Situation in Namibia Resulting From the Illegal Occupation of the Territory by South Africa

A/RES/36/121[A]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 36 Question of Namibia, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1977–1983

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/37/233[A]

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1983	A/RES/37/233[A]	Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa	—	—
1982	A/RES/36/121[A]	Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa	—	—
1981	A/RES/35/227[A]	Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa	—	—
1980	A/RES/34/92[G]	Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa	—	—
1979	A/RES/33/182[A]	Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Apartheid Armed Incidents Disappearance of Persons Military Service Namibia Namibia Question Natural Resources Nuclear Facilities Permanent Sovereignty Political Prisoners Self-Determination of Peoples South Africa Walvis Bay (Namibia)

What’s in this document?

34 operative paragraphs

A/RES/36/121 [A]

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Approves the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia;

Requests all Member States to co-operate fully with the United Nations Council for Namibia, the legal Administering Authority for the Territory until independence, in the discharge of the mandate entrusted to it under the provisions of General Assembly resolution 2248 (S-V) of 19 May 1967 and subsequent resolutions of the Assembly;

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Namibia to self-determination, freedom and national independence in a united Namibia, including Walvis Bay and the offshore islands, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and as recognized in General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) and 2145 (XXI), as well as in subsequent resolutions of the Assembly relating to Namibia, and the legitimacy of their struggle by all means at their disposal. including armed struggle, against the illegal occupation of their territory by South Africa;

Reiterates that Namibia is the direct responsibility of the United Nations until genuine self-determination and national independence are achieved in the Territory and, for this purpose, reaffirms the _mandate given to th~ _Uni~ed Nations Council for Namibia as the legal Admm1stenng Authority for Namibia until independence;

Stronglv supports the efforts of the United Nations Council for Namibia in the discharge of the responsibilities entrusted to it both as a policy-making organ of the United Nations and as the legal Administering Authority for Namibia;

Reaffirms that the South West Africa People's Organization, the national liberation m<?vement of Nam_i~ia, is the sole and authentic representative of the Namibian people;

Supports the armed struggle of the Namibian people. under the leadership of the South West Africa People's Organization, to achieve self-determination, freedom and national independence in a united Namibia;

Solemnly reaffirms that the genuine independence of Namibia can be achieved only with the direct and full participation of the South West Africa People's Organization. the sole and authentic representative of the Namibian people, in all efforts to implement resolutions of the United Nations relating to Namibia and further reaffirms that the only parties to the conflict in Namibia are, on the one hand, South Africa, which is illegally occupying the Territory and committing aggression against the people, and, on the other. the Namibian people. under the leadership of the South West Africa People's Organization, supported by the United Nations, which has direct responsibility for the Territory until independence;

Calls upon Member States, specialized agencies and other international organizations to render sustained and increased support and material, financial, military and other assistance to the South West Africa People's Organization to enable it to intensify its struggle for the liberation of Namibia;

Strongly condemns the South African regime for its continued illegal occupation of Namibia and for its persistent refusal to comply with the resolutions of the United Nations relating to Namibia;

Strongly condemns the manoeuvres of South Africa in Namibia aimed at transferring power to illegitimate groups subservient to its interests in order to maintain its policies of domination and exploitation of the people and natural resources of the Territory and declares that actions taken in this regard by the racist Pretoria regime are illegal, null and void;

Strongly condemns South Africa for its everincreasing military build-up in Namibia, its recruitment and · training of Namibians for tribal armies and the use of mercenaries to carry out its policy of military attacks against independent African States, particularly Angola and Zambia. its threats and acts of subversion and aggression against those countries and the forcible and massive displacement of Namibians from their homes for military and political purposes;

Strongly condemns the illegal South African administration for its introduction of compulsory military service for Namibians:

Declares that all measures by the illegal occupation regime to enforce military conscription in Namibia are illegal, null and void;

Stronglv condemns South Africa for obstructing the implementation· of Security Council resolutions 385 ( 1976).

435 (1978) and 439 (1978) and for its manoeuvres, in contravention of those resolutions, designed to consolidate its colonial and neo-colonial interests at the expense of the legitimate aspirations of the Namibian people for genuine self-determination, freedom and national independence in a united Namibia;

Condemns South Africa for its increased oppression of the Namibian people, for the massive militarization of Namibia and for its armed attacks against neighbouring States, particularly Angola;

Strongly condemns the collusion by the Governments of certain Western countries and other States, particularly those of the United States of America, the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, with the racist regime of South Africa in the nuclear field and calls upon France and all other States to refrain from supplying the racist minority regime of South Africa, directly or indirectly, with installations that might enable it to produce uranium, plutonium and other nuclear materials, reactors or military equipment;

Strongly condemns the activities of all foreign economic interests operating in Namibia under the illegal South African administration which are exploiting illegally the resources of the Territory and demands that transnational corporations and others engaged in such exploitation comply with all relevant resolutions of the United Nations by immediately abstaining from any new investment or activities in Namibia, by withdrawing from the Territory and by putting an end to their co-operation with the illegal South African administration;

Declares that, by their depletive exploitation of natural resources and continued accumulation and repatriation of huge profits, the activities of foreign economic, financial and other interests operating at present in Namibia constitute a major obstacle to its political independence;

Calls upon the international community, especially all Member States, to continue to refrain from according any recognition to or co-operation with any regime which the illegal South African administration may impose upon the Namibian people in disregard of the provisions of Security Council resolutions 385 (1976), 435 (1978) and 439 (1978) and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Council;

Reiterates that, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations, in particular General Assembly resolution S-9/2 of 3 May 1978 and Security Council resolution 432 (1978) of 27 July 1978, Walvis Bay and the offshore islands of Namibia are an integral part of Namibia and that any decision by South Africa to annex Walvis Bay is therefore illegal, null and void;

