Question of Southern Rhodesia

A/RES/3297(XXIX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1975.

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36 documents · 1963–1980

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1980).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1980	A/RES/34/192	Question of Southern Rhodesia	1,049	–
1979	A/RES/33/38[B]	Question of Southern Rhodesia	—	–
1979	A/RES/33/38A-B	Question of Southern Rhodesia resolutions	—	–
1979	A/RES/33/38[A]	Question of Southern Rhodesia	—	–
1978	A/RES/32/116[B]	Question of Southern Rhodesia	—	–

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7 subjects

Educational Assistance Human Rights Violations Sanctions Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Question Travel Restrictions Zimbabweans

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16 operative paragraphs

Reaf]irms the inalienable right of the people of Zimbabwe to self-determination, freedom and independence and the legitimacy of their struggle to secure by all the means at their disposal the enjoyment of that right as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in conformity with the objectives of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Reaffirms that the national liberation movements of Zimbabwe are the sole and authentic representatives of the true aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe;

Reaffirms the principle that there should ~ no independence before majority rule in Zimbabwe and that any settlement relating to the future of the Territory must be worked out with the full participation of the genuine political leaders and the leaders of the national liberation movements, including in particular the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole, President of the Zimbabwe African National Union, and Mr. Joshua Nkomo, President of the Zimbabwe African People's Union, and must be endorsed freely and fully by the peoplej

Calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the discharge of its p1imary responsibility as the administering Power, to take all effective measures to terminate the illegal racist minority regime and not under any circumstances to accord to the illegal regime any of the powers or attributes of sovereignty, and requests that Government to ensure the country's attainment of independence by a democratic system of government in ac:codmce with the aspirations of the m~jority of the pop:! i•ion; General AHembly-'-Twenly-ninlh Sesaion

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Calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom to bring about the conditions necessary to enable the people of Zimbabwe to exercise freely and fully their right to self-determination and independence, including:

The expulsion of all South African forces from the Territory forthwith;

The unconditional and immediate release of all political prisone1 s, detainees and restrictees, including in particular the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole and Mr. Joshua Nkomo;

( c) The discontinuance forthwith of all repressive and discriminatory measures, including the arbitrary closure of African areas, the eviction, transfer and resettlement of Africans and the creation of "protected villages" and new administrative "districts";

The immediate cessation of the influx of foreign immigrants and mercenaries into the Territory and discontinuance of the immigration campaign entitled "Settlers 74":

( e) The rer.,oval of all restrictions on political activity and the establishment of full democratic freedom and equality of political rights;

(!) The convening, as soon as possible, of a national constitutional conference where the genuine political representatives of the people of Zimbabwe, particularly the national liberation movements, would be able to work out a settlement relating to the future of the Territory for subsequent endorsement by the people through free and democratic processes;

Further calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom to ensure that, in· any exercise to ascertain the wishes and . aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe as to their political future, the procedure to be followed should be in accordance with the principle of universal adult suffrage and by secret ballot on the basis of one man one vote, without regard to race, colour or educational, property or income considerations;

Requests the Government of the United Kingdom, bearing in mind its responsibility as the administering Power under Chapter XI of the Charter, to secure the full enjoyment by the African people of Zimbabwe, both within and outside the Territory, of their fundamental human rights, their just treatment and their protection against abuses, including in particular their right to travel freely, and to ensure the full utilization of all available assistance in co-operation, as appropriate, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;

Requests the Government of the United Kingdom to take all necessary steps to secure the immediate release of the Zimbabweans abducted in Botswana and to prevent the future recurrence of all such acts;

Requests all States, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other organiza- • tions within the United Nations system of which they are members, as well as the non-governmental organizations concerned and the various programmes within the United Nations, to extend to the people of Zimbabwe all the moral and material a~sistance necessary in their struggle for the restoration of their inalienable rights;

Requests the Government of the United Kingdom to remove any obstacles to the effective utilization by the African people of Zimbabwe, both within and outside the Territory, of offers by the States, organizations and programmes referred to in paragraph 9 above

of educational and training grants and facilities and, at the same time, to ensure that adequate resources are made available for the education and training of the people of Zimbabwe;

Requests the Government of the United Kingdom, in keeping with its express readiness to do so,67 to co-operate with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in the discharge of the mandate entrusted to the latter by the General Assembly, and to report to the Special Committee and to the Assembly at its thirtieth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Invites all Governments, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, the United Nations bodies concerned and nongovernmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization, as well as the Secretary- General, to take steps, as appropriate, to give widespread and continuous publicity through all the media at their disposal to information on the situation in Zimbabwe and the relevant decisions and actions of the United Nations, with particular reference to the application of sanctions against the illegal regime;

Requests the Special Committee to keep the situation in the Territory under review and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirtieth session.

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