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa

Expresses its appreciation to the Governments, organizations and individuals that have contributed to the United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa;

Again appeals to all States, to governmental or non-governmental organizations and to individuals for generous contributions to the Trust Fund in order to enable it to meet the increasing needs;

Further appeals for generous direct contributions to voluntary organizations engaged in providing relief

4 Ibid., para. 4.

5 / bid .. para. 6.

6 A/8468.

and assistance to persons persecuted under repressive and discriminatory legislation in South Africa, Namibia and Southern Rhodesia;

Authorizes the Committee of Trustees of the United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa to send a representative away from Headquarters to hold informative discussions, as necessary, with the voluntary organizations concerned, particularly those receiving grants from the Trust Fund;

Requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate steps to intensify the dissemination of information on the need for relief and assistance to persons persecuted under repressive and discriminatory legislation in South Africa, Namibia and Southern Rhodesia.

29 November 1971.

2775 (XXVI). The policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa

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Reaffirms its resolution 2624 (XXV);

Declares that the arms embargo against South Africa makes no distinction between arms for external defence and arms for internal repression;

Deplores the actions of those Governments which in contravention of the arms embargo, have provided or have allowed companies registered in their countries to provide assistance for the build-up of the military and police forces in South Africa;

Calls upon all Governments to implement fully the arms embargo against South Africa;

Urgently appeals to all national and international organizations to discourage and denounce all military collaboration with South Africa and to ensure the implementation of the Security Council resolutions on the arms embargo against South Africa;

Invites the Security Council to consider the situation in the light of the reports and communications

Session, Supplement No. 22 (A/8422/Rev.1).

8 A/SPC/145. For the printed text of this document see

Supplement for October, November and December 1971 Rei!olutions adopted on the reports of the Special Political Committee addressed to it by the Special Committee on Apartheid' and of the present resolution, with a view to securing the full implementation by all States of Council resolution 282 (1970);

Requests the Special Committee on Apartheid to undertake a comprehensive study of the military collaboration with, and military assistance to, South Africa by Governments and private enterprises and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session.

29 November 1971.

B

Commends the proposal for the preparation of an educational kit on racial discrimination and apartheid in southern Africa;

Requests the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to prepare such an educational kit for possible adaptation by national commissions of that organization and for distribution to institutions of learning;

Further requests the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization to consider th~ production of films and audio-visual material on apartheid, with special reference to its adverse effects on education, science and culture;

Invites all concerned to lend their full co-operation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

S/10190 and S/10201: ibid., Supplement for October, Novem-

plement No. 22 (A/8422/Rev.1 ).

ARMS EMBARGO

1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty-sixth Year, document S/10354.

' EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON apartheid

9 Official Records of the Security Council, Twenty-sixth Year. Supplement for April, May and June 1971, documents ber and December 1971, document S/ 10354; and Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Sup- 10 Official Records of the General Assembly Twentv-sixrh Session, Supplement No. 22 (A/8422/Rev.1 ). ·'

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