Intensification and Co-Ordination of United Nations Action in Support of Namibia

A/RES/31/148View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1977.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1977–1981

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/35/227[B]

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1981	A/RES/35/227[B]	Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia	—	—
1980	A/RES/34/92[B]	Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia	—	—
1978	A/RES/32/9[G]	Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia	—	—
1977	A/RES/31/148	Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia	675	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Consular Relations Coordination Within UN System Mineral Resources Namibia Natural Resources Sanctions South Africa Transnational Corporations

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Calls upon those States which have not yet done so to comply with the relevant provisions of the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council concerning Namibia and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 21 June 1971;

Urges those States which have not yet done so to break off economic relations with South Africa that concem Namibia and to take measures with a view to compelling the Government of South Africa to withdraw immediately from Namibia in accordance with resolutions 2145 (XXI) and 2248 (S-V) as well as subsequent resolutions of the General Assembly relating to Namibia;

Requests once again ali Member States to tak:e all appropriate measures to ensure the full application of, and compliance with, the provisions of Decree No. 1 for the Protection of the Natural Resources of Namibia, enacted by the United Nations Council for Namibia on 27 September 1974,90 and such other measures as may be necessary to assist in the protection of the natural resources of Namibia;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare u~ dated lists of foreign corporations operating in Namibia, accompanied by a summary of the major operations, including an historical note on their involvement in Namibia;

Commends the inauguration of the United Nations Institute for Namibia at Lusaka and requests all States and the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to make adequate financia! contribution to the United Natíons Fund for Namibia so that the United Nations Council for Namibia can meet the additional costs of the Institute;

Authorizes the Uníted Nations Council for Namibia to hold hearings and to continue to seek information regarding the exploitation and purchase of Namibian uranium and to report on this matter to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session;

Authorizes the United Nations Council for Namibia to notify the Governments of States whose

Session, Supp/eme-nt No. 24A (A/9624/ Add.l), para. 84.

corporations, whether public or private, operate in Namibia of the illegality of such operations and the position of the Council in this regard;

Authorizes the United Nations Council for Namibia to contact administering and managing bodies of foreign corporations operating in Namibia, with particular emphasis on those which are not under direct governmental control, to warn them of the illegal basis on which they are operating in Namibia and of the position of the Council in this regard;

Calls upan those States which have resident or non-resident consular representation in Namibia, whether ordinary or honorary, to termínate such representation.

sn Legal Conscqucnces for States of the Continued Presence of South A/rica in Namibia (South West Africa) notwithstanding Security Counci/ Resollllion 276 (1970), Advisory Opinion. /.C.J. Reports /971, p. 16.

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