Affirms that the offshore islands of Namibiaincluding Penguin, lchaboe, Hollamsbird, Mercury, Long, Seal, Halifax, Possession, Albatross Rock, Pomona, Plum Pudding and Sinclair's-are an integral part of Namibia and that any decision by South Africa to claim sovereignty over those islands is illegal, null and void;

Strongly condemns the illegal South African administration for its massive repression of the people of Namibia and their national liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organization, with the intention of establishing an atmosphere of intimidation and terror for the purpose of imposing upon the Namibian people a political arrangement aimed at undermining the territorial integrity and unity of Namibia as well as perpetuating the systematic plunder of the natural resources of the Territory;

Demands that South Africa immediately release all Namibian political prisoners, including all those imprisoned or detained under the so-called internal security laws, martial law or any other arbitrary measures, whether such Namibians have been charged or tried or are being held without charge in Namibia or South Africa;

Demands that South Africa account for all "disappeared" Namibians and release any who are still alive and declares that South Africa shall be liable for damages to compensate the victims, their families and the future lawful Government of an independent Namibia for the losses sustained;

Declares that the illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa continues to constitute an act of aggression against the Namibian people and against the United Nations, which has direct responsiblity for the Territory until independence;

Declares that South Africa's defiance of the United Nations, its illegal occupation of the Territory of Namibia, its war of repression against the Namibian people, its persistent acts of aggression launched from bases in Namibia against independent African States, its policy of apartheid and its development of nuclear weapons constitute a serious threat to international peace and security;

Calls upon the international community to extend, as a matter of urgency, full support and assistance, including military assistance, to the front-line States in order to enable them to defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity against the repeated acts of aggression by South Africa;

Demands that South Africa urgently comply fully and unconditionally with the resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolutions 385 ( 1976) and 435 ( 1978) and subsequent resolutions of the Council relating to Namibia;

Reaffirms that Security Council resolution 435 (1978), in which the Council endorsed the United Nations plan for the independence of Namibia, is the only basis for a peaceful settlement;

Firmly rejects the manoeuvres by certain members of the Western contact group aimed at undermining the international consensus embodied in Security Council resolution 435 ( 1978) and at depriving the oppressed Namibian people of their hard-won victories in the struggle for national liberation;

Demands the immediate commencement of the unconditional implementation of Security Council resolution 435 ( 1978) without any prevarication, qualification or modification and not later than December 1981;

Strongly urges the Security Council to act decisively against any dilatory manoeuvres and fraudulent schemes of the illegal occupation regime aimed at frustrating the legitimate struggle of the Namibian people, under the leadership of the South West Africa People's Organization, for selfdetermination and national liberation, as well as at negating the achievements of their just struggle;

Strongly urges the Security Council, in the light of the serious threat to international peace and security posed by South Africa, to respond positively to the overwhelming demand of the international community by immediately imposing against that country comprehensive mandatory sanctions, as provided for in Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

SITUATION IN NAMIBIA RESULTING FROM THE ILLEGAL OC- CUPATION OF THE TERRITORY BY SOUTH AFRICA

'\h OJficial Records lf the c;nwral A, "'mhh rl,iu,· ,i\th Sc\.\1011, Su/' plemenr No. 24 (A/36/24)

"/hid .. Supplement No. ?3 (Ai.1n12.1.Rcv 11. char,. I-VI "nd VIII "'~ Legal Consequences for Stall'.\ o( 1he C1111trn11ed Pn·.,cnce 11( So11th Africa in Namihia (South w,,st Africa) 11otll'ith,1a11d111g Scrnm, ( ·"1111cil Resolution 276 (/970). A,fri\()n Opi111011. IC J R,'/>ort, l'/71. p 16 ~·, Off/( l{l/ Rl'cnrds o/ the ( ,-,,,,t-ral A\,\1'mhlr. Fl11rt\'-.,i\1h St'.uion. Su11- 11le11u.'111 .\'o _..,../ (Ai".i(112--1-). p;11.t ..,")..,

'"' Sec V.16 5.14. ,urnn I '' .-\ CON~· I 07 X. 'L'VI \.

• 2 See Official Records of the Securitv Council. Thirtv-sixth Year. 2300th meeting.

63 Official Records of the General Assemblv. Thirtv-fifth Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/35/24). vol. I, annex II.

ACTION BY MEMBER STATES IN SUPPORT OF NAMIBIA

PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS COUNC'JL FOR NAMIBIA

"' United Nations, Trean \"eries, vol. 15. No. l02, p. 295.

66 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirt_v-sixth Session. Sup- "' Resolution 2106 A (XX). annex. plement No. 24 (A/36/24), para. 708.

" 8 Resolution 3068 (XXVIII). annex.

ACTION BY INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH RESPECT TO NAMIBIA

DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NAMIBIA

UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR NAMIBIA

(e) 69 Official Records of the General Assemhl.,·, J'hirtv-sixth Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/36/24), part two. sect. V 70 Ibid .. Thirty-fourth Session, Suppfr,ment /Vo. 24 (A/34/24). annex XXXII.

SITU A IION IN SOUTH AFRICA

,, See also sect. I, footnote 8, and sect. X.B.2. decision .~61419.

" Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtv-sixth Session, Sup- 71 Ibid., Thirty-sixth Session. Annexe;, agenda item 16, document plement No. 22 (A/36122 and Corr. I) and Supplement No. 22A (A/36/221 A/36/820.

Add.! and 2) 72 Resolution 217 A (III)

" Resolution 217 A (Ill).

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